THE PHRASE “SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE” IN PARAGRAPH 4 MOSTLY MEANS ______...

Câu 35: The phrase “surrounded by people” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.

A. helping many people

B. attracting a lot of people

C. having people around

D. needing people

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau trích từ Longman Tests in Context và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A,

B, C, hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 36 đến 40.

Queen Isabella of Spain was born on 22 April 1451. She helped Christopher Columbus and gave

him ships and men to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, Columbus (36)______ the New

World. However, all the ships and men cost less than two parties she gave!

Louis Braille invented a way for the blind to read. This great man was born on 4 January 1809.

Another great (37)______, Thomas Edison, liked reading books written in Braille more than books in

normal print, even though he could see perfectly well.

The Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, was born on 16 July 1872. Amundsen was the first

man to reach the South Pole. When he set out from Norway, however, everyone thought that he was

(38)______ his way to the North Pole!

Albert Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. He was one of the greatest (39)______

and the most intelligent men in the world. However, he failed the entrance examination for the

Federal Polytechnic of Zurich (40)______ he was a young man!