Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their number has varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies. Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by that time Vermont and Kentucky has joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the intention of mint officials to add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in 1796, for example, some varieties of half dimes, dimes,and half-dollars were produced with sixteen starts. As more states were admitted to the Union.however, it quickly became apparent that this scheme would not prove practical and the coins from A798 on were issued with only thirteen stars- one for each of the original colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the A828 half cent was issued with only twelve stars. There is also a variety of the large cent with only A2 stars, but this is the result of a die break and is not a true error. Choose an option (A,B, C, or D)that best answers each question. Question 46: What is the main topic of the passage? A. Stars on American coins. B. The teaching of astronomy in state universities. BAILEARN-LUYENTHI DGNI &THPTQG C. The star as national symbol of the United States. D. Colonial stamps and coins. Question 47: The word "their" in line 1 refers to A. Coins. B. Features. C. Colonies D. Stars. Question 48: The word "bore" in line 3 is closest in meaning to A. Carried. B. Drilled C. Symbolized. D. Cost. Question 49: The expression "Curiously enough" is used because the author finds it strange that __ A. Silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen. B. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794. C. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes. D. No silver coins were issued until 1794. Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vermont joined the Union? A. Vermont joined after Tennessee and Kentucky. B. Kentucky joined before Tennessee and Vermont. C. Tennessee joined Vermont and Kentucky. D. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time. Question 51: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin? A. Half cent. B. Half-dollar. C. Half dime. D. Half nickel. Question 52: Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars? A. There was a change in design policy. B. There were twelve states at the time. C. The mint made a mistake. D. Tennessee had left the Union. THI THỨ ĐGNL HCM NGAY 05/01/2025

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Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their number has varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies. Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by that time Vermont and Kentucky has joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the intention of mint officials to add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in 1796, for example, some varieties of half dimes, dimes,and half-dollars were produced with sixteen starts. As more states were admitted to the Union.however, it quickly became apparent that this scheme would not prove practical and the coins from A798 on were issued with only thirteen stars- one for each of the original colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the A828 half cent was issued with only twelve stars. There is also a variety of the large cent with only A2 stars, but this is the result of a die break and is not a true error. Choose an option (A,B, C, or D)that best answers each question. Question 46: What is the main topic of the passage? A. Stars on American coins. B. The teaching of astronomy in state universities. BAILEARN-LUYENTHI DGNI &THPTQG C. The star as national symbol of the United States. D. Colonial stamps and coins. Question 47: The word "their" in line 1 refers to A. Coins. B. Features. C. Colonies D. Stars. Question 48: The word "bore" in line 3 is closest in meaning to A. Carried. B. Drilled C. Symbolized. D. Cost. Question 49: The expression "Curiously enough" is used because the author finds it strange that __ A. Silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen. B. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794. C. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes. D. No silver coins were issued until 1794. Question 50: Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vermont joined the Union? A. Vermont joined after Tennessee and Kentucky. B. Kentucky joined before Tennessee and Vermont. C. Tennessee joined Vermont and Kentucky. D. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time. Question 51: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin? A. Half cent. B. Half-dollar. C. Half dime. D. Half nickel. Question 52: Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars? A. There was a change in design policy. B. There were twelve states at the time. C. The mint made a mistake. D. Tennessee had left the Union. THI THỨ ĐGNL HCM NGAY 05/01/2025

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## Answers to the Questions:**Question 46:** **A. Stars on American coins.**The passage focuses on the number of stars on American coins and how it changed over time. **Question 47:** **D. Stars.**The sentence "Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and **their** number has varied from one to forty-eight stars" indicates that "their" refers to the stars.**Question 48:** **C. Symbolized.**The sentence "Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century **bore** thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies" implies that the coins "symbolized" the thirteen colonies.**Question 49:** **A. Silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen.**The phrase "Curiously enough" highlights the unexpected fact that coins with fifteen stars were issued before coins with thirteen stars, even though the latter represented the original thirteen colonies.**Question 50:** **D. Vermont and Kentucky joined at the same time.**The passage states that "the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by that time Vermont and Kentucky had joined the Union." This implies that both states joined the Union simultaneously.**Question 51:** **D. Half nickel.**The passage mentions half cents, half-dollars, and half dimes, but does not mention half nickels.**Question 52:** **C. The mint made a mistake.**The passage explicitly states that "Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the 1828 half cent was issued with only twelve stars."

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