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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank.
Early writing and Alphabets
When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (01)______ the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for any word.
The Ancient Egyptians had a (02)______ of picture writing that was described hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists discovered a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for (03)______ a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant.
An alphabet is quite different (04)______ picture writing. It consists of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets. It was later improved by the Roman‘s and this alphabet is now used (05)______ throughout the world.
Câu hỏi:(1)....................
- A. notice
- B. show
- C. appear
- D. mark
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: B
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CÂU HỎI KHÁC
- Instead, they drew small pictures to
- The Ancient Egyptians had a
- The stone had been there for
- An alphabet is quite different
- It was later improved by the Roman‘s and this alphabet is now used
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- - Kelvin: 'Our team has just won the last football match.' - Mike: '_____________'
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- Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position primary stress: pleasure, capture, picture, ensure
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- Indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: derrived, faced, hired, inclined
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- The________ dressed woman in the advertisement has a pose smile on her face.
- Never say that again, ________?”
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- It was very________ of you to pay for all the drinks last night.
- He was________ speaker!
- We spent the entire day looking for a new house
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- According to the passage, which planet typically shines the most brightly
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- The word 'it' can be referred to________.
- It can be inferred from the passag
- According to the passage, Great Red Spot________.
- The word 'exceptional' mostly means________.
- The passage was probably taken from
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- Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
- Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied
- What is the main idea of this passag
- The word excluded” is closest meaning to__________.
- All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT__________.
- According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s__________.
- The author mentions the shoesbox under the bed” in order to__________.
- The expression keep tabs on” is closest meaning to__________.
- The word hurdles” can be best replaced by__________.
- It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are small because__________
