The Galveston HurricaneCoastal towns are changed forever when hurricane winds strike. On September 8, 1900, the citizens of Galveston, Texas, found out how true this would be for them. The city was ra...

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The Galveston HurricaneCoastal towns are changed forever when hurricane winds strike. On September 8, 1900, the citizens of Galveston, Texas, found out how true this would be for them. The city was ravaged by winds that reached nearly 130 miles per hour. Unlike today’s world, where weather stations are often able to give warnings about impending hurricanes, leaving people time to prepare for upcoming storms, those living in the 1900s had no way of knowing the magnitude of what was about to...

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The Galveston Hurricane

Coastal towns are changed forever when hurricane winds strike. On September 8, 1900, the citizens of Galveston, Texas, found out how true this would be for them. The city was ravaged by winds that reached nearly 130 miles per hour. Unlike today’s world, where weather stations are often able to give warnings about impending hurricanes, leaving people time to prepare for upcoming storms, those living in the 1900s had no way of knowing the magnitude of what was about to happen. When the storm was over, one-sixth of Galveston’s population—approximately 10,000 people—was gone. The death toll was staggering, but especially sad were the deaths of many children. At St. Mary’s orphanage in Galveston, all but three of the children living there were reported to have perished that day. Thousands were left homeless after the hurricane. Volunteer agencies such as the Red Cross rushed to help those in need. Through the caring of others and the help of its citizens, Galveston managed to rebuild; however, those who survived the hurricane would be forever changed by what had occurred.

Question

1. What does the text imply about the hurricane of 1900 and the events surrounding the storm?

a. Galveston was prepared for a storm of this magnitude.

b. The citizens were taken by surprise at the force of the storm.

c. People who live in coastal towns are always ready to leave when bad weather erupts.

d. Many people in Galveston were homeless before the storm ever hit.

2. Choose the best definition for the word coastal as it is used in the first paragraph.

a. a slope or area that is downhill

b. a rural area

c. a town built near the ocean

d. a city that is a tourist attraction

3. Which statement is not a fact about the story?

a. The Galveston hurricane occurred on September 8, 1900.

b. Winds from the hurricane reached nearly 130 mph.

c. Citizens of Galveston knew the risk they were taking by living in a coastal city.

d. Many children died as a result of the Galveston hurricane.

4. Where in the text can you find information about the number of deaths as a result of the hurricane?

a. the title of the text

b. the first paragraph

c. the second paragraph

d. the third paragraph

5. Which would be the best source to learn about other hurricanes that have happened in Texas?

a. a newspaper article about the hurricane that hit Galveston on September 8th

b. an encyclopedia entry about hurricanes

c. a research paper comparing the world’s worst hurricanes and tsunamis

d. a book about natural disasters in the state of Texas

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15 tháng 5 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.

The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more, the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).

Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000. Such an area included the county in which the central city is located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan in character and economically and socially integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities.

While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities”. A host of terms came into use: “metropolitan regions,” “polynucleated population groups”, “conurbations,” “metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on.

Prior to 1900, how many inhabitants would a town have to have before being defined as urban?

A. 2,500

B. 8,000

C. 15,000

D. 50,000

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Dương Hoàn Anh

15 tháng 5 2018

Đáp án B

Giải thích: “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants.

Dịch nghĩa: "Dân số đô thị" được định nghĩa là những người sống ở các thị trấn 8.000 dân trở lên. Nhưng sau 1900 nó có nghĩa là những người sống ở những khu vực hợp nhất có 2.500 cư dân hoặc hơn.

Như vậy, trước năm 1900 mỗi đô thị cần có ít nhất 8,000 cư dân. Con số này sau năm 1900 mới được thay đổi. Phương án B. 8,000 là phương án chính xác nhất.

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19 tháng 12 2019

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Predictions about the Cities of the FutureCities are built to survive and prosper. Over the years, we have learned to transform our surroundings according to our needs. We have cut through mountains to make more land and created artificial islands to make skyscrapers. City planning, as an organized profession, has existed for less than a century. However, a considerable amount of evidence (both archaeological and...

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19 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án:

Tất cả các câu sau đây có thể đúng về các thành phố thông minh NGOẠI TRỪ ______.

A. đèn đường tự động bật khi cần thiết

B. đèn giao thông sẽ được kiểm soát bởi lái xe thông minh

C. lái xe thông minh sẽ không cần đèn giao thông

D. các thành phố trong tương lai sẽ bảo tồn năng lượng

Thông tin: We might be looking at smart cities in which street lights would only switch on when you are close by and traffic light would be eliminated by smart driving.

eliminate: loại bỏ

Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi có thể nhìn vào các thành phố thông minh, trong đó đèn đường sẽ chỉ bật khi bạn ở gần và đèn giao thông sẽ bị loại bỏ nhờ việc lái xe thông minh.

=> All of the following statements may be true about smart cities EXCEPT that traffic light would be controlled by smart driving.

Đáp án cần chọn là: B

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Exercise 2: read the passage and choose the best answer.Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA. It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantastic beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team.But LA wasn’t always exciting. In 1900 it was smaller and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village. Then film studios arrived, and the village of Hollywood changed. Today it is part of LA, and Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ is the most famous place in the city. It’s got more than 2,000...

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4 tháng 5 2020

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2.T

3F

4T

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4 tháng 5 2020

Exercise 2: read the passage and choose the best answer.

