Latihan bahasa Inggeris & bacaan gaya TEAS: pek ulang kaji kilat

Some people think that a cold is caused by being out in cold weather. Colds are actually caused by viruses. People may catch more colds in winter because they spend more time indoors, close to others. According to the passage, why might colds be more common in winter?

1. APeople spend more time indoors near others.
2. BCold weather itself causes the virus to grow.
3. CViruses cannot survive in warm weather at all.
4. DPeople drink less water in the winter months.

A report states: “Since the hospital began offering flu vaccines to all staff, staff sick days in winter have fallen by a third. Other hospitals in the region did not see this drop.” Why is the second sentence important?

1. AIt proves that the vaccine prevents all winter illnesses in staff.
2. BIt shows that sick days rose at this hospital.
3. CIt shows that other hospitals also offered the vaccine.
4. DIt makes a general winter change an unlikely cause.

Which spelling is correct for the group of people who run a country?

1. Agoverment
2. Bgovernmant
3. Cgovernment
4. Dgovermint

Which sentence uses a dash correctly?

1. AShe — had one goal to pass the exam.
2. BShe had — one goal to pass the exam.
3. CShe had one goal — to pass the exam.
4. DShe had one goal to — pass the exam.

What does the prefix endo- mean, as in “endoscopy”?

1. AOutside
2. BHalf
3. CWithin
4. DAfter

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with meningitis had photophobia.”

1. ASensitivity to light
2. BFear of the dark
3. CLoss of vision
4. DDouble vision