Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 38.
May 1 is marked as International Labour Day, also referred as May Day. The day celebrates labourers and the working class. Labour Day is an annual public holiday in many countries. It is also referred as International Workers’ Day or just Worker’s Day.
During industrialization in beginning of the 19th Century, the industrialists used to exploit the labour class and made them work up to 15 hours a day. The workers in the U.S. rose against this exploitation and demanded paid leaves, proper wages and breaks for the workforce. The eight-hour day labour movement advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. The Labour Day annually celebrates the achievements of the workers.
The day has different story for different places. May 1 was chosen to be International Workers’ Day to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. In that year, on May 1, there was a general strike for the eight-hour workday. On May 4, the police acted to disperse a public assembly in support of the strike when an unidentified person threw a bomb. The police responded by firing on the workers. The event lead to several deaths. The incident is remembered as the Haymarket affair, or the Haymarket massacre. The place in Haymarket Square where the incident happened was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1992.
Labour Day or May Day has been a focal point of protests by various socialist and communist groups and is an important holiday in communist countries like China, North Korea, Cuba and the former Soviet Union countries. In India, the first Labour day or May Day was celebrated in the year 1923. It was the Labour Kisan Party who had organised the May Day celebrations in Chennai (then Madras).
According to paragraph 3, what is NOT correct about the incident of Haymarket?
Đáp án đúng là: B
Giải thích
Theo đoạn 3, điều gì KHÔNG đúng về sự cố của Haymarket?
A. Nhiều người đã thiệt mạng khi cảnh sát can thiệp bằng tiếng súng ngẫu nhiên.
B. Thảm kịch Haymarket đã truyền cảm hứng cho các thế hệ nhà hoạt động phe hữu.
C. Cuộc bạo động Haymarket xảy ra vào cuối những năm 1800 ở Chicago.
D. Một quả bom được ném bởi một cá nhân không bao giờ được xác định rõ ràng.
=> Căn cứ vào các thông tin sau trong đoạn 3:
May 1 was chosen to be International Workers’ Day to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. In that year, on May 1, there was a general strike for the eight-hour workday. On May 4, the police acted to disperse a public assembly in support of the strike when an unidentified person threw a bomb. The police responded by firing on the workers. The event lead to several deaths. The incident is remembered as the Haymarket affair, or the Haymarket massacre. The place in Haymarket Square where the incident happened was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1992.