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THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. In the southern part of Hyogo Prefectures, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

The word “oversea” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. abroad
B. at sea
C. by sea

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Đáp án A

oversea: ở nước ngoài

A. abroad: ở nước ngoài

B. at sea: trên biển

C. by sea: bằng đường biển

=> oversea = abroad

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Câu 2:

The word "occurred" in the text is closest in meaning to________.

A. ended
B. happened
C. started

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Đáp án B

occurred: xảy ra

A. ended: kết thúc

B. happened: xảy ra

C. started: bắt đầu

Câu 3:

It's started in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe________.

A. was greater than that of the Great Kanto earthquake
B. was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake
C. exceeded that of any known earthquake

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Đáp án B

Dẫn chứng “A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives…..It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.”

Câu 4:

The northern and of Awaji Island was the place where__________.

A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly
B. there was no damage to people and property
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives

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Đáp án A

Dẫn chứng “The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people.”

Câu 5:

We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake____________.

A. is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B. didn't cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe
C. is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan

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Đáp án A

Dẫn chứng “The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea”

CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ

Câu 1

A. are contaminated                                            
B. cannot be swum in
C. are dirty enough to swim in                           
D. are less dirty than they used to be

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Đáp án A

Dẫn chứng “The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in.”

Câu 2

A. Decorating the home.                      
B. Singing Christmas carols.
C. Eating Christmas pudding.                             
D. A and B are correct.

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Đáp án D

Dẫn chứng “Two popular traditions at Christmas are: decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols.”

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