II. Read the passage then answer the questions by circling A, B, C, or D: (1,0pts)What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer. Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492. He went with a crew of 90 men. Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like. He also wanted to make money. He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals...
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II. Read the passage then answer the questions by circling A, B, C, or D: (1,0pts)
What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer. Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492. He went with a crew of 90 men. Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.
Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like. He also wanted to make money. He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals there. He would buy their silks, spices and gold. Then he would sell them in Spain.
In Spain, people would pay high prices for them. Columbus got the Queen of Spain to approve his plan. She would pay for his ships and crew. He would keep 10 percent of the value of the goods he brought back. She would take the rest.
*Answer these questions by circling the best answer for each one.
Câu 25: Who was Christopher Columbus?
A. He was an English man
B. He was a sailor and explorer.
C. He was a farmer.
D. He was a doctor
Câu 26: What did Columbus buy?
A. He bought silks, spices and gold in Spain.
B. He bought silks, spices and gold in the local places where he came.
C. He bought food and things in Spain.
D. He bought houses and fields in the local places where he came
Câu 27: Which sentence is NOT true through the passage?
A. Christopher Columbus went to Bahamas with his family.
B. Christopher Columbus bought things in places he came and then sold them in Spain.
C. Christopher Columbus went to Walting Island in the Bahamas after thirty three days
D. Christopher Columbus landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.
Câu 28: Who did Columbus get to approve his plan?
A. The King of Spain
B. The Queen of the local places where he came.
C. The King of the local places where he came.
D. The Queen of Spain.
1 C
đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho explorer là danh từ chỉ người làm chủ ngữ
2 D
Đáp lại lời khen
3 C
for a long time: dấu hiệu nhận biết hiện tại hoàn thành