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 What is commonly called pepper in reality comes from two very different families of plants. Black and white pepper both come from the fruit of the Piper nigrum, a vine with fruits called peppercorns. The peppercorns turn from green to red as they ripen and finally blacken as they dry out. The dried-out peppercorns are ground to obtain black pepper. White pepper, which has a more subtle flavour than black pepper, comes from the same peppercorns as black pepper. To obtain white pepper, the outer hull of the peppercorn, the pericarp, is removed before the peppercorn is ground. Red and green pepper, on the other hand, come from a completely different family from black and white pepper. Red and green peppers are from the genus Capsicum. Plants of this type generally have tiny white flowers and fruit which can be any of a number of colours, shapes and sizes. These peppers range in flavour from very mild and sweet to the most incredibly burning taste imaginable. Bell peppers are the mildest, while habanros are the most burning.

 Christopher Columbus is responsible for the present-day confusion over what pepper is. The Piper nigrum variety of pepper was highly valued for centuries, and high demand for pepper by Europeans was a major cause of the fifteen-century push to locate ocean routes to the spice-growing regions of Asia. When Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, he was particularly interested in finding black pepper because of the high price it would command in Europe. Columbus came across plants from the Capsicum family in use among people of the New World, and he incorrectly identified them as relatives of black pepper. Columbus introduced the spicy Capsicum chili peppers to Europeans on his return from the 1492 voyage, and traders later spread them to Asia and Africa. These Capsicum peppers have continued to be called peppers in spite of the fact that they are not related to the black and white pepper of the Piper nigrum family.

Câu 37 (VDC): The purpose of this passage is to __________.

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Câu 27 (VD): He bought her flowers and a diamond ring. This action made her fall in love with him.

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Câu 45 (TH): Ripe fruit is often stored in a place who contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly.

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Câu 12 (TH): University students _________ in linguistics may take courses including phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics.

Câu 18 (TH): If you slept under a mosquito net, you _________ bitten so often.

Câu 13 (TH): Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ____ in public places.

Câu 16 (VD): I don't think the baby dropped it. I think she threw it to the ground _________ purpose in order to gain our attention.

Câu 21 (TH): Two thirds of the land in this rural area _________ used for community purposes recently.

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Câu 2 (VDC): Jim decided to set up his own business because he was tired of just being a cog in a machine.

Câu 20 (VD): Eggs are generally good for your health __________, of course, you eat too much of them.

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Câu 29 (TH): It's Sunday today. Peter is coming over to Susan's house.

Peter: "Do you mind if I put the television on?" - Susan: "_____________."

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Câu 1 (TH): They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those extended in the last year of growth.

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Câu 44 (TH): The teacher asked him why hadn't he done his homework, but he said nothing.

Câu 25 (VD): I'll see you _________ when you leave. It's easy to get lost in this enormous building.

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Câu 17 (VD): _________ have a meeting tomorrow has not been decided.