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According to paragraph 2, what is the origin of May Day...

Câu hỏi: 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 2, what is the origin of May Day being described?
A. Labour Day dates back to the late 1900s when the heavy industries were blooming.
B. Worker's Day beginning was linked with the advent of class consciousness.
C. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement in the United States.
D. Worker's Day concept has been brewing since the dawn of capitalism.
Theo đoạn 2, nguồn gốc của Ngày tháng Năm được miêu tả là gì?
A. Ngày Lao động bắt đầu từ cuối những năm 1900 khi các ngành công nghiệp nặng đang phát triển mạnh.
B. Sự khởi đầu của Ngày công nhân gắn liền với sự ra đời của ý thức giai cấp.
C. Ngày Lao động có nguồn gốc từ phong trào công đoàn ở Hoa Kỳ.
D. Khái niệm Ngày Công nhân đã được xây dựng từ buổi bình minh của chủ nghĩa tư bản
=> Dựa vào thông tin trong đoạn 2:
"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."
(Các công nhân ở Mỹ đã chống lại sự bóc lột này và yêu cầu được trả lương, tiền lương thích hợp và nghỉ cho lực lượng lao động. Phong trào lao động tám giờ một ngày ủng hộ tám giờ để làm việc, tám giờ để giải trí và tám giờ để nghỉ ngơi. Ngày Lao động hàng năm nhằm tôn vinh những thành tựu của người lao động.)
Đáp án C.
 

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