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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 from 13 to 20.
Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and-stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “baseball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond-shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikes – you’re – out, batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning, a nine-man team. “The New York Game'' spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban–industrial society. At its inception, it was played by and for gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing lavish evening entertainment for the winners.
During the 1850 - 70 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism (charging admission), under–the–table payments to exceptional players, and gambling on the outcome of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would have their regular professional ten, an amateur first-nine, and their” muffins“ (the gentle duffers who once ran the game).
Beginning with the first openly all–salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870- 1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including the formation of the National Association of Professional baseball players in 1871. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded inverters in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s have been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age ''. Profits soared, players’ salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The Sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest Proclaimed itself the American League.
What is the passage mainly about?
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 from 13 to 20.
Baseball evolved from a number of different ball-and-stick games (paddle ball, trap ball, one-old-cat, rounders, and town ball) originating in England. As early as the American Revolution, it was noted that troops played “baseball” in their free time. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright formalized the New York Knickerbockers’ version of the game: a diamond-shaped infield, with bases ninety feet apart, three strikes – you’re – out, batter out on a caught ball, three outs per inning, a nine-man team. “The New York Game'' spread rapidly, replacing earlier localized forms. From its beginnings, baseball was seen as a way of satisfying the recreational needs of an increasingly urban–industrial society. At its inception, it was played by and for gentlemen. A club might consist of 40 members. The president would appoint two captains who would choose teams from among the members. Games were played on Monday and Thursday afternoons, with the losers often providing lavish evening entertainment for the winners.
During the 1850 - 70 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism (charging admission), under–the–table payments to exceptional players, and gambling on the outcome of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would have their regular professional ten, an amateur first-nine, and their” muffins“ (the gentle duffers who once ran the game).
Beginning with the first openly all–salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870- 1890 period saw the complete professionalization of baseball, including the formation of the National Association of Professional baseball players in 1871. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded inverters in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s have been called Major League Baseball’s “Golden Age ''. Profits soared, players’ salaries rose somewhat, a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “The Sporting News” came into being, wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Midwest Proclaimed itself the American League.
What is the passage mainly about?
A. the origin of baseball.
B. the influence of the “New York Game” on baseball
B. the influence of the “New York Game” on baseball
C. the commercialization of baseball.
D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century
D. the development of baseball in the nineteenth century
Trả lời:
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Dựa vào các chi tiết được đưa ra trong bài đọc và các mốc thời gian trong bài (In 1845, 1869, the 1870- 1890 period,..)
Dịch: sự phát triển của bóng chày trong thế kỷ XIX
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Dựa vào các chi tiết được đưa ra trong bài đọc và các mốc thời gian trong bài (In 1845, 1869, the 1870- 1890 period,..)
Dịch: sự phát triển của bóng chày trong thế kỷ XIX
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Câu 2:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
SHE STUDIES WHILE HE PLAYS: TRUE OF CHILDREN AND CHIMPS
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The females seem to learn by watching their mothers. Researcher Dr. Elisabeth V. Lonsdorf, director of field conservation at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, said that it is (3).............to find that, when a young male and female are near a mound, ‘she’s really focusing on termite fishing and he’s spinning himself round (4)...........circles’. Dr Landsdorf and colleagues are studying chimpanzees at the zoo with a new, specially created termite mound, filled with mustard (5).......than termites.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
SHE STUDIES WHILE HE PLAYS: TRUE OF CHILDREN AND CHIMPS
Chimpanzees in the wild like to snack on termites, and youngsters learn to fish for them by pocking long sticks and other (1)........tools into the mounds that large groups of termites build. Researchers found that (2)............average female chimps in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania learned how to do termite fishing at the age of 31 months, more than two years earlier than the males.
The females seem to learn by watching their mothers. Researcher Dr. Elisabeth V. Lonsdorf, director of field conservation at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, said that it is (3).............to find that, when a young male and female are near a mound, ‘she’s really focusing on termite fishing and he’s spinning himself round (4)...........circles’. Dr Landsdorf and colleagues are studying chimpanzees at the zoo with a new, specially created termite mound, filled with mustard (5).......than termites.
Câu 3:
When she _____ at the new dress for half part an hour, she asked how much it_____
When she _____ at the new dress for half part an hour, she asked how much it_____
Câu 4:
She always complained ___ her parents ___ how small her room was or how few clothes she had.
She always complained ___ her parents ___ how small her room was or how few clothes she had.
Câu 5:
If we cannot save (A) the forests in their original (B) state, we must save enough (C)to preserve them as living burgeon ecosystem (D)
If we cannot save (A) the forests in their original (B) state, we must save enough (C)to preserve them as living burgeon ecosystem (D)
Câu 7:
I have had a toothache for one week but I still keep _____ going to the dentist.
I have had a toothache for one week but I still keep _____ going to the dentist.
Câu 8:
The police have not found the robbers yet and the bank robbery is still under ____
The police have not found the robbers yet and the bank robbery is still under ____
Câu 9:
The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they ____.
The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they ____.
Câu 10:
Tropical (A) rain forests are founded (B) in a (C)belt around the Equator of (D) the Earth.
Tropical (A) rain forests are founded (B) in a (C)belt around the Equator of (D) the Earth.
Câu 12:
It is very (A) difficult for (B) her to prevent (C) him for smoking (D) in her house.
It is very (A) difficult for (B) her to prevent (C) him for smoking (D) in her house.
Câu 14:
She hasn’t had a _____ week. She seems to have done nothing at all.
She hasn’t had a _____ week. She seems to have done nothing at all.
Câu 15:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
