ฝึกภาษาอังกฤษและการอ่านแบบ TEAS: ชุดสรุปเร่งรัด

Florence Nightingale collected data on deaths among soldiers in the Crimean War. She showed in clear diagrams that more soldiers died from disease than from battle wounds, and she used this evidence to persuade the government to improve hospital sanitation. What was Nightingale’s main goal in collecting the data?

1. ATo prove that battle wounds were not dangerous
2. BTo teach soldiers how to draw diagrams
3. CTo convince officials to improve hospital conditions
4. DTo design better weapons for the army

“The new policy allows staff to work from home two days a week. Employees who need to see patients must still work on site every day.” Which employee can work from home under the policy?

1. AA nurse who sees patients daily
2. BAn office billing clerk
3. CA physiotherapist treating patients
4. DA doctor running daily clinics

Which sentence punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly in American style?

1. A“If you feel pain,” the nurse said. “Press the button.”
2. B“If you feel pain”, the nurse said, “press the button”.
3. C“If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
4. D“If you feel pain” the nurse said “press the button.”

In a quotation, what are square brackets [ ] used for?

1. ATo mark the name of the speaker
2. BTo show that the quote is a question
3. CTo show words the writer added or changed in the quote
4. DTo show words that were left out of the quote

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s blood pressure was labile throughout the night.”

1. AImpossible to measure with a normal cuff
2. BChanging quickly and often
3. CVery low
4. DSteady and unchanging

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The patient’s condition is critical but stable.”

1. ANot serious, and not changing
2. BVery serious, but not changing at present
3. CVery serious, and getting worse very quickly
4. DMild, and improving quickly