Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa
Giải thích:
adjacent to (prep): liền kề với
far from (prep): cách xa
behind (prep): đằng sau
next to (prep): gần sát
within (prep): ở trong
Tạm dịch: Văn phòng Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ liền kề với tòa nhà Quốc hội.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The US Congress office is adjacent to the Capitol building
A. far from
B. behind
C. next to
D. within
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 19: The government is building a nuclear power ________ not far from here.
A. works
B. factory
C. station
D. industry
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
It is (A) common knowledge that solar heating for a (B) large office building is (C) technically different (D) from a single-family home.
A. common knowledge
B. large office
C. technically
D. from a single-family home
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
My boss is going on vacation next month, ________ she’ll be away from the office for about four weeks
A. in other words
B. for instance
C. on the other hand
D. such as
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 35 to 42.
Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.
Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.
It can be referred from the passage that the term “Foggy Bottom” in the second paragraph refers to a section of Washington. D. C that______.
A. used to be mostly swampland
B. lies at the bottom of Mount Vernon
C. has the lowest population in the district
D. used to be the site of the national weather station
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 62 to 64.
A two-third majority in Congress is required if a bill is to become law.
A. optional
B. acquired
C. desirable
D. necessary
The researchers hope to trial (A) the therapy within the next three years (B) in people with a rare genetic disorder (C) suffering from heart assault (D) in their 30s and 40s.
A. hope to trial
B. next three years
C. rare genetic disorder
D. heart assault
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 35 to 42.
Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.
Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.
Which of the following conclusions about the federal district is supported by the passage?
A. Mount Vernon was not chosen because it was too close to the river
B. Congress was unable to agree on a location
C. George Washington’s choice of a site pleased almost everyone
D. Congress did not believe that a home for the federal government was necessary
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 35 to 42.
Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.
Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The founding of Washington, DC
B. The governing of the federal district
C. The first years of the United States Congress
D. The role of George Washington in the American Revolution
