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.

Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot- high Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of Ontario and the 182-foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over American Falls.

Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect Point of Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have heights up to 500 feet.

Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the 1800's; annual visitation now averages above 10 million visitors per year. Because of concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the State of New Y ork in 1885 created Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara, around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to preserve the pristine beauty of the area.

According to the passage, which of the following best describes Niagara Falls?

A. Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, one Canadian and the other American

B. American Falls is considerably higher than Horseshoe Falls

C. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in The United States

D. Although the Niagara River flows through the United States and Canada, the falls are only in the United States

Answer 1

Đáp án C.

Key words: best describes Niagara Falls.

Clue: “Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot-high Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of Ontario and the 182- foot-high American Falls on the U.S. side of the river in the state of New York”: Khách du lịch ngày nay đổ xô đi xem hai thác thực sự tạo ra Thác Niagara: Thác Horseshoe cao 173 foot ở phía Canada của sông Niagara thuộc tỉnh Ontario của Canada và thung lũng American Falls cao 182 foot ở phía Hoa Kỳ của con sông ờ bang New York. Dựa vào những dữ kiện trong bài → đáp án chính xác là C. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in The United States.

Kiến thức cần nhớ

- flock (v): tụ tập; lũ lượt kéo đến Ex: birds of s feather flock together: ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã. - flock (n): đàn, bầy; các con chiên, giáo dân a flock of ducks: một đàn vịt Ex: There is a black in every flock: Đám con chiên nào cũng có con chiên ghẻ.