The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size of France, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
A. is four times as large as
B. more than four times
C. than more four times
D. four times as large as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to intricate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The Louisiana Territory, an area ______ the size of France, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
A. is four times as large as
B. more than four times
C. than more four times
D. four times as large as
B
Kiến thức: So sánh hơn
Giải thích:
Phía sau đã có “the size” nên việc dùng “large” là không cần thiết, ngoài ra A, D cần phải có mệnh đề quan hệ thì mới đúng ngữ pháp => A, D loại
“than” không bao giờ đứng trước “more” => C loại
Tạm dịch: Lãnh thổ Louisiana, một khu vực rộng hơn bốn lần diện tích của Pháp, đã được mua bởi Hoa Kỳ từ Pháp với giá 15.000.000 đô la vào năm 1803.
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The Louisiana Territory, an area________the size of France, was bought by the United States from France for $15,000,000 in 1803.
A. is four times as large as
B. four times as large as
C. more than four times
D. than more four times
Đáp án A
Cấu trúc so sánh gấp.... lần : S+ Y + multiple numbers * + as + much/many/adj/adv + (N) + as + N/pronoun. (* là những số như half/twice/3,4,5...times; Phân số; Phần trăm.)
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 39 to 43.
Accidents do not occur at random. People eighty-five years of age and older are twenty-two times likely to die accidentally than are children five to nine years old. The risk for native Americans is four times that for Asian-Americans and twice that for white Americans or African-Americans. Males suffer accidents at more than twice the rate of females, in part because they are more prone to risky behavior. Alaskans are more than three times as likely as Rhode Islanders to die in an accident. Texans are twenty-one times more likely than New Jerseyites to die in a natural disaster. Among the one hundred most populous counties, kern County, California (Bakersfield), has an accident fatality rate three times greater than Summit County, Ohio (Akron).
Accidents happens more often to poor people. Those living in poverty receive inferior medical care, are more apt to reside in houses with faulty heating and electrical systems, drive older cars with fewer safety features, and are less likely to use safety belts. People in rural areas have more accidents than city or suburban dwellers because farming is much riskier than working in a factory or office and because emergency medical services are less readily available. These two factors – low income and rural residence – may explain why the south has a higher accident rate than the north.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for a higher accident rate among the poor?
A. Little knowledge about safety
B. Inadequate medical services
C. Poor housing and working conditions
D. Use of cars which incorporate fewer safety features
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Điều nào dưới đây KHÔNG được đề cập như là một lý do cho việc tỷ lệ gặp tai nạn cao hơn ở người nghèo?
A. Thiếu sự hiểu biết về an toàn
B. Thiếu các dịch vụ y tế
C. Điều kiện sinh hoạt và làm việc kém
D. Sử dụng những chiếc ô tô được tích hợp ít tính năng an toàn hơn
Thông tin: Those living in poverty receive inferior medical care (B. Inadequate medical services), are more apt to reside in houses with faulty heating and electrical systems (C. Poor housing and working conditions), drive older cars with fewer safety features (D. Use of cars which incorporate fewer safety features), and are less likely to use safety belts.
Tạm dịch: Những người sống nghèo khổ nhận được dịch vụ y tế kém, thường ở trong những ngôi nhà có lỗi về hệ thống sưởi hoặc điện, lái những chiếc xe cũ hơn với ít tính năng an toàn hơn, và ít dùng dây an toàn hơn.
Chọn A
Dịch bài đọc:
Tai nạn không xảy ra ngẫu nhiên. Người từ 85 tuổi trở lên có khả năng chết do tai nạn cao hơn 21 lần so với trẻ em 5-9 tuổi. Nguy cơ cho người Mĩ bản địa gấp 4 lần người Mĩ gốc Á và 2 lần người Mĩ da trắng hoặc người Mĩ gốc Phi. Nam giới chịu tỉ lệ tai nạn cao hơn 2 lần nữ giới, một phần vì họ có xu hướng thực hiện các hành vi mang tính rủi ro nhiều hơn. Người Alaska có khả năng chết do tai nạn gấp 3 lần người ở Rhode Island. Người Texas có tỉ lệ chết trong thảm họa tự nhiên nhiều hơn người New Jersey 21 lần. Trong 100 hạt đông dân nhất, hạt Kern, California (Bakerfield) có tỉ lệ tử vong gấp 3 lần hạt Summit, Ohio (Akron).
