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 38 to 42.
Tsunami is a Japanese word which means harbour wave and is used as the scientific term for seismic sea wave generated by an undersea earthquake or possibly an undersea landside or volcanic eruption, when the ocean floor is tilted or offset during an earthquake, a set of waves is created similar to the concentric waves generated by an object dropped into the water. Most tsunamis originate along the Ring of Fire, a zone of volcanoes and seismic activity, 32,500 km long that encircles the Pacific Ocean. Since 1819, about 40 tsunamis have struck the Hawaiian Islands.
A tsunami can have wavelengths, or widths, of 100 to 200 km, and may travel hundreds of kilometers across the deep ocean, reaching speeds of about 725 to 800 kilometres an hour. Upon entering shallow coastal waters, the wave, which may have been only about half a metre high out at sea, suddenly grows rapidly. When the wave reaches the shore, it maybe 15 m high or more. Tsunamis have tremendous energy because of the great volume of water affected. They are capable of obliterating coastal settlements.
Tsunamis should nót be confused with storm surges, which are domes of water that rise underneath hurricanes or cyclones and cause extensive coastal flooding when the storms reach land. Storm surges are particularly devastating if they occur at high tide. A cyclone and accompanying storm surge skilled an estimated 500,000 people in Bangladesh in 1970. The tsunami which struck south and southeast Asia in late 2004 killed over 200 thousand people.
What does the word “concentric” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. wavy
B. having many centres
Đáp án C
Câu hỏi. Từ “concentric” ở đoạn 1 có nghĩa là gì?
A. Gợn sóng
B. Có nhiều trung tâm
C. Có 1 tâm chung
D. Cái vòng, nhẫn, đai, vành đai
Đây là một câu hỏi liên quan đến từ vựng, với câu hỏi này chúng ta chỉ cần đọc thông tin xung quanh từ vựng đã cho là có thể tìm ra câu trả lời.
Và chúng ta có thể tìm thấy thông tin trong đoạn 1 dòng 3-4.
When the ocean floor is tilted or offset during an earthquake, a set of waves is created similar to the concentric waves generated by an object dropped into the water.
Tạm dịch. Khi bề mặt đáy đại dương bị nghiêng hoặc nứt ra trong suốt quá trình xảy ra động đất, một tập hợp các cơn sóng giống như các vòng tròn đồng tâm sẽ hình thành nếu có một vật thể rơi xuống nước.
Trong câu văn này, chúng ta cũng có thể dựa vào thông tin “waves generated by an object dropped into the water”- sóng tạo ra khi một vật thể rơi xuống nước để đoán nghĩa của từ.
Từ concentric (adj): đồng tâm, có nghĩa giống với phương án C “having a common centre”Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The examination was not very difficult, but it was_____________ long.
Mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My grandmother is very old. She can’t do the chores herself.
Although he was disabled, he was quite confident the first time he practiced this sport.
Our industrial output_____________from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
We_____________to take a taxi. Otherwise we’ll be late for the meeting.
“What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly_____________and most certainly not for publication” said the government to the reporter.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Studying all night is good for neither your grades nor your health.
The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that country’s record third world cup title in Mexico in 1970.
Sorry for being late. I was_____________in the traffic for more than an hour.
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
We had never experienced such discourtesy towards the elderly as it occurred at this center
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
His thoughtless comments made her very angry.