Câu hỏi:

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Read the following passage and mark the correct answer to each of the questions.

Collecting maps can be an enjoyable hobby for antiquarian booksellers, a captivating interest for cartographers, a lucrative vocation for astute dealers, and an inspirational part of the occupational functioning of map catalogers, archivists, and historians. Among recognized collectibles, maps are relatively rarer than stamps, but they have had their avid enthusiasts and admirers ever since copies were made by hand only for affluent, the commanding officer, and the ship captain. Whether the interest is business-related or amateur, the economic means abundant or slim, a collection needs a theme, be it associated with contemporary changes in cartographic representation or geographic knowledge, or a more accessible goal centered on a particular mapmaker, technique, or type of subject matter. Collectors should not overlook topical maps issued predominantly or exclusively after World War II, such as navigational charts, industrial compound road layouts, or aerial projections. Potential collectors ought not to disregard two superficially prosaic, yet important themes: maps of travel routes for family trips, and maps that, for aesthetic reasons, they personally find intriguing or simply attractive. In the first case, like the box with old family photos, the collection will give the travelers the opportunity to reminisce and relive the journey. In most cases, photocopies are worthy alternatives to originals. For example, historical society collections customarily include the high quality facsimiles needed to make a collection as comprehensive and practical as possible, supplementing the contributions made by well-to-do donors and benefactors. If not predisposed to wait patiently, and possibly ineffectually, for a lucky find, collectors may choose to sift through dealer stock, peruse through advertisements in local, regional, or national periodicals, and solicit the assistance of the U.S. Library of Congress and private agencies. Government and public agencies, companies, and trade associations can advise the collector about maps currently in circulation and pending sales of dated reproductions, editions, and prints. 

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their map collections.
B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts.
C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles.
D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking.

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Đáp án: B

Câu hỏi cùng đoạn

Câu 2:

In paragraph 1, the word lucrative is closest in meaning to

A. instructive
B. insensitive
C. profitable
D. profuse

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Đáp án: C

Câu 3:

According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is

A. not deserving of the time and resources
B. not as conventional as collecting stamps
C. as eccentric as collecting dolls
D. conformist in the best sense of the word.

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Đáp án: B

Câu 4:

In paragraph 1, the word avid is closest in meaning to

A. keen
B. humorous
C. devoted
D. supportive

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Đáp án: A

Câu 5:

It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the upper socioeconomic classes, they appealed also to a fair number of

A. professional copiers
B. ardent devotees
C. buried-treasure hunters
D. obscure amateur dealers

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Đáp án: B

Câu 6:

In paragraph 2, the phrase “economic means” is closest in meaning to

A. economic maps
B. fiscal responsibility
C. available funds
D. capital investment

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Đáp án: C

Câu 7:

In paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase “superficially prosaic” to mean

A. described in informal prose
B. seemingly boring and unimaginative
C. useful for travelers who enjoy a change
D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos

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Đáp án: B

Câu 8:

In paragraph 3, the word “predisposed” is closest in meaning to

A. pressured
B. provoked
C. condemned
D. inclined

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Đáp án: D

Câu 9:

A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss

A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition
B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge the scale
C. trimming and framing valuable acquisitions
D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps

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Đáp án: A

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Câu 2

A. the most confident
B. the more confident
C. the greater confidence
D. more confidently

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Đáp án: B

Câu 3

A. book
B. journal
C. article
D. dictionary

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Câu 4

A. agree
B. correct
C. justify
D. approve

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Câu 5

A. so that
B. although
C. or else
D. consequently

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