30 đề thi thử thpt quốc gia tiếng anh năm 2020 cực hay có lời giải (Đề số 1)

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They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am.

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Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.

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Alzheimer made the first observers of the telltale signs of the disease that today bears his name.

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Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold mining town 7,500 feet above sea level.

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The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.

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THE EARTH GALLERIES

      To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology.

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THE EARTH GALLERIES

      To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology.
Question 57

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 58

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 59

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology.
Question 60

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 61

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 62

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 63

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                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 64

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks

                                                    THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word ‘geology’ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (56)________you have to study it at school. If you visit te Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (57)________that this image couldn’t be further from the truth.

      The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (58)________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (59)________up to the top of this by escalator. On the (60)________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (61)________diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (62)________at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (63)________the museum.

      The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (64)________and where our most common building (65)__________come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 65

Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.

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Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.

Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.

Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.

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The Passage answers which of the following questions?

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According to the passage, Jazz originated in

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Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?

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The word “skeletal” in line 16 is closest in meaning to

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Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

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The word “menial” in line 20 is closest in meaning to

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According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans Jazz musicians?

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All of the following are true EXCEPT

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The word “its” in line 23 refers to________

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The word “their” in line 15 refers to which of the following?

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________you’ll be coming to the meeting next week since you prepared the documents?

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 The floor was so rotten that it almost gave________under his weight.

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A: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening. Would you like to join us?

B: “____________”

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A: Do you like that advanced course you are taking, John?”
B: “    ________”

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 William is an authority________medieval tapestries.

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The marathon runner________for nearly one hour and a half when she________to the pavement.

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 I can't thank enough for your help.    - “________”

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 John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura. "________"

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If you had asked him, he______helped you to solve the problem.

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Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember very________stupid questions.

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"Today’s my 20 birthday.” - “________”

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does Luisa a full-time job and________.

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On the second level of the parking lot________ 

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Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the________that the matter was confidential.

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They attempted to________the painting to its original condition.

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Can you list the problems________poor and________countries?

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I feel________to inform the committee that a number of members are very unhappy with the decision.

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I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll________up somewhere.

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To solve this problem, it is advisable________

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The organs of taste are the________that are mainly located on the tongue.

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On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.

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Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary________to his brother’s graduation party.

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John has a monthly bank________sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.

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He was sent to________prison for        six months for________shoplifting.

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What do you want to do this summer?
I think we should go somewhere________has plenty of sun and sand.

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It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.

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Frank doesn’t care if Jean leaves or stays.

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When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.

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"You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.

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Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.

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After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,________.

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We got on well when we shared a flat,________

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The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and________.

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In bacteria and other organisms,________.

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Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that______ .

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
What does the passage mainly discuss?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “they” in line 5 refers to________.

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to________.

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to________.

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?

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Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground.

When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by

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