ฝึกภาษาอังกฤษและการอ่านแบบ TEAS: ชุดสรุปเร่งรัด

In the 1840s, the doctor Ignaz Semmelweis noticed that many mothers died after childbirth in wards where doctors came straight from performing autopsies. When he required doctors to wash their hands in a chlorine solution, the death rate dropped sharply. What does the passage suggest?

1. AThe mothers died because of problems during birth only.
2. BAutopsies were no longer performed in that hospital after the year 1840.
3. CChlorine was used to make medicines for new mothers.
4. DHand washing reduced the spread of infection to the mothers.

Passage: “Gutenberg’s printing press, developed in the 1400s, made books faster and cheaper to produce. As more books became available, more people learned to read, and new ideas spread quickly across Europe.” Which sequence of effects does the passage describe?

1. AFewer books, so fewer people learned to read
2. BNew ideas, then cheaper paper, then more printers
3. CCheaper books, wider reading, faster spread of ideas
4. DWider reading, then the printing press

Which sentence uses the possessive of a time expression correctly?

1. AShe took a weeks vacation.
2. BShe took a week’s vacation.
3. CShe took a weeks’ vacation.
4. DShe took a week’s’ vacation.

Choose the correct verb: “Either the manager or the employees ___ responsible for locking up.”

1. Ahas been
2. Bis
3. Cwas
4. Dare

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted pallor of the patient’s face and lips.”

1. APatchy redness
2. BUnusual paleness
3. CYellow discolouration
4. DA bluish colour

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The X-ray showed a comminuted fracture of the tibia.”

1. AAlready healed in a bad position
2. BBroken into several pieces
3. CCracked but not broken through
4. DBroken with the skin torn open