15000 bài tập tách từ đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Phần 68)

It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbor.

We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires.

Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces of wood together. This method was used for thousands of years.

When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe.

There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night.

For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night.

Câu 1

What does “they” refer to?

A. people

B. ages

C. sticks

D. trees

Lời giải

Đáp án C

“they” được thay thế cho sticks trong vế trước: We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn

Câu 2

According to the passage the first fire used by people was probably obtained ______.

A. from the sun’s heat through glass

B. by rubbing wood together

C. from heat or fire caused by nature

D. by striking iron against flint

Lời giải

Đáp án C

Thông tin ở đoạn 2:

Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires.

Con người thời xa xưa tạo ra nhiệt hoặc lửa nhờ hoàn toàn vào tự nhiên

Câu 3

It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from ______.

A. the wood of gum trees

B. iron bars dipped in melted resins

C. wooden poles dipped in oil

D. tree branches dipped in melted resins

Lời giải

Đáp án D

Thông tin ở câu thứ 2 của đoạn thứ 4: They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. (Họ làm tan chảy nhựa và nhúng cành cây trong chất lỏng để làm ngọn đuốc thắp sáng nhà vào ban đêm.)

Câu 4

is mentioned in the passage that before the electric lamp was invented

A. oil lamps and then candles were used

B. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time

C. candles and then oil lamps were used

D. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses

Lời giải

Đáp án C

Thông tin ở 2 câu đầu của đoạn cuối: For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles.

TRước khi đèn điện được phát minh thì nến, sau đó là đèn dầu được sử dụng

Câu 5

The word “splendors” in the passage could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. expensive objects

B. places of scenic beauty

C. achievements

D. the beautiful and impressive features

Lời giải

Đáp án D

“splendors” = the beautiful and impressive features: vật rực rỡ, lộng lẫy

Câu 6

According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?

A. We know exactly when and how people first used fire.

B. Before gas lamps and electric lamps appeared, streets were lit by torches.

C. We can make a fire by striking a piece of iron on flint to ignite some tinder.

D. Matches and lighters were invented not long ago.

Lời giải

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It is stated in the passage that torches for lighting were made from ______.

is mentioned in the passage that before the electric lamp was invented

The word “splendors” in the passage could be best replaced by which of the following?

According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?

The word “gloomy” in the passage is closest in meaning to

What form of street lighting was used in London when link boys used to work there?

Why does the writer mention "John F. Kennedy" in line 3?

According to the reading passage, why did Joseph Pulitzer invent the Pulitzer Prize?

The word “partial" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.

According the passage, who receives the Pulitzer Prize?

According to the reading passage, how did Joseph Pulitzer appeal to the average reader?

Which sentence about Joseph Pulitzer is true according to the reading passage?

Which sentence about Joseph Pulitzer is NOT true according to the reading passage?

According to the paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the young Barton Clara?

The phrase broke out in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning ti

The word this in paragraph 2 refers to

The word acknowledged in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by

What can be inferred about the government?

What does the author mention about the American Red Cross?

What is the main idea of the passage?

What can be the best title of the reading passage?

According to the paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the young Barton Clara?

The phrase broke out in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning ti

The word this in paragraph 2 refers to

The word acknowledged in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by

What can be inferred about the government?

What does the author mention about the American Red Cross?

What is the main idea of the passage?

What can be the best title of the reading passage?

What might be the most suitable title for this reading passage?

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What can the word adorning be best replaced by?

What can the word invokes be best replaced by?

Why does the couple exchange garlands?

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What is the author's main purpose?

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