Tai nạn xảy ra thường xuyên hơn đối với người nghèo. Những người sống nghèo khổ nhận được dịch vụ y tế kém, thường ở trong những ngôi nhà có lỗi về hệ thống sưởi hoặc điện, lái những chiếc xe cũ hơn với ít tính năng an toàn hơn, và ít dùng dây an toàn hơn. Người sống ở nông thôn gặp tai nạn nhiều hơn người thành phố hoặc người ở vùng ngoại ô vì việc đồng áng nhiều nguy cơ hơn hẳn làm việc trong một nhà máy hay văn phòng và bởi dịch vụ cấp cứu ít sẵn có hơn. Hai nhân tố này - thu nhập thấp và sinh sống ở vùng nông thôn - có thể giải thích được vì sao miền nam có tỉ lệ tai nạn cao hơn miền bắc.
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 44 to 50.
The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more, the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).
Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000. Such an area included the county in which the central city is located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan in character and economically and socially integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities.
While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities”. A host of terms came into use: “metropolitan regions,” “polynucleated population groups”, “conurbations,” “metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on.
According to the passage, the population of the United States was first classified as rural or urban in
A. 1870
B. 1900
C. 1950
D. 1970
Đáp án A
Thông tin: In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time.
Dịch nghĩa: Năm 1870, Cục điều tra dân số chính thức phân chia "đô thị" của quốc gia từ dân "nông thôn" của nó lần đầu tiên.
Như vậy phương án A. 1870 là phương án chính xác nhất.
1.Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers:true(T) or false(F).
The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history. The world's population was about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 to 1850. In 1986, the population was more than three billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations in the same year showed that it would be more than 7.5 billion by 2020.
True False
1. The world's population increase in modern times has been greater than ever before. ----- -----
2. The world's population was over a billion in 1850. ----- -----
3. The United Nations carried out the research in 1850. ----- -----
4. The world's population in 1986 was three times as big as that in 1850. ----- -----
5. The world's population would be more than seven and a half billion by 2020. ----- -----
1.Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers:true(T) or false(F).
The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history. The world's population was about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 to 1850. In 1986, the population was more than three billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations in the same year showed that it would be more than 7.5 billion by 2020.
True False
1. The world's population increase in modern times has been greater than ever before. -----True -----
2. The world's population was over a billion in 1850. -----True -----
3. The United Nations carried out the research in 1850. -----False -----
4. The world's population in 1986 was three times as big as that in 1850. ----- True -----
5. The world's population would be more than seven and a half billion by 2020. ----- True-----
1.Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers:true(T) or false(F).
The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history. The world's population was about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 to 1850. In 1986, the population was more than three billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations in the same year showed that it would be more than 7.5 billion by 2020.
True False
1. The world's population increase in modern times has been greater than ever before. -----True -----
2. The world's population was over a billion in 1850. -----True -----
3. The United Nations carried out the research in 1850. -----False -----
4. The world's population in 1986 was three times as big as that in 1850. ----- True -----
5. The world's population would be more than seven and a half billion by 2020. ----- True-----
Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.
Fifty-five delegates representing all thirteen states except Rhode Island attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia from May to September 1787. The delegates had been instructed by the Continental Congress to revise the old Articles of Confederation, but most believed that a stronger central government was needed. There were differences, however, about what structure the government should take and how much influence large states should have.
Virginia was by far the most populous state, with twice as many as people as New York, four times as many as New Jersey, and ten times as many as Delaware. The leader of the Virginia delegation, James Madison, had already drawn up a plan for government, which became known as the Large State Plan. Its essence was that congressional representation would be based on population. It provided for two or more national executives. The smaller states feared that under this plan, a few large states would lord over the rest. New Jersey countered with the Small State Plan. It provided for equal representation for all states in a national legislature and for a single national executive. Angry debate, heightened by a stifling heat wave, led to deadlock.
