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Edward Patrick Francis “Eddie” Eagan (April 26, 1897-June 14, 1967), was an amateur boxing star of the early 1920s. He was born into a poor family in Denver, Colorado. His father died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only a year old. He and his four brothers were raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
Inspired by Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan pursued an education for himself as well as an interest in boxing. He attended the University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. Army as an artillery lieutenant during World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and, while studying there, won the U.S. national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He graduated from Yale in 1921, attended Harvard Law School, and received a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford where he received his Master’s Degree in 1928.
While studying at Oxford, Eagan became the first American to win the British amateur boxing championship. Eagan won his first Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal. Though he had taken up the sport just three weeks before the competition, he managed to win a second gold medal as a member of the four-man bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Thus he became the only athlete to win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Eagan was a member of the first group of athletes inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983. Eagan became a respected attorney, serving as an assistant district attorney for southern New York and as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission (1945-51). He married soap heiress. Margaret Colgate and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II. He died at the age of 70, in Rye, New York.
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Edward Patrick Francis “Eddie” Eagan (April 26, 1897-June 14, 1967), was an amateur boxing star of the early 1920s. He was born into a poor family in Denver, Colorado. His father died in a railroad accident when Eagan was only a year old. He and his four brothers were raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
Inspired by Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys, Eagan pursued an education for himself as well as an interest in boxing. He attended the University of Denver for a year before serving in the U.S. Army as an artillery lieutenant during World War I. After the war, he entered Yale University and, while studying there, won the U.S. national amateur heavyweight boxing title. He graduated from Yale in 1921, attended Harvard Law School, and received a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford where he received his Master’s Degree in 1928.
While studying at Oxford, Eagan became the first American to win the British amateur boxing championship. Eagan won his first Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Eagan also fought at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal. Though he had taken up the sport just three weeks before the competition, he managed to win a second gold medal as a member of the four-man bobsled team at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Thus he became the only athlete to win gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Eagan was a member of the first group of athletes inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983. Eagan became a respected attorney, serving as an assistant district attorney for southern New York and as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission (1945-51). He married soap heiress. Margaret Colgate and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II. He died at the age of 70, in Rye, New York.
What is the main idea of the passage?
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C
Nội dung chính của bài đọc là gì?
A. Cuộc sống của Eagan cho thấy một học sinh giàu có có thể đạt được thành tích như một học sinh nghèo.
B. Cuộc sống của Eagan cho thấy rằng kinh nghiệm trong quân đội làm cho vận động viên tuyệt vời hơn.
C. Cuộc sống của Eagan cho thấy một người đàn ông có thể là một vần động viên và một người học giỏi.
D. Cuộc sống của Eagan cho thấy dễ dàng như thế nào để giành được huy chương vàng ở các sự kiện thể thao Thế vận hội Châu Á khác nhau.
=> Chọn C
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Câu 2:
According to the passage, how did Eagan’s mother earn a living?
According to the passage, how did Eagan’s mother earn a living?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
B
Theo bài đọc, mẹ của Eagan kiếm sống bằng cách nào?
A. cho những người nhập cư thuê phòng
B. dạy ngoại ngữ
C. giặt ủi và dọn dẹp
D. viết truyện giả tưởng cho các tạp chí phụ nữ.
Dẫn chứng: He and his four brothers were raised by his mother, who earned a small income from teaching foreign languages.
=> Chọn B
Câu 3:
According to the passage, who was Frank Merriwell?
According to the passage, who was Frank Merriwell?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
B
Theo bài đọc, Frank Merriwell là ai?
A. một giáo viên ở Yale
B. một nhân vật giả tưởng
C. một sinh viên tại Oxford
D. một người lái xe trượt tuyết ở Thế vận hội
Dẫn chứng: Inspired by Frank Merriwell, the hero of a series of popular novels for boys
=> Chọn B
Câu 4:
The word “artillery” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
The word “artillery” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
A
Từ “ artillery” [ súng đại bác] gần nghĩa nhất với
A. vũ khí lớn như súng thần công
B. vũ khí nhỏ như súng lục [ súng ngắn]
C. vũ khi vác trên vai như súng trường
D. vũ khi kéo căng dây như nỏ
Dẫn chứng: Army as an artillery lieutenant during World War I.
=> Chọn A
Câu 5:
According to the passage, Eagan won all of the following EXCEPT
According to the passage, Eagan won all of the following EXCEPT
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
D
Theo bài đọc, Eagan đã chiến thắng tất cả những giải này NGOẠI TRỪ
A. huy chương vàng Olympic quyền Anh hạng nhẹ
B. danh hiệu quyền Anh hạng nặng nghiệp dư quốc gia Mỹ
C. danh hiệu vô địch quyên Anh nghiệp dư Anh
D. huy chương vàng Olympic quyền Anh hạng nặng
Dẫn chứng: Eagan also fought at the 1924 Olympics in Paris as a heavyweight but failed to get a medal.
=> Chọn D
Câu 6:
According to the passage, where were the 1920 Olympic Games held?
According to the passage, where were the 1920 Olympic Games held?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
A
Theo bài đọc, Thế vận hội Olympic 1920 được tổ chức ở đâu?
A. Antwerp, Bỉ
B. Paris, Pháp
C. Luân Đôn , Anh
D. hồ Placid, New York
Dẫn chứng: Eagan won his first Olympic gold medal as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
=> Chọn A
Câu 7:
According to the passage, what special honor did Eagan receive in 1983?
According to the passage, what special honor did Eagan receive in 1983?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
A
Theo bài đọc, niềm vinh dự đặc biệt gì mà Eagan đã nhận được vào năm 1983?
A. Ông ấy đã được giới thiệu vào Hội trường danh dự của Olympic Mỹ
B. Ông ấy được đề cử làm trung tá trong quân đội Mỹ
C. Ông ấy đã nhận huy chương vàng trong cuộc thi kéo xe tuyết 4 người
D. Ông ấy được chỉ định là trợ lý luật sư của quận cho phía nam New York.
Dẫn chứng: Eagan was a member of the first group of athletes inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983.
=> Chọn A
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