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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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Hundreds of animal species “being consumed to extinction” 

B. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products. 

C. Wild meat - a crucial part of global diets. 

D. Raising people’s awareness of the worldwide crisis.

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20 tháng 3 2019

Chọn A

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

According to paragraph 4, all of the following are the essential roles that small animals play EXCEPT?

A. scattering seeds

B. pollinating plants

C. limiting insects 

D. improving soil

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31 tháng 5 2019

Chọn D

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

A. People are consuming a large number of wild animals for food, drugs and ornaments.

B. Unregulated or illegal hunting leads to global crisis. 

C. Illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is managed on global networks.

D. The decline in the number of species has an impact on people all over the world.

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2 tháng 10 2019

Chọn D

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The illegal smuggling in wildlife is considered to be more profitable than drug trafficking. 

B. Much of the wildlife meat can be available to normal people. 

C. The loss of large mammals could indirectly affect the health of human. 

D. Overhunting is partly linked to the poor nations which lack food supply.

1
29 tháng 9 2019

Chọn C

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

The word “carnivores” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____________

A. animals eating meats

B. animals eating plants

C. animals living in water

D. animals living on land.

1
5 tháng 6 2017

Chọn A

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

The word “diminish” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. raise

B. fluctuate

C. decline

D. remain

1
17 tháng 12 2017

Chọn C

 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 28 to 34.   Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US,...
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 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 28 to 34.

  Humans are consuming hundreds of wild animals “to extinction” for meat, ornaments, medicines and pets, according to scientists. A global crisis sparked by unregulated or illegal hunting and trapping means 301 different species - from monkeys to bats - are now in danger, a new study claims. Experts at Oregon State University in the US, who conducted the research, have warned the decline is having a significant environmental impact and undermining the food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America. “Our goal is to raise awareness of this global crisis. Many of these animals are at the brink of extinction. The illegal smuggling in wildlife and wildlife products is run by dangerous international networks and ranks among trafficking in arms, human beings and drugs in terms of profits,” said study leader Professor William Ripple.

  Researchers concluded that bold changes and political will were needed to diminish the possibility of humans consuming many of the world’s wild mammals to the point of extinction. Of the species affected, 126 were primates, more than any other group, according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Animal rights activists said the study should serve as a wake-up call to protect endangered species from extinction. “This research should be heart-stopping news for anyone who cares about wild animal welfare and the health of our planet. Urgent action needs to be taken by governments across the globe to protect these hundreds of threatened species from extinction,” Dr Neil D’Cruze, Head of Wildlife Research and Policy at World Animal Protection told The Independent.

  The authors found that wild meat made up a crucial part of global diets, with an estimated 89,000 tonnes harvested annually in the Brazilian Amazon alone. They also found overhunting to be mainly associated with poorer countries, where hunters might find it harder to feed their families. The research also showed much of the wild animal meat was sold in street markets and destined to become urban restaurant delicacies.

  In 2010, another study found that about five tonnes of bushmeat was smuggled weekly in tourist luggage through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. Dr D’Cruze said: “There are also the too often forgotten welfare impacts and high levels of suffering that animals, like primates, endure when captured and slaughtered for bush meat or the illegal wildlife trade. We must prevent the extinction of these incredible species, but we must also eradicate the pain and suffering being inflicted on millions of animals as we speak.” Large carnivores and herbivores over 10 kg comprised a small percentage of the animals listed but were hit more severely by overhunting, it was claimed. Scientists also warned the loss of large mammals could result in population explosions of prey animals, greater risk of disease and economic impact on humans. The study found that 57 large species of even-toed ungulates, including hippopotamus, wild yak, camel and marsh deer, were threatened by hunting. Smaller mammals were said to play crucial roles in dispersing seeds, pollinating plants and controlling insects. Wild ox, camels, pigs, fruit bats, rhinoceroses, tapirs, deer, tree kangaroos, armadillos, pangolins, rodents and big cats, were all said to be affected.

