Question

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.

Why did Naismith decide to invent basketball?

A. He was tired of baseball and football 

B. He did not like soccer or rugby. 

C. He wanted his students to exercise during the winter. 

D. He could not convince his students to play indoors.

Answer 1

Đáp án C 
Dịch đề bài: Tại sao Naismith quyết định phát minh ra bóng rổ?
A. Ông ấy thấy chán bóng chày và bóng đá
B. Ông ấy không thích bóng đá hay bóng bầu dục
C. Ông muốn sinh viên của mình tập thể dục trong suốt mùa đông 
D. Ông ấy không thể thuyết phục sinh viên của mình chơi trong nhà
Dựa vào chi tiết trong đoạn (...) 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.
(Tiến sĩ Naismith nhận thấy sự thiếu quan tâm tới thế dục ở các sinh viên trong suốt mùa đông. Mùa đông ở nước Anh thì khốc liệt; và các sinh viên ngần ngại khi tham gia các hoạt động ngoài trời. Naismith xác định một trò chơi chuyển động nhanh có thể chơi được trong nhà sẽ lấp đầy khoảng trống sau khi mùa bóng chày và bóng đá đã kết thúc.)