During the campaign when Lincoln was first a(n) ______ for the Presidency, the slaves on the far-off plantations, miles from any railroad or large city or daily newspaper, knew what the issues involved were.
Đáp án D
Câu hỏi từ vựng.
A. competitor (n): đối thủ, người cạnh tranh.
B. contestant (n): đối thủ, người tranh giải.
C. applicant (n): người nộp đơn xin việc.
D. candidate (n): ứng cử viên.
Dịch: Trong chiến dịch tranh cử khi Lincoln là ứng cử viên đầu tiên cho chức vụ Tổng thống, các nô lệ trên những đồn điền xa xôi, từ bất kỳ tuyến đường sắt hay thành phố lớn nào, đều biết đến những vấn đề liên quan.
The school was closed for a month because of serious ………… of fever.
At the time many rulers were afraid of science, and (130) ______connected with it was in danger.
People usually can get sufficient _________ of the calcium their bodies need from the food they consume.
It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from ______.
The new school complex cost ______ the city council had budgeted for.
The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ______ we still had a good time.
According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?
The word “gloomy” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.