Read the following passage adapted from Understanding Rural America InfoUSA and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.The well-being of America’s rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability of good-paying jobs; ______(9) to critical services such as education, health care, and communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment. And, ______(10) urban America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in rural areas than in urban areas. Small-scale, low-density settlement _______(11) make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services. Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on ______(12) workers in those industries to find new ways to make a living. Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new ways to challenge the increasing number of_______ (13) competitors. Distance and remoteness impede many rural areas from being connected to the urban centers of economic activity. Finally, changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas _______(14) the people who earn a living from those resources and those who _____(15) recreational and other benefits from them.Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level of prosperity, and are ready______ (16) the challenges of the future. Others have neither met the current challenges nor positioned themselves for the future. Thus, concern for rural America is real. And. while rural America is a producer of critical goods and services, the _______(17) goes beyond economics. Rural America is also home to a fifth of the Nation’s people, keeper of natural amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an _______(18) part of American culture, tradition and history.
Câu 1: ______(9)
A. challenge
B. key
C. access
D. advantage
Câu 2: ______(10)
A. because
B. while
C. when
D. since
Câu 3: _______(11)
A. styles
B. tools
C. means
D. patterns
Câu 4: ________(12)
A. offer
B. turn
C. force
D. make
Câu 5: ______(13)
A. foreign
B. abroad
C. lateral
D. rural
Câu 6: _______(14)
A. effect
B. encourage
C. stimulate
D. affect
Câu 7: _______(15)
A. involve
B. evolve
C. bring
D. derive
Câu 8: ______(16)
A. in
B. of
C. with
D. for
Câu 9: _______(17)
A. research
B. impatience
C. concern
D. stimulus
Câu 10: _______(18)
A. abnormal
B. simple
C. incredible
D. unique
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Giải chi tiết:
Câu này hỏi về khả năng kết hợp từ
C Đáp án đúng: access to something= cơ hội/quyền sử dụng cái gì.. ...access to critical services such as education, health care and communication... ( cơ hội sử dụng các dịch vụ then chốt như giáo dục, chăm sóc y tế và thông tin liên lạc)
Đáp án câu2 là: BGiải chi tiết:
B Đáp án đúng: And, while urban America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in rural areas than in urban areas. (Và trong khi vùng đô thị Mỹ phụ thuộc đồng đều vào các yếu tố này thì các thách thức đối với chất lượng cuộc sống ở các vùng nông thôn khác nhiều so với vùng đô thị)
Đáp án câu3 là: DGiải chi tiết:
D Đáp án đúng: pettern (= the regular way in which something happens or is done): mẫu, kiểu
Small-scale, low-density settlement patterns make it more costly for communities and businesses to provide critical services. ( Kiểu định cư thưa thớt với quy mô nhỏ làm cho các cộng đồng và doanh nghiệp tốn kém trong việc cung cấp các dịch vụ then chốt)
Đáp án câu4 là: CGiải chi tiết:
C Đáp án đúng: force someone to do something ( buộc ai làm cái gì)
Declining jobs and income in the natural resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on force workers in those industries to find new ways to make a living. ( Sự giảm sút việc làm và thu nhập ở các ngành công nghiệp dựa vào tài nguyên thiên nhiên mà nhiều vùng nông thôn lệ thuộc đã buộc công nhân ở các ngành công nghiệp này tìm cách khác để sống)
Đáp án câu5 là: AGiải chi tiết:
A Đáp án đúng: foreign competitors ( đối thủ cạnh tranh nước ngoài), foreign tính từ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ competitors
Đáp án câu6 là: DGiải chi tiết:
D Đáp án đúng: affect ( động từ) = ảnh hưởng. Finally, changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas affect the people who earn a living from those resources...( Cuối cùng, thay đổi về sự có sẵn và việc sử dụng tài nguyên thiên nhiên ở các vùng nông thôn tác động đến người dân sống nhờ các nguồn tài nguyên)
Đáp án câu7 là: DGiải chi tiết:
D Đáp án đúng: ….and those who derive recreational and other benefits from them ( và những người nhận được sự giải trí và lợi ích khác từ những tài nguyên đó)
Đáp án câu8 là: DGiải chi tiết:
D Đáp án đúng: ready for something ( sẵn sang)
Đáp án câu9 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Danh từ “concern” được nhắc lại lần thứ 2 nên dùng với mạo từ xác định “the”. Đáp án là C
Thus, concern for rural America is real. And, while rural America is a producer of critical goods and services, the concern goes beyond economics.
Đáp án câu10 là: DGiải chi tiết:
D Đáp án đúng: unique ( độc đáo). Rural America is also home to a fifth of the Nation ’s people, keeper of natural amenities and national treasures, and safeguard of a/an unique part of American culture, tradition and history. ( Nông thôn Hoa kì cũng là nơi sinh sống của một phần năm dân số quốc gia, nơi giữ gìn đặc trưng thiên nhiên và tài sản quốc gia, giữ gìn một phần độc đáo của nền văn hóa, truyền thống và lịch sử Hoa Kì
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_______(58)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
______(53)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_____(56)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
_______(55)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
A Tale of Two Pharaohs
Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt from 1333-1323 B.C. Having such a short reign and being so young (he died at 18), King Tut was a minor (51)______among pharaohs in Egypt's long history. He (52)_____nothing of great importance to Egypt in his time, yet, in modern times, he is credited with supplying an enormous (53)_______of information about ancient Egyptian culture. It was not in life that Tutankhamen made his mark in history, (54)_____in death. In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered (55)_____Howard Carter. an Englishman. Somehow, Tut's tomb escaped rampage for more than 3,000 years. Tut was found just as he (56)_______placed-enclosed in a solid gold sarcophagus, along with all the magnificent trappings of a king. The huge amount and excellent condition of the artifacts (57)________us with valuable knowledge about the life and times of acient Egypt.
Another well-known pharaoh of ancient Egypt is Ramses II, (58)________ruled from 1279-1212 B.C. At a time when people were on average five feet tall and lived only a few decades, Ramses was 6 feet tall, lived to be 90, and ruled (59)_________some 67 years. He is known as Ramses the Great (60)________during his reign he asserted his power for the glory of Egypt and built a new capital and many great temples.
__________(51)