(Soure: https://www.independent.co.uk)

The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A. global diets

B. authors

C. tonnes

D. hunters

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23 tháng 7 2017

Chọn 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 12–19. Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such...
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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 12–19.

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.

How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone – some 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the „introduced predators’ that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.

Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon river basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever.

Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010

The word assault in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. development

B. attack

C. effort

D. influence

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14 tháng 12 2018

Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa

Giải thích:

assault (n): sự tấn công, công kích

  A. development (n): sự phát triển               B. attack (n): sự tấn công

  C. effort (n): sự nỗ lực                                 D. influence (n): sự ảnh hưởng

=> assault = attack

Thông tin: In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw.

Tạm dịch: Trong cuộc tấn công vào các hệ sinh thái xung quanh chúng ta, chúng ta đã sử dụng một số công cụ, từ giáo và súng cho đến máy ủi và cưa máy.

Chọn B

Dịch bài đọc:

Các nhà khoa học đã xác định được hai cách mà các loài vật biến mất. Cách đầu tiên là thông qua sự tuyệt chủng thông thường hay “do những yếu tố tự nhiên”, trong đó các loài vật không thích nghi được từ từ bị

thay thế bởi các dạng sống khác có khả năng thích nghi hơn. Thứ hai là khi một số lượng lớn các loài đi đến tuyệt chủng trong khoảng thời gian sinh học tương đối ngắn. Đã có năm cuộc tuyệt chủng như vậy, mỗi sự kiện bị gây ra bởi các sự kiện tiến hóa thảm khốc bởi một số vụ phun trào địa chất, biến đổi khí hậu hoặc rác vũ trụ rơi xuống Trái đất. Các nhà khoa học hiện tin rằng một cuộc tuyệt chủng hàng loạt khác đang tiếp diễn – và lần này thì có dính dáng đến bàn tay con người.

Chúng ta đang làm điều đó như thế nào? Đơn giản bằng cách đòi hỏi ngày càng nhiều không gian cho bản thân. Trong cuộc tấn công của chúng ta vào các hệ sinh thái xung quanh, ta đã sử dụng một số công cụ, từ giáo và súng cho đến máy ủi và cưa máy. Một số hệ sinh thái phong phú nhất định đã chứng minh rằng chính bản thân chúng là dễ bị tổn thương nhất. Ở Hawaii, hơn một nửa số lượng chim bản địa đã biến mất – khoảng 50 loài. Cuộc tàn sát như vậy đã diễn ra trên khắp các quần đảo của Thái Bình Dương và Ấn Độ Dương. Trong khi nhiều loài bị săn bắn đến tuyệt chủng, những loài khác chỉ đơn giản là bị khuất phục trước “những kẻ săn mồi được du nhập” mà con người mang theo: mèo, chó, lợn và chuột.

Ngày nay, nhịp độ tuyệt chủng đang tăng dần. Việc săn bắn không còn là nguyên nhân chính nữa, mặc dù các loài chim và động vật quý hiếm tiếp tục bị đánh cắp để lấy da, lông, ngà và các cơ quan nội tạng, hoặc được coi như những con thú cưng hung dữ. Ngày nay, mối đe dọa chủ yếu đến từ sự phá hủy môi trường sống của thực vật hoang dã, động vật và côn trùng cần để tồn tại. Việc thoát nước và phá hủy các vùng đầm lầy và sông ngòi đe dọa chuỗi thức ăn thủy sản và ngành thủy sản của chúng ta. Đánh bắt quá mức và phá hủy các rạn san hô mỏng manh đã phá hủy đa dạng sinh học ở đại dương. Phá rừng đang gây ra nhiều thiệt hại một cách khủng khiếp, đặc biệt là ở vùng nhiệt đới nơi đa dạng sinh học toàn cầu có nguy cơ cao nhất. Các khu rừng mưa nhiệt đới đang dần thu hẹp của các lưu vực sông Congo và Amazon và những nơi như Borneo và Madagascar có vô số loài trên mỗi hecta mà không tồn tại ở một nơi nào khác. Khi những hecta quý giá đó bị ngập nước hay biến thành đồng cỏ khô cằn và đất canh tác, những loài vật như vậy sẽ biến mất mãi mãi.

