V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers
each of the questions about it.
Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history.
But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called
urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a
rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper
story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend. So, today, many people in New
York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!
rumor (n): tin đồn
27. What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?
a. stories b. history c. people d. newspapers
28. Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?
a. stories about the past b. modem legends c. modern cities d. people
29. Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ . a. urban legends b. modern cities c. rumors d. crocodiles
30. We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ . a. ‘know’ b. ‘say’ c. ‘think’ d. ’appear’ 31. Which of the following is true?
a. All legends are about the past.
b. Modern people still believe in legends.
c. There are crocodiles under New York.
d. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of
New York.
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