Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 30 to 34.                                          

BASKETBALL

Although he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. James A Naismith was a Canadian. Working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr. Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime. The New England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities. Naismith determined a fast-moving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball and football seasons had ended.

First, he attempted to adapt outdoor games such as soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas. Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game.

In December of 1891, Dr. Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.

Nevertheless, the game became popular. In less than a year, basketball was being played in both the United States and Canada. Five years later, a championship tournament was staged in New York City, which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA.

The teams had already been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in 1897 season. When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Luis, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal hoop was used for the first time to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.

Which of the following is NOT true about typical rules of the early game of basketball?

A. nine players were on a team 

B. the ball had to be retrieved from the basket after each score 

C. three points were scored for every basket 

D. running with the ball was not a foul

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D
Dịch đề bài: Tác giả đề cập đến tất cả những điều sau đây như điển hình của trò chơi đầu tiên của bóng rổ ngoại trừ:
A. 9 người trong một đội
B. Bóng phải được lấy lại từ rổ sau mỗi điểm được ghi
C. 3 điểm được ghi cho mỗi lần vào rổ
D. Chạy theo bóng không phải là hành động phạm luật
Dẫn chứng nằm trong đoạn: (...) using a soccer ball and nine players on each side. (...) The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball. (Sử dụng một quả bóng đá và 9 người chơi mỗi bên... Luật đầu cho phép ghi 3 điểm cho mỗi rổ và hành động chạy là vi phạm bóng. Mỗi bàn thắng được ghi, một ai đó phải trèo lên một cái thang để lấy lại bóng)