Read the passage and choose the correct answer----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh ----- Throughout the centuries, explorers have played an important role in the formation of empires. After all, without explorers, rulers such as Kings and Queens, Emperors and Empresses, wouldn't have known there were places beyond the borders of their own countries to conquer. Today we'll be introducing some famous European (1) ........ expedition to sail (2) .......... Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first the world. Unfortunately, he didn't live to see the ships return home as he died in 1521 in the Philippines. Vasco da Gama was another Portuguese explorer who was born in about 1460. He was (3) ........ of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India where he died in 1524. Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth L. He was (4) ........ for founding the first English colony in America in 1584, in present-day North Carolina. Captain James Cook was also an English explorer. He (5) ........ Australia as part of the British Empire when he landed there in 1770. He lived between 1728 and 1779. 1. A. researchers B. explorers C. inventors D. collectors 2. A. around B. about C. on D. over the world 3. A. leaders B. sailors C. commander D. managers 4. A. interested B. responsible C. discovered D. claimed 5. A. discovery B. landed C. explored D. claimed |