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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

For a century before the Erie Canal was built, there was much discussion among the general population of the Northeast as to the need for connecting the waterways of the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. A project of such monumental proportions was not going to be undertaken and completed without a supreme amount of effort.

The man who was instrumental in accomplishing the feat that was the Erie Canal was Dewitt Clinton. As early as 1812, he was in the nation's capital petitioning the federal government for financial assistance on the project, emphasizing what a boon to the economy of the country the canal would be; his efforts with the federal government, however, were not successful.

In 1816, Clinton asked the New York State Legislature for the funding for the canal, and this time he did succeed. A canal commission was instituted, and Clinton himself was made head of it. One year later, Clinton was elected governor of the state, and soon after, construction of the canal was started.

The canal took eight years to complete, and Clinton was on the first barge to travel the length of the canal, the Seneca Chief, which departed from Buffalo on October 26, 1825, and arrived in New York City on November

 

4. Because of the success of the Erie Canal, numerous other canals were built in other parts of the country.

The word “boon” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. Disadvantage

B. Benefit

C. Cost

D. Detriment

Dương Hoàn Anh
22 tháng 1 2019 lúc 12:13

B

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Từ "boon" trong đoạn 2 có ý nghĩa gần nhất với

A. nhược điểm                                     B. lợi ích

C. chi phí                                             D. thiệt hại

“boon” = benefit: lợi ích

he  was  in  the  nation's  capital  petitioning  the  federal  government  for  financial  assistance  on  the  project, emphasizing what a boon to the economy of the country the canal would be

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