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Read the text and choose the best answer
THE GREATEST HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hashin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, 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 Perfecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre 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 6434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it causes approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140000 lives.
Câu hỏi:The word “oversea” in the text is closest in meaning to ____________
- A. aboard
- B. at sea
- C. by sea
- D. at the beach
Lời giải tham khảo:
Đáp án đúng: A
oversea = aboard: hải ngoại
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- The word occurred” in the text is closest in meaning to _______________
- 1. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe _______________
- The norther end of Awaji island was the place where _______________
- Many people are wearing masks _______ the exhaust smoke from all means of transportation.
- Dustbins have been placed in various places to make people _______ littering.
- A new filtration system has been installed to treat the waste, _______ the lake is no longer polluted.
- Dumping too many clothes or school things on the floor can _______ in visual pollution.
- ________ pollution can directly cause hearing loss.
- Any factories breaking the rules will be heavily _________ .
- Some aquatic creatures find it difficult to __________ in high temperature.
- To protect the environment, we should use more _________ sources of energy such as wind and solar power.
- If I __________ you, I __________ try to save water.
- Water pollution has __________ many diseases for plants, animals and especially people.
- Polluted air in the city made Bob __________ ill.
- If tourists __________ rubbish in the river, the water would be cleaner now.
- Acid rain can lead ___________ atmospheric pollution.
- Holes in ozone layer can _________ in skin cancer.
- If we recycle more , we ________________ the Earth.
