Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.In an unexpected sign of hope amid the expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available drug reduced deaths in patients critically ill with COVID-19.If the finding is officially confirmed, the drug, a steroid called dexamethasone would be the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients. Had doctors been using the ...
Nguyễn Thanh Thảo | Chat Online | |
03/09 22:24:18 (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12) |
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In an unexpected sign of hope amid the expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available drug reduced deaths in patients critically ill with COVID-19.
If the finding is officially confirmed, the drug, a steroid called dexamethasone would be the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients. Had doctors been using the drug to treat the sickest Covid-19 patients in Britain from the beginning of the pandemic, up to 5,000 deaths could have been prevented, the researchers estimated. In the study, it reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth.
Until now, hospitals worldwide have had nothing to offer these desperate, dying patients, and the prospect of a lifesaving treatment close at hand - in almost every pharmacy - was met with something like elation by doctors.
Dexamethasone is the first drug to be shown to improve survival in Covid-19, one of the trial's chief investigators, Peter Horby, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at the University of Oxford, said in a statement. The survival benefit is clear and large in those patients who are sick enough to require oxygen treatment.
However, there is still, obviously, a significant amount of scepticism. While hospitals in the United Kingdom were allowed to begin treating severely ill COVID-19 patients with dexamethasone, many experts in the United States demanded to see the data and the study itself, which have not yet been peer reviewed or published.
(Adapted from nytimes.com)
The word 'it' in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
Lựa chọn một trả lời để xem Đáp án chính xác Báo sai đáp án hoặc câu hỏi |
A. the finding 0 % | 0 phiếu |
B. the drug 0 % | 0 phiếu |
C. the pandemic 0 % | 0 phiếu |
D. the study 0 % | 0 phiếu |
Tổng cộng: | 0 trả lời |
Trắc nghiệm liên quan
- Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.In an unexpected sign of hope amid the expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that an inexpensive and commonly available ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.He arrived in class. He realized he had forgotten his book on the bus. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.Stop eating snacks. Otherwise, you may get overweight. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.Paul likes reading comic books more than watching cartoons. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions."When did you start practising yoga?" asked Tom. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.It is not necessary to book tickets for the film in advance. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following questions. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following questions. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.She relies on you so much that she tells you the whole story. You'd better keep it under your hat. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.Nutritious snacks provide an important contribution towards your child's daily nutritional needs. (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
Trắc nghiệm mới nhất
- Dialogue completion: Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each dialogue. Mike: You’ve been working out regularly, haven’t you? Nhung: _____________ (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- You can’t just bury your head in the sand and hope that this problem goes away, you know. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- Antonyms: Choose A, B, C, or D that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each question. Why do you always contradict me and say that what I’m saying isn’t true? (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- ‘I want each and every one of you here to put forward as many suggestions as possible’, said the boss bossily. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- Synonyms: Choose A, B, C, or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word/ phrase in each question. The outer structure of the building has been completely renovated and the interior decorators will be starting inside next week. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- At the end of the performance, the audience _______ the cast of Mamma Mia! by giving them a standing ovation. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- You should _______ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage, just to be sure there’re no hidden cracks that could cause problems later. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- If the school _______ aren’t written down anywhere, how are students supposed to know what they are to follow? (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- Tom Cruise wouldn’t be the star he is today _______ made a good impression in his early films. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)
- Pia has always wanted to be a travel _______ and take pictures of exotic places. (Tổng hợp - Lớp 12)