A cooling of tempers seemed to come with lower temperatures. The delegates hammered out an agreement known as the Great Compromise- actually a bundle of shrewd compromises. They decided that Congress would consist of two houses. The larger states were granted representation based on population in the lower house, the House of Representatives. The smaller states were given equal representation in the upper house, the Senate, in which each state would have two senators regardless of population. It was also agreed that there would be a single executive, the president. This critical compromise broke the logjam, and from then on, success seemed within reach.
Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as one of the provisions of the Great Compromise?
A. There would be only one national executive
B. The President would be elected by popular vote
C. Each state would have two senators
D. Congress would be divided into two bodies
Đáp án là B
Ý nào không được đề cập trong bài đọc như là một trong những điều khoản của Thương thuyết lớn?
A.Sẽ chỉ có một lãnh đạo cấp cao quốc gia
B. Tổng thống sẽ được bầu chọn bằng bầu cử phổ thông.
C. Mỗi bang sẽ có hai thượng nghị sĩ
D. Quốc hội sẽ được chia thành hai phần.
Dẫn chứng: They decided that Congress would consist of two houses. The larger states were granted representation based on population in the lower house, the House of Representatives. The smaller states were given equal representation in the upper house, the Senate, in which each state would have two senators regardless of population. It was also agreed that there would be a single executive, the president
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 44 to 50.
The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's “urban” from its “rural” population for the first time. “Urban population” was defined as persons living in towns of 8,000 inhabitants or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Then, in 1950 the Census Bureau radically changed its definition of “urban” to take account of the new vagueness of city boundaries. In addition to persons living in incorporated units of 2,500 or more, the census now included those who lived in unincorporated units of that size, and also all persons living in the densely settled urban fringe, including both incorporated and unincorporated areas located around cities of 50,000 inhabitants or more. Each such unit, conceived as an integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus, was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA).
Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitants or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000. Such an area included the county in which the central city is located, and adjacent counties that are found to be metropolitan in character and economically and socially integrated with the county of the central city. By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities.
While the Census Bureau and the United States government used the term SMSA (by 1969 there were 233 of them), social scientists were also using new terms to describe the elusive, vaguely defined areas reaching out from what used to be simple “towns” and “cities”. A host of terms came into use: “metropolitan regions,” “polynucleated population groups”, “conurbations,” “metropolitan clusters,” “megalopolises,” and so on.
By 1970, what proportion of the population in the United States did NOT live in an SMSA?
A. 3/4
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Đáp án D
Thông tin: By 1970, about two-thirds of the population of the United States was living in these urbanized areas, and of that figure more than half were living outside the central cities.
Dịch nghĩa: Cho đến năm 1970, khoảng hai phần ba dân số của Hoa Kỳ đang sống trong các khu vực đô thị hóa, và trong con số đó hơn một nửa đã sống bên ngoài các thành phố trung tâm.
Đến 1970 có khoảng 2/3 dân số sống trong khu vực đô thị, nghĩa là có khoảng 1/3 dân số Hoa Kỳ không sống trong khu vực đô thị. Phương án D. 1/3 là phương án chính xác nhất.
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 39 to 43.
Accidents do not occur at random. People eighty-five years of age and older are twenty-two times likely to die accidentally than are children five to nine years old. The risk for native Americans is four times that for Asian-Americans and twice that for white Americans or African-Americans. Males suffer accidents at more than twice the rate of females, in part because they are more prone to risky behavior. Alaskans are more than three times as likely as Rhode Islanders to die in an accident. Texans are twenty-one times more likely than New Jerseyites to die in a natural disaster. Among the one hundred most populous counties, kern County, California (Bakersfield), has an accident fatality rate three times greater than Summit County, Ohio (Akron).
Accidents happens more often to poor people. Those living in poverty receive inferior medical care, are more apt to reside in houses with faulty heating and electrical systems, drive older cars with fewer safety features, and are less likely to use safety belts. People in rural areas have more accidents than city or suburban dwellers because farming is much riskier than working in a factory or office and because emergency medical services are less readily available. These two factors – low income and rural residence – may explain why the south has a higher accident rate than the north.
According to the passage, which of the following groups of people in America face the highest risk of having an accident?
