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Lê Quỳnh Anh
10 tháng 9 2017

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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The founding of Washington, DC

B. The governing of the federal district

C. The first years of the United States Congress

D. The role of George Washington in the American Revolution
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Dương Hoàn Anh
10 tháng 9 2017

Chủ đề chính của bài là gì?

A. Sự sáng lập ra thủ đô Washington

B. Sự cai quản đặc khu liên bang

C. Những năm khởi đầu quốc hội nước Mỹ

D. Vai trò của George Washington trong cuộc cách mạng Mỹ

Chọn A

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Lê Quỳnh Anh
17 tháng 12 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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

Which of the following conclusions about the federal district is supported by the passage?

A. Mount Vernon was not chosen because it was too close to the river

B. Congress was unable to agree on a location

C. George Washington’s choice of a site pleased almost everyone

D. Congress did not believe that a home for the federal government was necessary
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DH
Dương Hoàn Anh
17 tháng 12 2019

Kết luận nào dưới đây về đặc khu liên bang đúng theo nội dung bài học?

A. Mount Vernon không được chọn vì nó quá gần với sông.

B. Quốc hội không thống nhất được chọn địa điểm cho khu liên bang.

C. Sự lựa chọn địa điểm của George Washington đã làm hài lòng phần lớn mọi người.

D. Quốc hội không tin rằng cần phải có nhà cho chính phủ liên bang.

Thông tin: In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district.

Tạm dịch: Năm 1790, chủ yếu là để chấm dứt những tranh cãi không đâu, George Washington được chịu trách nhiệm cho việc lựa chọn khu đất liên bang mới được chỉ định.

Chọn B

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18 tháng 12 2017
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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

It can be referred from the passage that the term “Foggy Bottom” in the second paragraph refers to a section of Washington. D. C that______.

A. used to be mostly swampland

B. lies at the bottom of Mount Vernon

C. has the lowest population in the district

D. used to be the site of the national weather station
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DH
Dương Hoàn Anh
18 tháng 12 2017

Có thể suy luận từ đoạn văn rằng thuật ngữ Foggy Bottom ở đoạn 2 có liên hệ với khu vực ở Washington D.C là _________.

A. đã từng có phần lớn là đất đầm lầy

B. nằm ở chân đỉnh Vernon => không được nhắc đến trong bài

C. có dân số ít nhất trong đặc khu đó => không được nhắc đến trong bài

D. đã từng là địa điểm đóng của đài dự báo thời tiết quốc gia => không được nhắc đến trong bài

Chọn A

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Lê Quỳnh Anh
1 tháng 8 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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

In 1970, a large part of the federal district was______.

A.seashore

B.wilderness 

C.village squares

D.a flourishing port
#Mẫu giáo
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DH
Dương Hoàn Anh
1 tháng 8 2019

Vào năm 1970, phần lớn diện tích của khu liên bang là ________.

A. bờ biển

B. vùng hoang sơ

C. quảng trường của làng

D. cảng biển hưng thịnh

Thông tin: At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac.

Tạm dịch: Vào thời điểm nó được giải phóng mặt bằng, mảnh đất trăm dặm vuông gồm những ngọn đồi thoai thoải, một vài ngọn đồi người ta trồng cây ở đó và những ngọn đồi còn lại chỉ toàn là rừng với một lượng lớn những sông, rạch và phần lớn là đầm lầy dọc theo Potomac.

Chọn B

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15 tháng 6 2017
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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

Which of the following does the word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. the District of Columbia

B. part 

C. Virginia 

D. Maryland 
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Dương Hoàn Anh
15 tháng 6 2017

Từ it trong đoạn 2 thay thế cho cái gì?

A. đặc khu Columbia

B. phần

C. Virginia

D. Maryland

Thông tin: The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out,

Tạm dịch: Đặc khu Columbia được lấy một phần của Virginia và một phần của Maryland. Vào thời điểm nó được giải phóng mặt bằng,

Chọn A

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Lê Quỳnh Anh
28 tháng 5 2017
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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

The word “hotly” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to_____.

