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 from 35 to 42.
Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments – the Treasury, the Patent Office and so on – which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish. In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of many he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon.
The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago.
Two ports cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation – Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth – and also to the far-off ports of England and the Continent.
Which of the following conclusions about the federal district is supported by the passage?
A. Mount Vernon was not chosen because it was too close to the river
B. Congress was unable to agree on a location
C. George Washington’s choice of a site pleased almost everyone
D. Congress did not believe that a home for the federal government was necessary
Kết luận nào dưới đây về đặc khu liên bang đúng theo nội dung bài học?
A. Mount Vernon không được chọn vì nó quá gần với sông.
B. Quốc hội không thống nhất được chọn địa điểm cho khu liên bang.
C. Sự lựa chọn địa điểm của George Washington đã làm hài lòng phần lớn mọi người.
D. Quốc hội không tin rằng cần phải có nhà cho chính phủ liên bang.
Thông tin: In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district.
Tạm dịch: Năm 1790, chủ yếu là để chấm dứt những tranh cãi không đâu, George Washington được chịu trách nhiệm cho việc lựa chọn khu đất liên bang mới được chỉ định.
Chọn B