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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: 500 years ago, the average human ______ was about 40 years.

A. lifespan

Đáp án chính xác

B. lifetime

C. life cycle

D. life length

Trả lời:

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Đáp án A

Giải thích:

A. lifespan: tuổi đời trung bình

B. lifetime: suốt đời

C. life cycle: vòng đời

D. life length: chiều dài cuộc đời (ít dùng)

Dịch nghĩa: 500 năm trước, tuổi đời trung bình của một người là khoảng 40.

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