The word “rudimentary” is closet in meaning to _____.
Đáp án B
Rudimentary ≈ preliminary: thô sơ, ban đầu
Các phương án khác: rough (lởm chởm, khắc nghiệt), ancient (cổ xưa, cũ), backward (lạc hậu)
It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of ___.
The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “ ”.
Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ___.
When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth?
Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a .