Read the following passage and choose the correct answers A, B, C or D to each question.During the heyday of the railroads, when America’s rail system provided the bulk of the country’s passenger and freight transportation, various types of railroad cars were in service to accomplish the various tasks handled by the railroads. One type of car that was not available for public use prior to the Civil War, however was a sleeping car, ideas for sleeping cars abounded at the time, but these ideas were unworkable. It unfortunately took the death of a president to make the sleeping car a viable reality.Cabinet-maker George M. Pullman had recognized the demand for sleeping cars and had worked on developing experimental models of sleeping cars in the decade leading up to the Civil War. However, in spite of the fact that he had made successful test runs on the Chicago and Alton Railroads with his models, he was unable to sell his idea because his models were too wide and too high for existing train stations and bridges. In 1863, after spending time working as a storekeeper in a Colorado mining town, he invested his saving of twenty thousand dollars, a huge fortune at that time and on the money that he had in the world. In a luxurious sleeping car that he named the Pioneer. Pullman and friend Ben Field built the Pioneer on the site of the present-day Chicago Union Station. For two years, however, the Pioneer sat on a railroad siding, useless because it could not fit through train stations and over bridges.Following President Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, the state ofIllinois,Lincoln’s birthplace, wanted to transport the presidential casket in the finest fashion possible. The Pullman Pioneer was the most elegant car around; in order to make the Pullman part of the presidential funeral train in its run fromSpringfieldtoChicago, the state cut down station platforms and raised bridges in order to accommodate the luxurious railway car. The Pullman car greatly impressed the funeral party, which includedLincoln’s successor as president, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Grant later requested the Pioneer for a trip fromDetroittoChicago. To satisfy Grant’s request for the Pioneer, the Michigan Central Railroad made improvements on its line to accommodate the wide car, and soon other railroads followed. George Pullman founded the Pullman Palace Car Company in partnership with financier Andrew Carnegie and eventually became a millionaire.
Câu 1: This passage would most likely be assigned in which of the following courses?
A. Engineering
B. History
C. Political science
D. Finance
Câu 2: A “heyday” in line 1 is most probably a _____.
A. a period of great success
B. a period with low prices
C. time for harvest
D. a type of railroad schedule
Câu 3: Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A. President Lincoln’s assimilation in 1865 shocked the nation.
B. Pullman’s idea for a sleeping car became workable afterLincoln’s death.
C. George Pullman was the only one to come up with the idea for a sleeping car.
D. America’s railroads used to provide much of the country’s transportation.
Câu 4: What was the initial problem that madePullman’s cars unusable? - They were too _________.
A. large
B. expensive
C. slow
D. unusual
Câu 5: What is stated the most importantly in the passage about George Pullman?
A. He once had a job in a store.
B. He always lived inChicago.
C. He worked in a mine.
D. He saved money for his project.
Câu 6: The word “site” in line 13 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Factory
B. View
C. Location
D. Foundation
Câu 7: It can be inferred from the passage that before the Civil War, sleeping cars _________.
A. were thought to be a good idea
B. were used abundantly
C. were used by presidents
D. were only used privately
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that theMichiganCentre Railroad __________.
A. was owned by George Pullman
B. controlled the railroad tracks betweenDetroit andChicago
C. was the only railroad company to accommodate wide cars
D. was the sole manufacturer of the pioneer
Câu 9: The word “test” in line 8 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Exam
B. Trial
C. Inspection
D. Scientific
Câu 10: Why did the state ofIllinoiswant to use thePullmaninLincoln’s funeral train?
A. It was the only railroad car that could make it from Spring field toChicago.
B. Ulysses S. Grant requested it.
C. The Pullman Palace Car Company was a majorIllinois business.
D. It was superior to other cars.
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