Another odd custom associated with the United States is its tipping culture. Unlike many other countries who don’t tip at all or who only tip in small amounts when the food was particularly good tippi...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41. Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can...

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Tipping in the U.S

Another odd (1) ……………… associated with the United States is its tipping culture. Unlike many other countries who don’t tip at all or who only tip in small amounts when the food was particularly (2) ………………, tipping is rather (3) ……………… at most restaurants in the U.S. In fact, it is (4) …………… that patrons leave between 10-20 percent of the bill in tips. Wait staff rely (5) …………… this gratuity for a living because legal wages for waiters are (6) …….……… You may be surprised to know that waiters at the restaurants typically get only $ 2.13/ hour. Further, there are (7) ……………… for tipping bartenders, delivery people and other service personnel. You can either include the tip in the credit card slip itself or you can pay separately

by cash. While some criticize this practice as irrational, there’s no doubt that tipping culture in the U.S. gives an incentive for waiters and waitresses to (8) ……….……… better service.

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Choose the most suitable word/ phrase to fill in the blank.

1. A. tradition B. costume C. custom D. rule

2. A. bad B. good C. cooked D. served

3. A. mandatory B. optional C. unnecessary D. uncommon

4. A. needed B. thought C. expected D. said

5. A. in B. on C. from D. over

6. A. high B. tall C. low D. short

7. A. laws B. regulations C. ways D. rules

8. A. propose B. provide C. produce D. promote

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CB

Collest Bacon

26 tháng 10 2021

1. A. tradition B. costume C. custom D. rule

2. A. bad B. good C. cooked D. served

3. A. mandatory B. optional C. unnecessary D. uncommon

4. A. needed B. thought C. expected D. said

5. A. in B. on C. from D. over

6. A. high B. tall C. low D. short

7. A. laws B. regulations C. ways D. rules

8. A. propose B. provide C. produce D. promote

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LQ

Lê Quỳnh Anh

23 tháng 6 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low -productivity manual

D. possibly D. do D. ways D. kilo D. on

farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally mral societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

1

DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

23 tháng 6 2019

Đáp án A.

Keywords: large areas, yield small amounts of food.

Clue: “In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food”: Ở những đất nước mà mọi người chủ yếu sống bằng canh tác, làm vườn, chăn nuôi, săn bắt hái lượm, ngay cả những vùng đất rộng lớn chỉ có thể hổ trợ số ít người dân bởi các hoạt động sinh hoạt, lao động sản xuất sử dụng nhiều lao động này chỉ tạo ra được số lượng nhỏ thức ăn.

Như vậy, những vùng đất rộng lớn nhưng chỉ có thể đem lại lượng nhỏ thức ăn là do nền nông nghiệp chưa cơ giới hóa, mọi người chỉ sản xuất bằng những việc lao động chân tay đơn giản.

Chọn đáp án A. there is lack of mechanization.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. there are small numbers of laborers: có ít nhân công

C. there is an abundance of resources: có rất nhiều nguồn lực

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor: không thiếu lao động lành nghề

MEMORIZE

Mechanization (n) /,mekənaɪ’zeɪ∫ən/: sự cơ khí hoá, cơgiớihoá

- mechanic (n): thợ cơ khí

- mechanism (n): máy móc, cơ chế (nghĩa đen & nghĩa bóng)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 34 to 41.Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be...

LQ

Lê Quỳnh Anh

8 tháng 9 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 34 to 41.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low – productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and there fore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

(From “Poverty” by Thomas J. Corbett)

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because ________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

1

DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

8 tháng 9 2018

Đáp án A.

Key words: large areas, yield small amounts of food.

Câu hỏi: Từ “they” ở đoạn thứ hai là chỉ cái gì?

Clue: “In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food”: Ở những đất nước mà nọi người chủ yếu sống bằng canh tác, làm vườn, chăn nuôi, săn bắt hái lượm, ngay cả những vùng đất rộng lớn chỉ có thể hỗ trợ số ít người dân bởi các hoạt động sinh hoạt, lao động sản xuất sử dụng nhiều lao động này chỉ tạo ra được số lượng nhỏ thức ăn. Như vậy, những vùng đất rộng lớn nhưng chỉ có thể đem lại lượng nhỏ thức ăn là do nền công nghiệp chưa cơ giới hóa, mọi người chỉ sản xuất bằng những việc lao động chân tay đơn giản.

