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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox heralded the start of a new year. Throughout antiquity, civilizations around the world developed increasingly sophisticated calendars. In Egypt, for instance, the year began with the annual flooding of the Nile, which coincided with the rising of the star Sirius. The first day of the Chinese new year, meanwhile, occurred with the second new moon after the winter solstice.
The early Roman calendar consisted of 10 months and 304 days. Over the centuries, the calendar fell out of sync with the sun, and in 46 B.C. the emperor Julius Caesar decided to solve the problem by consulting with the most prominent astronomers and mathematicians of his time. He introduced the Julian calendar, which closely resembles the more modern one that most countries around the world use today.
In many countries, New Year’s celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. In Spain and several other Spanish-speaking countries, people bolt down a dozen grapes-symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead-right before midnight. In many parts of the world, traditional New Year’s dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, meanwhile, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.
Other customs that are common worldwide include watching fireworks and singing songs to welcome the new year, including the ever-popular “Auld Lang Syne” in many English-speaking countries. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot.
(source: https://www.history.com/)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox heralded the start of a new year. Throughout antiquity, civilizations around the world developed increasingly sophisticated calendars. In Egypt, for instance, the year began with the annual flooding of the Nile, which coincided with the rising of the star Sirius. The first day of the Chinese new year, meanwhile, occurred with the second new moon after the winter solstice.
The early Roman calendar consisted of 10 months and 304 days. Over the centuries, the calendar fell out of sync with the sun, and in 46 B.C. the emperor Julius Caesar decided to solve the problem by consulting with the most prominent astronomers and mathematicians of his time. He introduced the Julian calendar, which closely resembles the more modern one that most countries around the world use today.
In many countries, New Year’s celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. In Spain and several other Spanish-speaking countries, people bolt down a dozen grapes-symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead-right before midnight. In many parts of the world, traditional New Year’s dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, meanwhile, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.
Other customs that are common worldwide include watching fireworks and singing songs to welcome the new year, including the ever-popular “Auld Lang Syne” in many English-speaking countries. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot.
(source: https://www.history.com/)Câu 44: Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
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Chọn đáp án D
CHỦ ĐỀ VỀ CELEBRATIONS
Ý nào sau đây có thể là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho đoạn văn?
A. Ngày 1 tháng 1 trở nên đặc biệt như thế nào.
B. Điểm đến tốt nhất để ăn mừng năm mới.
C. Tết sum họp.
D. Lễ mừng năm mới.
*Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn văn:
- Đoạn 1: “The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year's arrival date back some 4,000 years to anclent Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox heralded the start of a new year.”
(Các lễ hội được ghi lại sớm nhất để tôn vinh ngày xuất hiện của năm mới cách Babylon khoảng 4.000 năm. Đối với người Babylon, lần trăng non đầu tiên sau điểm phân Vernal báo trước một năm mới bắt đầu.)
- Đoạn 3: “In many countries, New Year's celebrations begin on the evening of December 31-New Year's Eve-and continue into the early hours of January 1.
(Ở nhiều quốc gia, lễ mừng năm mới bắt đầu vào tối ngày 31 tháng 12 - đêm giao thừa - và tiếp tục đến đầu ngày 1 tháng 1.)
=> Đoạn này đang thảo luận về những thú vui thưởng thức các bữa ăn và đồ ăn nhẹ cụ thể trong Năm Mới vì chúng được cho là sẽ mang lại may mắn cho năm tới.
- Đoạn 4: “Other customs that are common worldwide include watching fireworks and singing songs to welcome the new year, including the ever-popular "Auld Lang Syne" in many English-speaking countries. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the anclent Babylonlans, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot.”
(Các phong tục phổ biến khác trên toàn thế giới bao gồm xem pháo hoa và hát các bài hát chào đón năm mới, bao gồm cả "Auld Lang Syne" rất phổ biến ở nhiều quốc gia nói tiếng Anh. Người ta cho rằng tập tục đưa ra quyết định cho năm mới lần đầu tiên xuất hiện ở những người Babylon cổ đại, những người đã hứa để kiếm được sự ưu ái của các vị thần và bắt đầu một năm mới thuận lợi.)
=> Do đó, tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho đoạn văn là: Lễ mừng năm mới.
=> Vì nó tập trung vào các khía cạnh như nguồn gốc, phong tục tập quán cùng các hiện tượng liên quan đến Năm Mới nên nó phải là “celebrations (lễ)” thay vì bàn về “gatherings (sự sum họp, quây quần bên gia đình, người thân)” như đáp án C.
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