Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The United States regarded Great Britain as a competitor in developing the most efficient railroad system
B. Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832
C. American businessmen saw railroads as a threat to established businesses
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Chọn đáp án B
Điều nào sau đây có thể được suy ra từ bài đọc?
A. Mỹ coi Anh là đối thủ cạnh tranh trong việc phát triển hệ thống đường sắt hiệu quả nhất
B. Năng lượng đầu máy hơi nước được sử dụng lần đầu tiên vào năm 1832
C. Các doanh nhân Mỹ coi đường sắt là mối đe dọa đối với các doanh nghiệp đã thành danh
D. Đầu máy hơi nước thay thế ngựa vì quãng đường xa khắp đất nước
Thông tin trong bài: "The first company in America to begin actual operations was the Baltimore and Ohio, which opened a thirteen- mile length of track in 1830. It used a team of horses to pull a train of passenger carriages and freight wagons along the track, steam locomotive power didn't come into regular service until two years later." (Công ty đầu tiên ở Mỹ bắt đầu hoạt động thực tế là Baltimore và Ohio, đã mở đường ray dài 13 dặm vào nẳm 1830. Công ty này sử dụng một đoàn ngựa để kéo một đoàn tàu chở khách và toa xe hàng dọc theo đường ray. Năng lượng đầu máy hơi nước không được đưa vào sử dụng thường xuyên cho đến hai năm sau đó.)
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