Los Angeles, California is the most exciting city in the USA. It’s got Hollywood, Disneyland, fantas beaches and the LA Dodgers baseball team.But LA wasn’t always exciting. In 1900 it was smaller and quieter, and Hollywood was a small village. Then film studios arrived, and the village of Hollywood changed. Today it is part of LA, and Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame’ is the most famous place in the city. It’s got more than 2,000 stars on it! It’s always sunny in LA and there are lots of different attractions. You can go shopping on Sunset Boulevard (It’s too expensive for me!), or you can surf on Venice Beach. There are theatres, museums, the biggest theme parks in the USA and the noisiest sports stadiums. LA is the best city in the world!

A.Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). ( note: A for True , B for False)

26.LA is the world’s most exciting city. 27.Hollywood used to be a small village T

28.There are a lot of tourist attractions in LA. T

29.The weather is good in LA. F

30.The shops on Sunset Boulevard are cheap. T

*Ryeo*

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28 tháng 4 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.

The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more, the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).

Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000. Such an area included the county in which the central city is located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan in character and economically and socially integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities.

While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities”. A host of terms came into use: “metropolitan regions,” “polynucleated population groups”, “conurbations,” “metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on.

Which of the following is NOT true of an SMSA?

A. It has a population of at least 50,000

B. It can include a city's outlying regions

C. It can include unincorporated regions

D. It consists of at least two cities

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Dương Hoàn Anh

28 tháng 4 2019

Đáp án D

Thông tin: Each SMSA would contain at least one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000.

Dịch nghĩa: Mỗi SMSA sẽ chứa ít nhất một trung tâm thành phố với 50.000 nhân khẩu trở lên hoặc hai thành phố có ranh giới chung và cấu thành, cho các mục đích kinh tế và xã hội nói chung, một cộng đồng duy nhất với tổng dân số ít nhất là 50.000, cái nhỏ hơn trong đó phải có một dân số ít nhất 15.000.

Như vậy chỉ có phương án D. It consists of at least two cities = Nó bao gồm ít nhất hai thành phố là sai so với thông tin trong bài, vì nó có thể chỉ gồm một siêu thành phố. Còn phương án A, B, C đều đúng về một SMSA.

A. It has a population of at least 50,000 = Nó có dân số ít nhất là 50.000.

B. It can include a city's outlying regions = Nó có thể bao gồm các khu vực xa trung tâm của một thành phố.

C. It can include unincorporated regions = Nó có thể bao gồm các khu vực chưa hợp nhất.

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1 tháng 4 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once...

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1 tháng 4 2017

Đáp án D

Giải thích: Đây là câu hỏi yêu cầu phân biệt nghĩa của từ. Chỉ có từ advance (v) = tiến bộ là phù hợp với ngữ cảnh của câu.

Dịch nghĩa: And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today. = Và đến năm 2020 chúng ta mong đợi điều gì? Rõ ràng là ngành y học sẽ tiếp tục tiến bộ. Nhiều người sẽ có thể tránh được các vấn đề về y học mà ngày nay vẫn chưa tránh được.

A. speed up (v) = tăng tốc độ

B. run (v) = chạy

C. accelerate (v) = đẩy nhanh tiến độ

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19 tháng 8 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once...

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#Mẫu giáo

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Dương Hoàn Anh

19 tháng 8 2017

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Câu sau là "When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it.” = Khi cơ thể chúng ta đang khỏe mạnh, chúng ta hiếm khi nhận thức được nó. Do đó, xu hướng mà con người thường có khi có sức khỏe là phớt lờ, bỏ qua nó.

Phương án B. ignore (v) = phớt lờ, bỏ qua là phương án chính xác nhất.

Dịch nghĩa: Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it.= Sức khỏe là thứ chúng ta có khuynh hướng xao lãng khi chúng ta có nó.

A. forget (v) = quên

C. give up (v) = từ bỏ

D. throw away (v) = ném đi

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25 tháng 7 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once...

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Dương Hoàn Anh

25 tháng 7 2019

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Giữa câu có chỗ trống cần điền và câu trước nó có ý nghĩa nhượng bộ, trái ngược nhau. Do đó từ nối However = tuy nhiên là từ phù hợp nhất.

Dịch nghĩa: The result was that many children died. About a century ago; however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. = Kết quả là nhiều trẻ đã tử vong. Tuy nhiên, khoảng một thế kỷ trước, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra vi trùng và sau đó mọi thứ đã thay đổi.

A. therefore = bởi vậy, do đó; dùng để nối hai vế có quan hệ nguyên nhân – kết quả.

C. although = mặc dù; theo sau là một mệnh đề, thường đứng đầu câu, dùng để nối hai vế có quan hệ nhượng bộ.

D. moreover = thêm vào đó, dùng để bổ sung thêm ý kiến

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7 tháng 6 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once...

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#Mẫu giáo

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DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

7 tháng 6 2017

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Much/far + hình thức so sánh hơn được dùng để nhấn mạnh thêm phép so sánh đó

Dịch nghĩa: As this medical discovery spread, the world became much safer for children = Khi phát minh về y học này được lan rộng, thế giới trở nên an toàn hơn nhiều cho trẻ em.

A. more = hơn, more + tính từ dài / danh từ tạo thành phép so sánh hơn kém

C. very = rất, theo sau là một tính từ hoặc trạng từ

D. quite = khá là, theo sau là một tính từ hoặc trạng từ

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17 tháng 3 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once...

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