PASSAGE 19

PASSAGE 19 Of all the Thanksgiving symbols the Turkey has become the most well known The wild turkey is native to northern Mexico and the eastern United States The turkey has brown features with buff-colored feathers on the tips of the wing and on the tail The male turkey is called a Tom and, as with most birds, is bigger and has brighter and more colorful plumage The female is called a Hen and is generally smaller and drab in color The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico, and was brought into Europe early in the 16th century Since that time, turkeys have been extensively raised because of the excellent quality of their meat and eggs Some of the common breeds of turkey in the United States are the Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, and Bourbon Red Though there is no real evidence that turkey was served at the Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, in a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford he does make mention of wild turkeys In a letter sent to England, another Pilgrim describes how the governor sent "four men out fowling" returning with turkeys, ducks and geese Question What can be the most suitable title for the passage? A Thanksgiving B Thanksgiving history C Thanksgiving turkey D Thanksgiving feasts Question Compared with the Hen turkey, the Tom one is _ A bigger and stronger B smaller and more colorful C stronger and less colorful D bigger and more colorful Question The turkey was first raised in _ A northern Mexico and the eastern United States B Mexico C The United States D Europe Question Which statement is TRUE, according to the Pilgrim’s Governor Bradford? A American perhaps ate domestic turkeys at their Thanksgiving long time ago B The Pilgrim perhaps ate wild turkeys at their first Thanksgiving C American first used turkeys in the Thanksgiving D The Pilgrim ate domestic turkeys at their first Thanksgiving Question The word plumage in the first paragraph means _ A feathers B tail C head D body ĐÁP ÁN 1-C 2-D 3-B 4-B 5-A LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: Question 2: [“The male turkey is called a Tom and, …, is bigger and has brighter and more colorful plumage.”] [“The female is called a Hen and is generally smaller ”] Question 3: [“The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico, ”] Question 4: Page [“…that turkey was served at the Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, in a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford he does make mention of wild turkeys.”] • Bài dịch tham khảo: Trong tất biểu tượng ngày lễ Tạ ơn, Gà Tây trở nên tiếng Gà tây hoang dã có nguồn gốc phía bắc Mexico phía đơng Hoa Kỳ Gà tây có nét đặc trưng màu nâu với lông màu nâu sẫm đầu cánh đuôi Gà tây đực gọi Tom, đa số lồi chim, to có lông sáng nhiều màu Con gọi Hen thường nhỏ màu xám Gà tây hóa Mexico mang tới châu Âu vào đầu kỉ 16 Kể từ thời điểm đó, gà tây ni cách rộng rãi chất lượng thịt trứng chúng thật tuyệt vời Một số giống gà tây thông thường Hoa Kỳ Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland Bourbon Red Mặc dù khơng có chứng thực gà tây dùng lễ Tạ ơn người hành hương, sách viết Bradford - thủ lĩnh người hành hương, ông đề cập đến gà tây hoang dã Trong thư gửi đến nước Anh, người hành hương khác mô tả cách mà người thủ lĩnh đuổi “4 người đàn ông bắn chim” trả lại gà tây, vịt ngỗng Page