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.
People are often surprised to learn just how long some varieties of trees can live. If asked to estimate the age of the oldest living trees on Earth, they often come up with guesses in the neighborhood of two or perhaps three hundred years. The real answer is considerably larger than that, more than five thousand years.
The tree that wins the prize for its considerable maturity is the bristlecone pine of California. This venerable pine predates wonders of the ancient world such as the pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Colossus of Rhodes. It is not nearly as tall as the giant redwood that is also found in California, and in fact it is actually not very tall compared with many other trees, often little more than five meters in height. This relatively short height may be one of the factors that aid the bristlecone pine living to a ripe old age-high winds and inclement weather cannot easily reach the shorter trees and cause damage. An additional factor that contributes to the long life of the bristlecone pine is that this type of tree has a high percentage of resin, which prevents rot from developing in the tree trunk and branches.
Câu 31 : What is the best title for the reading passage?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiD. Một cây bền bỉ đáng kinh ngạc
Câu 32 : The expression "in the neighborhood of" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by____.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiin the neighborhood of = of approximately: trong khoảng
Câu 33 : It can be inferred from the passage that most people______.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: People are often surprised to learn just how long some varieties of trees can live.
Câu 34 : According to the passage, approximately how old are the oldest living trees on Earth?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: . If asked to estimate the age of the oldest living trees on Earth, they often come up with guesses in the neighborhood of two or perhaps three hundred years. The real answer is considerably larger than that, more than five thousand years.
Câu 35 : The word "venerable" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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Lời giải:
Báo saivenerable = ancient: cổ kính
Câu 36 : The author mentions the Egyptian pyramids as an example of something that is____.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: This venerable pine predates wonders of the ancient world such as the pyramids of Egypt..........
Câu 37 : Which of the following is true about the bristlecone pine?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: This relatively short height may be one of the factors that aid the bristlecone pine living to a ripe old age-high winds and inclement weather cannot easily reach the shorter trees and cause damage.
Câu 38 : The passage states that resin____.
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: An additional factor that contributes to the long life of the bristlecone pine is that this type of tree has a high percentage of resin, which prevents rot from developing in the tree trunk and branches.
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