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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.

Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman. With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.

In what year did Melville’s book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?

A. 1849

B. 1837

C. 1847

D. 1841

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Đáp án A

Thông tin: His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849).

Thông tin: Những trải nghiệm của ông trong chuyến đi này chính là cơ sở cho cuốn tiểu thuyết Redburn (1849).

CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ

Câu 1

A. They are all backpackers.

B. They are all wealthy travellers.

C. They are all interested in seeing the wonders of the world

D. They all eat, drink and do the same things at the sites of the world wonders.

Lời giải

Đáp án D

The prescribed tourist manner (cách thức du lịch theo quy định) = They all eat, drink and do the same things at the sites of the world wonders (Tất cả họ đều ăn, uống và làm những điều tương tự tại các địa điểm trên thế giới kỳ diệu)

Câu 2

A. The Great Barrier Reef is worth visiting if you are in Australia.

B. It is fine to visit the Great Barrier Reef when you are in Australia.

C. It seems wrong not to visit the Great Barrier Reef once you are in Australia.

D. The Great Barrier Reef is an unforgettable sight in Australia.

Lời giải

Đáp án C

The Great Barrier Reef reproached us (rạn san hô Great Barrier quở trách chúng tôi) có nghĩa là sai lầm khi không tới thăm rặng san hô này khi tới Australia.

Câu 3

A. banknotes made of waterproof plastic

B. the fine visit to the Great Barrier Reef

C. the surfers at Bondi Beach refusing to leave the sea despite tsunami warning

D. the stern warning at the hand luggage X-ray machine at Alice Springs airport.

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Câu 4

A. She doesn't like wandering around the wonders.

B. She doesn't enjoy the Imperial Palace Tour Guide.

C. She doesn't like watching the wonder through a camera.

D. She doesn't want to explore the sites the way people around her do.

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Câu 5

A. She thought it was pretty good.

B. She felt exhausted, empty, and bored.

C. She thought that was enough.

D. She thought this rock was the definitive sunset rock event.

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Câu 7

A. those who stand grumpily at the back of the group

B. those who wander enchanted through the site

C. those who look at the wonders through their cameras

D. those who lack a recording facility

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