Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet toOut in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawail, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers. The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD. Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii. He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean. Then more ships knew Hawaif and began stopping there for supplies.In...
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Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawail, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers. The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD. Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii. He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean. Then more ships knew Hawaif and began stopping there for supplies.In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity. They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples. Because there were not enough people to do all the farm
work, farm owners brought in Asians - Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos.
Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came. More people came from the US mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island with traditions from several countries. People from the various nation groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly mixed Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from The United states. Hawaii is known as the AlohaState. "Aloha" mean "hello", "goodbye", and "I love you" in Hawaiian Question 22. What is the main topic of passage?
A.The islands of Hawaii b.the life of Captain Cook C.The area of island Hawaii
D. Hawaiian's friendliness
Question 23. In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii
A. to go fishing B. to be holidaymakersC. to visit attractions D.to do the farm work
Question 24. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778. B. All Hawaiian people have come from Asia.
C. Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States.
D. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles.
Question 25. the word "various" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to....
C.different
A. official
D.special
B.similar
Question 26. The word "they" in pargraph 3 refer to...
A.tradition B. Hawaiian C. foreign visitor D.Pacific islands
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