A.mildly

B.warmly

C.spicily 

D.vehemently
#Mẫu giáo
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Dương Hoàn Anh
28 tháng 5 2017

Từ “hotly” trong đoạn 1 gần nghĩa nhất với _____.

A. mildly(adv): một cách dịu nhẹ

B. warmly(adv): một cách ấm áp, một cách nồng nhiệt

C. spicily(adv): liên quan đến gia vị

D. vehemently(adv): kịch liệt (có sựcáu giận với nhau)

Thông tin: Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves

Tạm dịch: Sau Cách mạng, các thành viên của Quốc hội đã tranh luận nảy lửa về câu hỏi về một ngôi nhà lâu dài cho chính họ

Chọn D

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23 tháng 11 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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?

A.Washington was founded for the purpose of administration

B.Congressmen did not find it necessary to have a home for themselves

C.George Washington’s choice was a disappointment to many people

D.District of Columbia is commonly referred to as Washington
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Dương Hoàn Anh
23 tháng 11 2018

Câu nào dưới đây không đúng theo nội dung bài đọc?

A. Thủ đô Washington được thành lập vì mục đích quản lí/hành chính.

B. Các thành viên của quốc hội thấy rằng tìm căn nhà chung cho chính các thành viên quốc hội là không cần thiết.

C. Sự lựa chọn của George Washington làm nhiều người thất vọng.

D. Đặc khu Columbia thường được gọi với tên Washington.

Thông tin: members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish.

Tạm dịch: những thành viên của quốc hội đã có những tranh cãi nảy lửa về việc tìm một căn nhà lâu dài cho quốc hội và cho những bộ khác như Bộ tài chính, Cơ quan cấp bằng sáng chế và nhiều cơ quan khác, thậm chí những người xấu tính nhất của Chính phủ trung ương cũng cảm thấy biết ơn khi thành lập căn nhà như vậy.

Chọn B

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3 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 35 to 42. Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel...
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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 35 to 42.

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.

The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.

Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.

The author implies that Georgetown was important in the eighteen century because it _________.

A. linked the federal district with the ocean

B. was a model for building the new federal district

C. defended the east coast against invaders

D. was the home of the Treasury and the Patent Office
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Dương Hoàn Anh
3 tháng 5 2018

Tác giả đã ngụ ý rằng Georgetown rất quan trọng ở thế kỉ 18 vì nó _______.

A. kết nối giữa đặc khu liên bang này với đại dương

B. là hình mẫu để xây dựng một đặc khu liên bang mới

C. giúp bảo vệ bờ biển phía động khỏi quân xâm lược

D. là ngôi nhà của Bộ tài chính và Cơ quan cấp bằng sáng chế

Thông tin: gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation

Tạm dịch: tạo ra lối đi vào bằng tàu đến những thành phố quan trọng nhất của quốc gia non trẻ này

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30 tháng 8 2017
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicateIt is said that George Washington was one of the first to realize how important the building of canals would be to the nation's development. In fact, before he became the President, he headed the first company in the United States to build a canal, which was to connect the Ohio and Potomac rivers. It was never...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

It is said that George Washington was one of the first to realize how important the building of canals would be to the nation's development. In fact, before he became the President, he headed the first company in the United States to build a canal, which was to connect the Ohio and Potomac rivers. It was never completed, but it showed the nation the feasibility of canals. As the country expanded westward, settlers in western New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio needed a means to ship goods. Canals linking natural waterways seemed to supply an effective method .In 1791, engineers commissioned by the state of New York investigated the possibility of a canal between Albany on the Hudson River and Buffalo on Lake Eric to link the Great Lakes area with the Atlantic seacoast. It would avoid the mountains that served as a barrier to canals from the Delaware and Potomac rivers.

