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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

   These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

   In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

   Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.

   The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

 

Which of the following is TRUE?

A. 24,000 books are not enough for people in Carissa to read

B. Oluoch earns a lot of money with his service

C. In 1996, there were three camels to help run the library

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D. In 1996, the library could serve only about one million people

Trả lời:

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Chọn C

Điều nào sau đây là đúng?

A. 24,000 cuốn sách không đủ cho người dân Carissa đọc.

B. Oluouch kiếm được rất nhiều tiền từ dịch vụ của ông ta.

C. Vào năm 1996, chỉ có 3 con lạc đà phục vụ thư viện.

D. Vào năm 1996, thư viện chỉ có thể phục vụ khoảng 1 triệu người.

Dẫn chứng: “Starting with three camels in 1996”

Tạm dịch: Bắt đầu chỉ với 3 con lạc đà vào 1996.

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