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 12–19. Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such...
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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 12–19.

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.

How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone – some 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the „introduced predators’ that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.

Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon river basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever.

Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010

The word butchered in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. raised

B. traded

C. cooked

D. killed

1
4 tháng 9 2018

Kiến thức: Từ đồng nghĩa

Giải thích:

butchered: bị giết

  A. raised: bị nâng lên                                  B. traded: được trao đổi, mua bán

  C. cooked: được nấu                                   D. killed: bị giết

=> butchered = killed

Thông tin: Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets.

Tạm dịch: Săn bắn không còn là thủ phạm chính, mặc dù các loài chim và động vật quý hiếm tiếp tục bị giết để lấy da, lông, ngà và các cơ quan nội tạng, hoặc được coi là thú cưng man rợ.

Chọn D

Dịch bài đọc:

Các nhà khoa học đã xác định được hai cách mà các loài vật biến mất. Cách đầu tiên là thông qua sự tuyệt chủng thông thường hay “do những yếu tố tự nhiên”, trong đó các loài vật không thích nghi được từ từ bị

thay thế bởi các dạng sống khác có khả năng thích nghi hơn. Thứ hai là khi một số lượng lớn các loài đi đến tuyệt chủng trong khoảng thời gian sinh học tương đối ngắn. Đã có năm cuộc tuyệt chủng như vậy, mỗi sự kiện bị gây ra bởi các sự kiện tiến hóa thảm khốc bởi một số vụ phun trào địa chất, biến đổi khí hậu hoặc rác vũ trụ rơi xuống Trái đất. Các nhà khoa học hiện tin rằng một cuộc tuyệt chủng hàng loạt khác đang tiếp diễn – và lần này thì có dính dáng đến bàn tay con người.

Chúng ta đang làm điều đó như thế nào? Đơn giản bằng cách đòi hỏi ngày càng nhiều không gian cho bản thân. Trong cuộc tấn công của chúng ta vào các hệ sinh thái xung quanh, ta đã sử dụng một số công cụ, từ giáo và súng cho đến máy ủi và cưa máy. Một số hệ sinh thái phong phú nhất định đã chứng minh rằng chính bản thân chúng là dễ bị tổn thương nhất. Ở Hawaii, hơn một nửa số lượng chim bản địa đã biến mất – khoảng 50 loài. Cuộc tàn sát như vậy đã diễn ra trên khắp các quần đảo của Thái Bình Dương và Ấn Độ Dương. Trong khi nhiều loài bị săn bắn đến tuyệt chủng, những loài khác chỉ đơn giản là bị khuất phục trước “những kẻ săn mồi được du nhập” mà con người mang theo: mèo, chó, lợn và chuột.

Ngày nay, nhịp độ tuyệt chủng đang tăng dần. Việc săn bắn không còn là nguyên nhân chính nữa, mặc dù các loài chim và động vật quý hiếm tiếp tục bị đánh cắp để lấy da, lông, ngà và các cơ quan nội tạng, hoặc được coi như những con thú cưng hung dữ. Ngày nay, mối đe dọa chủ yếu đến từ sự phá hủy môi trường sống của thực vật hoang dã, động vật và côn trùng cần để tồn tại. Việc thoát nước và phá hủy các vùng đầm lầy và sông ngòi đe dọa chuỗi thức ăn thủy sản và ngành thủy sản của chúng ta. Đánh bắt quá mức và phá hủy các rạn san hô mỏng manh đã phá hủy đa dạng sinh học ở đại dương. Phá rừng đang gây ra nhiều thiệt hại một cách khủng khiếp, đặc biệt là ở vùng nhiệt đới nơi đa dạng sinh học toàn cầu có nguy cơ cao nhất. Các khu rừng mưa nhiệt đới đang dần thu hẹp của các lưu vực sông Congo và Amazon và những nơi như Borneo và Madagascar có vô số loài trên mỗi hecta mà không tồn tại ở một nơi nào khác. Khi những hecta quý giá đó bị ngập nước hay biến thành đồng cỏ khô cằn và đất canh tác, những loài vật như vậy sẽ biến mất mãi mãi.

