Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c, or d.
Hurricanes are violent storms that cause millions of dollars in property damage and take many lives. They can be extremely dangerous, and too often people underestimate their fury.
Hurricanes normally originate as a small area of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean west of Cape Verde Island during August or September. For several days, the area of the storm increases and the air pressure falls slowly. A center of low-pressure forms, and winds begin to whirl around it. It is blown westward, increasing in size and strength.
Hurricanes hunters then fly out of the storm in order to determine its size and intensity and to trace its direction. They drop radiosondes, or instruments for recording temperature, air pressure, and humidity, into the storm. They also look at the size of waves on the ocean, the clouds, and the eye of the storm. The eye is a region of relative calm and clear skies in the center of the hurricane. People often lose their lives by leaving shelter when the eye has arrived, only to be caught in tremendous winds again when the eye has passed.
It is implied in the passage that hurricane hunters try__________ .
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích: Hurricanes hunters then fly out of the storm in order to determine its size and intensity and to trace its direction. => Những người săn bão sau đó bay ra khỏi cơn bão để xác định kích thước và cường độ của nó cũng như xác định hướng đi của nó.
Tạm dịch: Trong đoạn văn có ngụ ý rằng những người săn bão cố gắng ___.
a. để tìm hiểu về cơn bão
b. để kiểm soát cơn bão
c. để thay đổi hướng của cơn bão
d. để tìm ra con mắt của cơn bão