The Chinese predicted an earthquake by_____________.
A. employing amateur seismologistsB. observing professional geologists
C.watching animals, wells, and radioactive gas
D. evacuating the population
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Chọn đáp án C
Người Trung Quốc dự đoán động đất bằng cách_________.
A. thuê các nhà địa chấn học nghiệp dưB. quan sát các nhà địa chất chuyên nghiệp
C. quan sát động vật, giếng và khí phóng xạ D. sơ tán dân
Thông tin trong bài: "The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two. With the help of amateur seismologists' observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water..." (Người Trung Quốc ở Haicheng vào năm 1974 đã được cảnh báo rằng một trận động đất có thể xảy ra trong vòng một hoặc hai năm tới. Với sự giúp đỡ từ việc quan sát của các nhà địa chấn học nghiệp dư về hành vi của động vật và sự lên xuống của nước trong giếng và các phép đo lượng khí phóng xạ trong nước)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Horses and donkeys were (26) _____________comparatively late compared with other animals, probably around 4000 BC in Western Asia. By that time, people in many parts of the world were no longer (27) _____________on hunting and gathering their food, but had become nomadic stockbreeders or settled farmers, raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats and, in the static communities, growing and harvesting food plants.
They still hunted wild game, but could now do so with the (28) _____________of domestic dogs, the close animal companions who also helped them to protect and control their flocks and herds. Their needs for meat, milk, skins and wool were being met, and it may not have been immediately obvious to them that the horse had anything more to offer than the occasional (29) _____________of the chase and a different type of meat. The horse did have something more to offer. It had the potential to bring about nothing less than a revolution (30) _____________power and transport, a dramatic development that transformed the ability of humans to wage war.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The sales clerk was totally bewilderedby the customer's behavior.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center. And they are going to have a date with each other later.
Laura: "Well, it's getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime." - Ken:" _____________"
A. Nice to see back you.B. Take it easy.
Geologists are using modern technology to_____________.
C. measure the accuracy of earthquakes D. control ground slippage
How do you feel during the first stage of culture shock?
A. Lonely and depressedB. Bored and homesick
Tom no longer smokes a lot.
C. Tom didn't use to smoke a lot.D. Tom rarely smoked a lot.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Their needs for meat, milk, skins and wool were being met, and it may not have been immediately obvious to them that the horse had anything more to offer than the occasional (29) _____________of the chase and a different type of meat.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
They still hunted wild game, but could now do so with the (28) _____________of domestic dogs, the close animal companions who also helped them to protect and control their flocks and herds.
By that time, people in many parts of the world were no longer (27) _____________on hunting and gathering their food, but had become nomadic stockbreeders or settled farmers, raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats and, in the static communities, growing and harvesting food plants.