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 12–19. Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such...
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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 12–19.

Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. The first is through ordinary or “background” extinctions, where species that fail to adapt are slowly replaced by more adaptable life forms. The second is when large numbers of species go to the wall in relatively short periods of biological time. There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.

How are we are doing it? Simply by demanding more and more space for ourselves. In our assault on the ecosystems around us we have used a number of tools, from spear and gun to bulldozer and chainsaw. Certain especially rich ecosystems have proved the most vulnerable. In Hawaii more than half of the native birds are now gone – some 50 species. Such carnage has taken place all across the island communities of the Pacific and Indian oceans. While many species were hunted to extinction, others simply succumbed to the „introduced predators’ that humans brought with them: the cat, the dog, the pig, and the rat.

Today the tempo of extinction is picking up speed. Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. The draining and damming of wetland and river courses threatens the aquatic food chain and our own seafood industry. Overfishing and the destruction of fragile coral reefs destroy ocean biodiversity. Deforestation is taking a staggering toll, particularly in the tropics where the most global biodiversity is at risk. The shinking rainforest cover of the Congo and Amazon river basins and such place as Borneo and Madagascar have a wealth of species per hectare existing nowhere else. As those precious hectares are drowned or turned into arid pasture and cropland, such species disappear forever.

Source: Final Countdown Practice Tests by D.F Piniaris, Heinle Cengage Learning, 2010

It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the current mass extinction is different from the other five in that it is caused by humans

B. hunting is the major contributing factor that speeds up the extinction of species

C. habitat destruction makes a minor contribution to the current mass extinction of species

D. it’s impossible for scientists to identify the causes of mass extinctions of species

1
5 tháng 9 2017

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Có thể được suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng_ __.

  A. sự tuyệt chủng hàng loạt hiện nay khác với năm trường hợp khác ở chỗ nó do con người gây ra

  B. săn bắn là yếu tố chính góp phần làm tăng tốc độ tuyệt chủng của các loài

  C. sự hủy hoại môi trường sống chỉ là một phần nhỏ vào sự tuyệt chủng hàng loạt của loài hiện nay

  D. các nhà khoa học không thể xác định được nguyên nhân gây ra sự tuyệt chủng hàng loạt của các loài

Thông tin:

– There have been five such extinctions, each provoked by cataclysmic evolutionary events caused by some geological eruption, climate shift, or space junk slamming into the Earth. Scientists now believe that another mass extinction of species is currently under way – and this time human fingerprints are on the trigger.

=> chọn A

– Hunting is no longer the major culprit, although rare birds and animals continue to be butchered for their skin, feathers, tusks, and internal organs, or taken as savage pets. => loại B

– Today the main threat comes from the destruction of the habitat of wild plants, animals, and insects need to survive. => loại C

– Scientists have identified two ways in which species disappear. => loại D

Tạm dịch:

– Đã có năm cuộc tuyệt chủng như vậy, mỗi sự kiện bị gây ra bởi các sự kiện tiến hóa thảm khốc bởi một số vụ phun trào địa chất, biến đổi khí hậu hoặc rác vũ trụ rơi xuống Trái đất. Các nhà khoa học hiện tin rằng một cuộc tuyệt chủng hàng loạt khác đang tiếp diễn – và lần này thì có dính dáng đến bàn tay con người.