Chọn đáp án A. there is lack of mechanization

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. there are small numbers of laborers: có ít nhân công

C. there is an abundance of resources: có rất nhiều nguồn lực

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor: không thiếu lao động lành nghề

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41. Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can...

LQ

Lê Quỳnh Anh

10 tháng 2 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low -productivity manual

D. possibly D. do D. ways D. kilo D. on

farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally mral societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

(From "Poverty" by Thomas J. Corbett)

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

1

DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

10 tháng 2 2019

Đáp án A.

Keywords: large areas, yield small amounts of food.

Clue: “In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food”: Ở những đất nước mà mọi người chủ yếu sống bằng canh tác, làm vườn, chăn nuôi, săn bắt hái lượm, ngay cả những vùng đất rộng lớn chỉ có thể hổ trợ số ít người dân bởi các hoạt động sinh hoạt, lao động sản xuất sử dụng nhiều lao động này chỉ tạo ra được số lượng nhỏ thức ăn.

Như vậy, những vùng đất rộng lớn nhưng chỉ có thể đem lại lượng nhỏ thức ăn là do nền nông nghiệp chưa cơ giới hóa, mọi người chỉ sản xuất bằng những việc lao động chân tay đơn giản.

Chọn đáp án A. there is lack of mechanization.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. there are small numbers of laborers: có ít nhân công

C. there is an abundance of resources: có rất nhiều nguồn lực

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor: không thiếu lao động lành nghề

MEMORIZE

Mechanization (n) /,mekənaɪ’zeɪ∫ən/: sự cơ khí hoá, cơgiớihoá

- mechanic (n): thợ cơ khí

- mechanism (n): máy móc, cơ chế (nghĩa đen & nghĩa bóng)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41. Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can...

DM

Dương Minh

9 tháng 9 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1, 147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low -productivity manual

D. possibly D. do D. ways D. kilo D. on

farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally mral societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

(From "Poverty" by Thomas J. Corbett)

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _________.

A. there is lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of laborers

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

1

NH

Nguyen Hoang Hai

9 tháng 9 2018

Đáp án A.

Keywords: large areas, yield small amounts of food.

Clue: “In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food”: Ở những đất nước mà mọi người chủ yếu sống bằng canh tác, làm vườn, chăn nuôi, săn bắt hái lượm, ngay cả những vùng đất rộng lớn chỉ có thể hổ trợ số ít người dân bởi các hoạt động sinh hoạt, lao động sản xuất sử dụng nhiều lao động này chỉ tạo ra được số lượng nhỏ thức ăn.

Như vậy, những vùng đất rộng lớn nhưng chỉ có thể đem lại lượng nhỏ thức ăn là do nền nông nghiệp chưa cơ giới hóa, mọi người chỉ sản xuất bằng những việc lao động chân tay đơn giản.

Chọn đáp án A. there is lack of mechanization.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

B. there are small numbers of laborers: có ít nhân công

C. there is an abundance of resources: có rất nhiều nguồn lực

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor: không thiếu lao động lành nghề

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on...

LQ

Lê Quỳnh Anh

4 tháng 12 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country’s level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world’s highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low-productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country’s extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world’s wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because ______.

A. there are small numbers of laborers

B. there is a lack of mechanization

C. there is an abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labor

1

DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

4 tháng 12 2017

Kiến thức: đọc hiểu

Tạm dịch: Ở một số quốc gia, diện tích đất rộng chỉ có thể mang lại một lượng thức ăn nhỏ vì.

A. Có một số lượng nhỏ lao động B. Thiếu máy móc

C. Có một nguồn tài nguyên phong phú D. Không có lao động lành nghề

Thông tin: In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor-intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

Đáp án: B

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41 Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people...

LQ

Lê Quỳnh Anh

11 tháng 12 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 41

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labor - intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of foo.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantities of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large - scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country's level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world's highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low - productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practice mechanized farming and are involved in high - tech indutries, therefore, they have high standards of living.