A. Native Americans
B. Asian-Americans
C. White Americans
D. African-Americans
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Theo bài viết, nhóm người nào trong số những nhóm người ở Mỹ nêu dưới đây đối mặt với nguy cơ gặp tai nạn cao nhất?
A. Người Mỹ bản địa B. Người Mỹ gốc Á
C. Người Mỹ da trắng D. Người Mỹ gốc Phi
Thông tin: The risk for native Americans is four times that for Asian-Americans and twice that for white Americans or African-Americans.
Tạm dịch: Nguy cơ cho người Mĩ bản địa gấp 4 lần người Mĩ gốc Á và 2 lần người Mĩ da trắng hoặc người Mĩ gốc Phi.
Chọn A
Dịch bài đọc:
Tai nạn không xảy ra ngẫu nhiên. Người từ 85 tuổi trở lên có khả năng chết do tai nạn cao hơn 21 lần so với trẻ em 5-9 tuổi. Nguy cơ cho người Mĩ bản địa gấp 4 lần người Mĩ gốc Á và 2 lần người Mĩ da trắng hoặc người Mĩ gốc Phi. Nam giới chịu tỉ lệ tai nạn cao hơn 2 lần nữ giới, một phần vì họ có xu hướng thực hiện các hành vi mang tính rủi ro nhiều hơn. Người Alaska có khả năng chết do tai nạn gấp 3 lần người ở Rhode Island. Người Texas có tỉ lệ chết trong thảm họa tự nhiên nhiều hơn người New Jersey 21 lần. Trong 100 hạt đông dân nhất, hạt Kern, California (Bakerfield) có tỉ lệ tử vong gấp 3 lần hạt Summit, Ohio (Akron).
Tai nạn xảy ra thường xuyên hơn đối với người nghèo. Những người sống nghèo khổ nhận được dịch vụ y tế kém, thường ở trong những ngôi nhà có lỗi về hệ thống sưởi hoặc điện, lái những chiếc xe cũ hơn với ít tính năng an toàn hơn, và ít dùng dây an toàn hơn. Người sống ở nông thôn gặp tai nạn nhiều hơn người thành phố hoặc người ở vùng ngoại ô vì việc đồng áng nhiều nguy cơ hơn hẳn làm việc trong một nhà máy hay văn phòng và bởi dịch vụ cấp cứu ít sẵn có hơn. Hai nhân tố này - thu nhập thấp và sinh sống ở vùng nông thôn - có thể giải thích được vì sao miền nam có tỉ lệ tai nạn cao hơn miền bắc.
Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question.
Fifty-five delegates representing all thirteen states except Rhode Island attended the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia from May to September 1787. The delegates had been instructed by the Continental Congress to revise the old Articles of Confederation, but most believed that a stronger central government was needed. There were differences, however, about what structure the government should take and how much influence large states should have.
Virginia was by far the most populous state, with twice as many as people as New York, four times as many as New Jersey, and ten times as many as Delaware. The leader of the Virginia delegation, James Madison, had already drawn up a plan for government, which became known as the Large State Plan. Its essence was that congressional representation would be based on population. It provided for two or more national executives. The smaller states feared that under this plan, a few large states would lord over the rest. New Jersey countered with the Small State Plan. It provided for equal representation for all states in a national legislature and for a single national executive. Angry debate, heightened by a stifling heat wave, led to deadlock.
A cooling of tempers seemed to come with lower temperatures. The delegates hammered out an agreement known as the Great Compromise- actually a bundle of shrewd compromises. They decided that Congress would consist of two houses. The larger states were granted representation based on population in the lower house, the House of Representatives. The smaller states were given equal representation in the upper house, the Senate, in which each state would have two senators regardless of population. It was also agreed that there would be a single executive, the president. This critical compromise broke the logjam, and from then on, success seemed within reach.
The word “shrewd” is closest in meaning to
A. practical
B. unfair
C. important
D. clever
Đáp án là D
Từ “ shrewd” (thông minh, sáng suốt) gần nghĩa nhất với
Practical: thực tế
Unfair: không công bằng
Important: quan trọng
Clever: thông minh
Dẫn chứng: The delegates hammered out an agreement known as the Great Compromise- actually a bundle of shrewd compromises