The city of Machu Picchu, in Peru, South American

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Machu Picchu

The city of Machu Picchu, in Peru, South American, is (0) considered to be one of the most breathtaking sights in the world. It was built by the Inca Empire was at its most powerful. What makes this city so unusual is that it is (1)_____ 2,430 metres above sea (2)_____, on the top of a mountain ridge in the Andes Mountains.

Machu Picchu is so remote that the Incas had to take a long, treacherous path through the Andes to get to it. To this day, historians still (3)_____ how the Inca people were able to build this stone city so high up (4)_____ the use of modern technology. The Incas were expert builders, carving the rocks perfectly and (5)_____ them together so well that you cannot slide a knife (6)_____ the stones.

Astonishingly, the (7)_____ of the world only learned of the city's existence after an American historian, Hiram Bingham, (8)_____ it on 24 July 1911. Previously, only a few local people were (9)_____ of the city. It has now become a popular tourist (10)_____ . People walk for up to four days on the Inca Trail through the Andes Mountains to (11)_____ this amazing city and admire the spectacular (12)_____ from the top.

1. A. set B. placed C. situated D. settled

2. A. line B. level C. height D. point

3. A. think B. imagine C. doubt D. wonder

4. A. without B.except C.apart D.unless

5. A. fitting B. suiting C. fixing D.mixing

6. A. among B. through C. between D. against

7. A. rest B. other C. remainder D. part

8. A. invented B. discovered C. created D. realised

9. A. aware B. sensitive C. alert D. familiar

10. A. direction B. destination C. position D. location

11. A. arrive B.reach C.finish D. achieve

12. A. scene B. image C. view D. look

Đáp án

1. A. set

2. B. level

Sea level: mực nước biển

3. D. wonder

4. A. without

without: không cần đến

5. A. fitting (vừa vặn)

6. C. between

7. A. rest

8. B. discovered

9. A. aware

10. B. destination

11. B.reach

12. C. view