VII. 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.
THE HOPI OF ARIZONA
The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States. With modern things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions.
There are about ten thousand Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather is very hot in the summer, but in winter it freezes. The wind blows hard. Farming is difficult. Corn is the Hopi’s main food, but they plant vegetables, too. They raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks. They live in traditional stone houses, but many of them have telephones, radios, and television. They have horses, but they have trucks too.
Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion. Kachinas are spirits of dead people, of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars. Men dress as kachinas and do religious dances. People also make wooden kachinas. No two wooden kachinas are ever alike.
The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances and stories. The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don’t want to lose their traditions.
Question 21. The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A:the Hopi B:Women C:Men D:Children
Question 17. The Hopi _____________.
A:want traditional things instead of modern ones
B:want modern things instead of traditional ones
C:don’t want to remember their traditions
D:want both modern and traditional things
Question 20. The main idea of the passage is ______________.
A:the Hopi raise crops and animals in the Arizona desert
B:the Hopi want a comfortable, modern life
C:the Hopi keep their traditions even with modern life around them
D:kachinas are spirits of the things round the Hopi
Question 18. Winters in this part of Arizona are ____________.
A:cold B:hot C:warm D:cool
Question 19. The main Hopi food is _______________.
A:corn B:vegetables C:hamburger D:beef
Đáp án A.
Key words: they, last paragraph, refers.
Clue: “Many musicians today credit earlier musicians such as Scott Joplin or Bessie Smith with inspiring their music. It’s a shame that they can’t also name the earliest African-Americans who really began the traditions that led to the American music of today”: Nhiều nhạc sĩ ngày nay ghi nhận những cái tên đi trước như Scott Joplin hay Bessie Smith vì những nghệ sĩ này đã truyền cảm hứng sáng tác cho họ. Đáng tiếc là họ không thể biết được tên tuổi của những người Mĩ gốc Phi xa xưa – những người đã thật sự tạo ra những truyền thống bắt nguồn cho nền âm nhạc nước Mĩ ngày nay.
Đáp án đúng là A. today’s musicians. “Họ” ở đây là những nhạc sĩ ngày nay