The first attempt to dig the canal, to be called the Eric Canal, was made by private companies but only a comparatively small portion was built before the project was halted for lack of funds. The cost of the prospect was an estimated $5 million, an enormous amount for those days. There was some on-again-off-again federal funding, but this time the War of 1812 put an end to construction. In 1817, DeWitt Clinton was elected Governor of New York and persuaded the state to finance and build the canal. It was completed in 1825, costing $2 million more than expected.

The canal rapidly lived up to its sponsors' faith, quickly paying for itself through tolls. It was far more economical than any other form of transportation at the time. It permitted trade between the Great Lake region and the East coast, robbing the Mississippi River of much of its traffic. It allowed New York to supplant Boston, Philadelphia, and other eastern cities as the chief center of both domestic and foreign commerce. Cities sprang up along the canal. It also contributed in a number of ways to the North's victory over the South in the Civil War.

An expansion of the canal was planned in 1849. Increased traffic would undoubtedly have warranted its construction had it not been for the railroads.

Why does the author most likely mention George Washington in the first paragraph?

A. He successfully opened the first canal in the United States

B. He was President at the time the Eric Canal was built.

C. He was involved in pioneering efforts to build canals.

D. He commissioned engineers to study the possibility of building the Eric Canal.
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Dương Hoàn Anh
30 tháng 8 2017

Đáp án là C

Tác giả đề cập đến George Washington trong đoạn văn đầu vì ông tham gia vào việc tiên phong cho những nỗ lực xây dựng kênh đào. (“It is said that George Washington was one of the first to realize how important the building of canals would be to the nation's development. In fact, before he became the President, he headed the first company in the United States to build a canal, which was to connect the Ohio and Potomac rivers.”)

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10 tháng 7 2017
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicateIt is said that George Washington was one of the first to realize how important the building of canals would be to the nation's development. In fact, before he became the President, he headed the first company in the United States to build a canal, which was to connect the Ohio and Potomac rivers. It was never...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

It is said that George Washington was one of the first to realize how important the building of canals would be to the nation's development. In fact, before he became the President, he headed the first company in the United States to build a canal, which was to connect the Ohio and Potomac rivers. It was never completed, but it showed the nation the feasibility of canals. As the country expanded westward, settlers in western New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio needed a means to ship goods. Canals linking natural waterways seemed to supply an effective method .In 1791, engineers commissioned by the state of New York investigated the possibility of a canal between Albany on the Hudson River and Buffalo on Lake Eric to link the Great Lakes area with the Atlantic seacoast. It would avoid the mountains that served as a barrier to canals from the Delaware and Potomac rivers.

The first attempt to dig the canal, to be called the Eric Canal, was made by private companies but only a comparatively small portion was built before the project was halted for lack of funds. The cost of the prospect was an estimated $5 million, an enormous amount for those days. There was some on-again-off-again federal funding, but this time the War of 1812 put an end to construction. In 1817, DeWitt Clinton was elected Governor of New York and persuaded the state to finance and build the canal. It was completed in 1825, costing $2 million more than expected.

The canal rapidly lived up to its sponsors' faith, quickly paying for itself through tolls. It was far more economical than any other form of transportation at the time. It permitted trade between the Great Lake region and the East coast, robbing the Mississippi River of much of its traffic. It allowed New York to supplant Boston, Philadelphia, and other eastern cities as the chief center of both domestic and foreign commerce. Cities sprang up along the canal. It also contributed in a number of ways to the North's victory over the South in the Civil War.

An expansion of the canal was planned in 1849. Increased traffic would undoubtedly have warranted its construction had it not been for the railroads.

The phrase "on-again-off-again" in paragraph 3 could be replaced by which of the following with the least change in the meaning?

A. ineffectual 

B. intermittent 

C. gradual 

D. unsolicited
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Dương Hoàn Anh
10 tháng 7 2017

Đáp án là B

On-again-off-again = intermittent = gián đoạn 

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