Đúng như tên gọi của nó, Toefl Reading 500 gồm 10 bài test ,với 500 câu hỏi đọc hiểu đòi hỏi khả năng tư duy và vốn từ vựng phong phú ,rất thích hợp cho những ai muốn nâng cao khả năng đọc hiểu và chuẩn bị thi Toefl | deferential hosts of the eighteenth-century European inn became leading citizens. Holding a large stake in the community they exercised power to make it prosper. As owners or managers of the local palace of the public they were makers and shapers of a principal community attraction. Travelers from abroad were mildly shocked by this high social position. 1. What is the main topic of the passage A The size of early American hotels B The importance of hotels in American culture C How American hotels differed from European hotels D Why conventions are held at hotels 2. The word bound in line 1 is closest in meaning to A led B protected C tied D strengthened 3. The National Republican party is mentioned in line 8 as an example of a group A from Baltimore B of learned people C owning a hotel D holding a convention 4. The word assembling in line 14 is closest in meaning to A announcing B motivating C gathering D contracting 5. The word ones in line 16 refers to A hotels B conventions C kinds D representatives 6. The word it in line 23 refers to A European inn B host C community D public 7. It can be inferred form the passage that early hotelkeepers in the United States were A active politicians B European immigrants C professional builders D influential citizen 8. Which of the following statements about early American hotels is NOT mentioned in the passage A Travelers from abroad did not enjoy staying in them. B Conventions were held in them. C People used them for both business and pleasure. D They were important to the community. Question 9-18 Beads were probably the first durable ornaments humans possessed and the intimate relationship they had with their owners is reflected in the fact that beads are among the most common items found in ancient archaeological sites. In the past as Line today men women and children adorned themselves with beads. In some cultures 5 still certain beads are often worn from birth until death and then are buried with their owners for the .