– Việc săn bắn không còn là nguyên nhân chính nữa, mặc dù các loài chim và động vật quý hiếm tiếp tục bị đánh cắp để lấy da, lông, ngà và các cơ quan nội tạng, hoặc được coi như những con thú cưng hung dữ.

– Ngày nay, mối đe dọa chủ yếu đến từ sự phá hủy môi trường sống của thực vật hoang dã, động vật và côn trùng cần để tồn tại.

– Các nhà khoa học đã xác định được hai cách mà các loài vật biến mất.

Chọn A

Dịch bài đọc:

Các nhà khoa học đã xác định được hai cách mà các loài vật biến mất. Cách đầu tiên là thông qua sự tuyệt chủng thông thường hay “do những yếu tố tự nhiên”, trong đó các loài vật không thích nghi được từ từ bị

thay thế bởi các dạng sống khác có khả năng thích nghi hơn. Thứ hai là khi một số lượng lớn các loài đi đến tuyệt chủng trong khoảng thời gian sinh học tương đối ngắn. Đã có năm cuộc tuyệt chủng như vậy, mỗi sự kiện bị gây ra bởi các sự kiện tiến hóa thảm khốc bởi một số vụ phun trào địa chất, biến đổi khí hậu hoặc rác vũ trụ rơi xuống Trái đất. Các nhà khoa học hiện tin rằng một cuộc tuyệt chủng hàng loạt khác đang tiếp diễn – và lần này thì có dính dáng đến bàn tay con người.

Chúng ta đang làm điều đó như thế nào? Đơn giản bằng cách đòi hỏi ngày càng nhiều không gian cho bản thân. Trong cuộc tấn công của chúng ta vào các hệ sinh thái xung quanh, ta đã sử dụng một số công cụ, từ giáo và súng cho đến máy ủi và cưa máy. Một số hệ sinh thái phong phú nhất định đã chứng minh rằng chính bản thân chúng là dễ bị tổn thương nhất. Ở Hawaii, hơn một nửa số lượng chim bản địa đã biến mất – khoảng 50 loài. Cuộc tàn sát như vậy đã diễn ra trên khắp các quần đảo của Thái Bình Dương và Ấn Độ Dương. Trong khi nhiều loài bị săn bắn đến tuyệt chủng, những loài khác chỉ đơn giản là bị khuất phục trước “những kẻ săn mồi được du nhập” mà con người mang theo: mèo, chó, lợn và chuột.

Ngày nay, nhịp độ tuyệt chủng đang tăng dần. Việc săn bắn không còn là nguyên nhân chính nữa, mặc dù các loài chim và động vật quý hiếm tiếp tục bị đánh cắp để lấy da, lông, ngà và các cơ quan nội tạng, hoặc được coi như những con thú cưng hung dữ. Ngày nay, mối đe dọa chủ yếu đến từ sự phá hủy môi trường sống của thực vật hoang dã, động vật và côn trùng cần để tồn tại. Việc thoát nước và phá hủy các vùng đầm lầy và sông ngòi đe dọa chuỗi thức ăn thủy sản và ngành thủy sản của chúng ta. Đánh bắt quá mức và phá hủy các rạn san hô mỏng manh đã phá hủy đa dạng sinh học ở đại dương. Phá rừng đang gây ra nhiều thiệt hại một cách khủng khiếp, đặc biệt là ở vùng nhiệt đới nơi đa dạng sinh học toàn cầu có nguy cơ cao nhất. Các khu rừng mưa nhiệt đới đang dần thu hẹp của các lưu vực sông Congo và Amazon và những nơi như Borneo và Madagascar có vô số loài trên mỗi hecta mà không tồn tại ở một nơi nào khác. Khi những hecta quý giá đó bị ngập nước hay biến thành đồng cỏ khô cằn và đất canh tác, những loài vật như vậy sẽ biến mất mãi mãi.