The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea

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THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. In the southern part of Hyogo Prefectures, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

1. The word “oversea” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. abroad

B. at sea

C. by sea

2. The word "occurred" in the text is closest in meaning to________.

A. ended

B. happened

C. started

3. It's started in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe________.

A. was greater than that of the Great Kanto earthquake

B. was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake

C. exceeded that of any known earthquake

4. The northern and of Awaji Island was the place where__________.

A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly

B. there was no damage to people and property

C. 1.5 million people lost their lives

5. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake____________.

A. is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake

B. didn't cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe

C. is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan

Lời giải:

Đáp án:

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. A

Giải thích:

1. oversea: ở nước ngoài

A. abroad: ở nước ngoài

B. at sea: trên biển

C. by sea: bằng đường biển

=> oversea = abroad

2. occurred: xảy ra

A. ended: kết thúc

B. happened: xảy ra

C. started: bắt đầu

3. Dẫn chứng “A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives…..It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.”

4. Dẫn chứng “The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people.”

5. Dẫn chứng “The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea”

Dịch:

TRẬN ĐỘNG ĐẤT LỚN HANSHIN

Trận động đất lớn Hanshin, hay trận động đất Kobe như thường được biết đến ở nước ngoài, là một trận động đất ở Nhật Bản có cường độ 7,3 theo thang độ lớn của Cơ quan Khí tượng Nhật Bản. Nó xảy ra vào ngày 17 tháng 1 năm 1995 lúc 5:46 sáng ở phía nam tỉnh Hyogo và kéo dài khoảng 20 giây. Tâm chấn của trận động đất nằm ở đầu phía bắc của đảo Awaji gần Kobe, một thành phố quốc tế với hơn 1,5 triệu dân. Tổng cộng có 6.434 người, chủ yếu ở thành phố Kobe, thiệt mạng. Ngoài ra, nó còn gây ra thiệt hại khoảng 10 nghìn tỷ yên. Đây là trận động đất tồi tệ nhất ở Nhật Bản kể từ trận động đất lớn Kanto năm 1923, cướp đi sinh mạng của 140.000 người.