Q0357
Paragraf (Reading)Anlamca En Yakın Cümle (Restatement)Zor
The word 'quarantine' derives from the Italian phrase for 'forty days', a reference to the period ships were once required to wait offshore before docking.
AThe word 'quarantine' derives from an Italian phrase meaning 'forty days', referring to the number of days sailors were required to remain on land before boarding a ship.
BThe term 'quarantine' comes from an Italian phrase meaning 'forty days', referring to the length of time ships once had to wait offshore before being allowed to dock.Doğru cevap
CShips were once required to wait offshore for forty days after docking, which is where the word 'quarantine' originates.
DThe term 'quarantine' has no connection to its Italian origins, despite common assumptions about a forty-day waiting period.
EThe Italian phrase for 'forty days' originally referred to a tax imposed on ships before they were allowed to dock.
Neden?
Cümlede 'quarantine' sözcüğünün kırk gün anlamına gelen İtalyanca ifadeden geldiği ve bunun gemilerin limana yanaşmadan önce açıkta bekleme süresine gönderme yaptığı söylenir. Doğru seçenek ikisini de korur. 'After docking' sırayı, 'sailors ... remain on land before boarding' ise bekleyen tarafı değiştirir; bir seçenek de kökeni tümüyle reddeder.
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