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12. nguyen van
13. doc lap
14. dau phay
15. dau gach cheo

Cau hoi trfic ugliiem

l.d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c

6. c 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a

Bai tap uang cao
1. Long-time Boston residents still talk about the molasses flood that
engulfed the city’snorth end on January 15, 1919. Many people
were sitting near the Purity Distilling Corporation’s fifty foot high
molasses tank enjoying the unseasonably warm day. The tank was
filled with more than two million gallons of molasses— and it was
about to burst apart. First, molasses oozed through the tank’s riv­
ets. Then the metal bolts popped out, the seams burst, and tons of
molasses burst out in a surge of deadly goo. The first wave, over
twenty-five feet high, smashed buildings, trees, people and ani­
mals like toys. Sharp pieces of the tank sliced through the air, in­
juring scores of people. After the initial destruction, molasses con­
tinued to clog the streets for days. Many survivors had to have
their clothing cut off: dried molasses turned clothing into cement.
People were stuck to sidewalks and benches; molasses glued tele­
phone receivers to ears and hands. The disaster left more than 20
people dead and more than 50 hurt.
2. In many Native American tribes, the “shaman” or medicine man,
acted as a ceremonial priest. In other tribes, however, the medi­
cine man’s job was to treat any one of his people who became ill.
In his role as a healer, the medicine man carried a bag of secret
herbs and charms to rid the patient of his sickness. Among the
tools of his trade were dried fingers, deer tails, drums, rattles, and

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