Read the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. New Year celebrations date as far back as 2000 BC in Mesopotamia. Yet, the actual date has changed a number of times. There was always a problem because New Year was (31)_______ by the moments of the sun and the moon which allowed room for error. To cut a long short story, it was not until 1582, when the calendar we use today was introduced, (32)_______ January 1st became New Year’s Day in most cultures. Some cultures, (33)_______, celebrate the New Year at various times, according to their calendar and religious traditions. For example, the Chinese celebrate it (34)_______ the 21st of January and the 19th of February. In contrast with most of the world (35)_______ celebrate New Year at the beginning of the year, the Jewish people celebrate it in September of early October.
Câu 1:
A. assumed
B. considered
C. supposed
D. calculated
Câu 2:
A. which
B. that
C. on which
D. when
Câu 3:
A. therefore
B. however
C. furthermore
D. otherwise
Câu 4:
A. within
B. on
C. between
D. among
Câu 5:
A. that
B. which
C. who
D. whose
A.
B.
C.
D.