Read the following passage and mark the letters A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book “Why your Child is Hyperactive”. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

The topic of this passage is _____________.

• A. infants and allergies
• B. food and nutrition
• C. reactions to foods 
• D. a good diet

• Câu 2: Mã câu hỏi: 35875

  According to the passage, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to ___________.  

  • A. the vast number of different foods we eat
  • B. lack of a proper treatment plan
  • C. the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems
  • D. the use of prepared formula to feed babies

• Câu 3: Mã câu hỏi: 35876

  The word "symptoms" is closest in meaning to ___________.

  • A. prescriptions
  • B. diet
  • C. diagnosis
  • D. indications

• Câu 4: Mã câu hỏi: 35877

  What can be inferred about babies from this passage?

  • A. They can eat almost anything.
  • B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants.
  • C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed.
  • D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early.

• Câu 5: Mã câu hỏi: 35878

  The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant's ___________.

  • A. lack of teeth
  • B. poor metabolism
  • C. inability to swallow solid foods
  • D. underdeveloped intestinal tract

• Câu 6: Mã câu hỏi: 35879

  The word "these" refers to ___________.

  • A. food additives
  • B. food colorings
  • C. innutritious foods
  • D. foods high in salicylates

• Câu 7: Mã câu hỏi: 35880

  Which of the following was a suggested treatment for migraines in the passage?

  • A. Using Vitamin B in addition to a good diet
  • B. Avoiding all Oriental foods
  • C. Getting plenty of sodium nitrate
  • D. Eating more ripe bananas

• Câu 8: Mã câu hỏi: 35881

  According to the article the Feingold diet is NOT ___________.

  • A. available in book form
  • B. verified by researchers as being consistently effective
  • C. beneficial for hyperactive children
  • D. designed to eliminate foods containing certain food additives

• Câu 9: Mã câu hỏi: 36021

  The phrase "set off" is closest in meaning to ___________. 

  • A. relieved 
  • B. identified 
  • C. avoided 
  • D. triggered 

• Câu 10: Mã câu hỏi: 36022

  The word "hyperactive" is closest in meaning to ___________. 

  • A. overly active 
  • B. unusually low activity 
  • C. excited 
  • D. inquisitive