At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub - Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practice manual subsistence farming, these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United States has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world's weathiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are asset to many poor families because they provide labor, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the goverments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for farming planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all those reasons, developing countries tend to have high rates of population growth.

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because

A. there are small numbers of laborers

B. there is lack of mechanization

C. there is no shortage of skilled labor

D. there is an abundance of resources

1

DH

Dương Hoàn Anh

11 tháng 12 2018

Chọn B

Ở một vài nước cụ thể, những vùng đất lớn chỉ có thể cho thu hoạch số lượng thức ăn nhỏ vì sao?

A. Quá ít lao động.

B. Thiếu sự cơ động hoá.

C. Không thiếu lao động.

D. Thừa tài nguyên.

Dẫn chứng: “even large area of land can support only small numbers of people because these labors-intensove subsistance activities oproduce only small amounts of food.”

Tạm dịch: Dù là những vùng đất lớn thì cũng chỉ có thể hỗ trợ một số lượng người nhỏ, bởi lao động sức người chỉ sản xuất được lượng thức ăn ít.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42. Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people...

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Lê Quỳnh Anh

9 tháng 4 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

Overpopulation, the situation of having large numbers of people with too few resources and too little space, is closely associated with poverty. It can result from high population density, or from low amounts of resources, or from both. Excessively high population densities put stress on available resources. Only a certain number of people can be supported on a given area of land, and that number depends on how much food and other resources the land can provide. In countries where people live primarily by means of simple farming, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labour intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.

In developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and the countries of Western Europe, overpopulation generally is not considered a major cause of poverty. These countries produce large quantitics of food through mechanized farming, which depends on commercial fertilizers, large-scale irrigation, and agricultural machinery. This form of production provides enough food to support the high densities of people in metropolitan areas.

A country's level of poverty can depend greatly on its mix of population density and agricultural productivity. Bangladesh, for example, has one of the world's highest population densities, with 1,147 persons per sq km. A large majority of the people of Bangladesh engage in low - productivity manual farming, which contributes to the country's extremely high level of poverty. Some of the smaller countries in Western Europe, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, have high population densities as well. These countries practise mechanized farming and are involved in high-tech industries, however, and therefore have high standards of living. At the other end of the spectrum, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have population densities of less than 30 persons per sq km. Many people in these countries practise manual subsistence farming; these countries also have infertile land, and lack the economic resources and technology to boost productivity. As a consequence, these nations are very poor. The United Slates has both relatively low population density and high agricultural productivity; it is one of the world's wealthiest nations.

High birth rates contribute to overpopulation in many developing countries. Children are assets to many poor families because the provide labour, usually for farming. Cultural norms in traditionally rural societies commonly sanction the value of large families. Also, the governments of developing countries often provide little or no support, financial or political, for family planning; even people who wish to keep their families small have difficulty doing so. For all these reasons, developing countries lend to have high rates of population growth.

In certain countries, large areas of land can only yield small amounts of food because _______.

A. there is a lack of mechanization

B. there are small numbers of labourers

C. there is on abundance of resources

D. there is no shortage of skilled labour

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Dương Hoàn Anh

9 tháng 4 2017

Đáp án A

Ở một số quốc gia nhất định, những vùng đất rộng lớn chỉ có thể cho ra một lượng lương thực nhỏ bởi vì __________ .

A. thiếu sự cơ giới hóa

B. có ít lao động

C. có nhiều tài nguyên

D. thiếu lao động có tay nghề

Căn cứ vào thông tin sau trong đoạn văn: “ln countries where people live primarily by means of simple fanning, gardening, herding, hunting, and gathering, even large areas of land can support only small numbers of people because these labour intensive subsistence activities produce only small amounts of food.” (Ở những quốc gia nơi mà con người sống chủ yếu bằng phương thức canh tác thô sơ như làm vườn, săn bắt, thu lượm, thì thậm chí trên một diện tích đất đai rộng lớn cũng chỉ có thể nuôi sống được một số tượng ít người bởi vì hoạt động sản xuất này chỉ tạo ra một lượng thực phẩm nhỏ.)