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27 tháng 8 2021

a snow man=>a snowman

27 tháng 8 2021

chị ơi em làm phải là so chứ ạ

Thay so bằng because

10 tháng 1 2022

13B

14A

15B

16C

10 tháng 1 2022

Most children love (13)_________ activities. They play football, go skateboarding or go swimming. In countries with snow like (14)_________, children go to the mountains with their parents to go skiing. They can make a (15)_______ in the playground in front of their house. When the weather is bad, they can stay at home and watch interesting (16)_______ on TV.

13. A. indoor                   B. outdoor                    C. school                   D. class

14. A. Sweden                 B. Paris                         C. Bangkok               D. Stockholm

15. A. postman                B. snowman                 C. sportsman            D. mailman

16. A. channel                 B. viewers                    C. programmes         D. newsreel

Còn 2 bài nữa nè ! Bài 2: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ : teach cook want spend ring be sleep study go write She.....out with her boyfriend last night. Laura.....a meal yesterday afternoon. Mozart.....more than 600 pieces of music. I.....tired when I came home. The bed was very comfortable so they.....very well. Jamie passed the exam because he.....very hard. My father.....the teenagers to drive when he was alive. Dave.....to make a fire but there was no wood. The little...
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Còn 2 bài nữa nè !

Bài 2: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ :

teach cook want spend ring

be sleep study go write

She.....out with her boyfriend last night.
Laura.....a meal yesterday afternoon.
Mozart.....more than 600 pieces of music.
I.....tired when I came home.
The bed was very comfortable so they.....very well.
Jamie passed the exam because he.....very hard.
My father.....the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
Dave.....to make a fire but there was no wood.
The little boy.....hours in his room making his toys.
The telephone.....several times and then stopped before I could answer it.

Bài 3: Chia động trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn :

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1........... young. Her father (marry)2.............again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful. The evil queen (order)3.............a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4.............her away instead, and she (take)5.............refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6.............with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7.............her dearly. Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8.............the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9.............herself into a witch and (make)10.............a poisoned apple. She (go)11.............to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12.............her into an everlasting sleep. Finally, a prince (find)13.............her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14.............married and lived happily ever after.

3
12 tháng 2 2017

Bài 2:

went
cooked
wrote
Iwas tired
slept
studied
taught
wanted
spent
rang

Bài 3 :

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1--> was young. Her father (marry)2--> married again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful. The evil queen (order)3--> ordered a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4--> chased her away instead, and she (take)5--> took refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6--> lived with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7--> loved her dearly. Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8--> told the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9--> changed herself into a witch and (make)10--> made a poisoned apple. She (go)11--> went to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12--> put her into an everlasting sleep. Finally, a prince (find)13--> found her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14--> were married and lived happily ever after.

12 tháng 2 2017

Bài 2: Lựa chọn và điền dạng đúng của từ :

teach cook want spend ring

be sleep study go write

She...went ..out with her boyfriend last night.
Laura..cooked...a meal yesterday afternoon.
Mozart....wrote ....more than 600 pieces of music.
I...was..tired when I came home.
The bed was very comfortable so they...slept..very well.
Jamie passed the exam because he....studied...very hard.
My father....taught...the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
Dave.....wanted..to make a fire but there was no wood.
The little boy.......spent....hours in his room making his toys.
The telephone.....rang..several times and then stopped before I could answer it.

Bài 3: Chia động trong ngoặc đúng dạng thì quá khứ đơn :

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 .....was...... young. Her father (marry)2......married.......again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful. The evil queen (order)3.......ordered......a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4.....chased........her away instead, and she (take)5....took.........refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6........lived.....with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7...loved..........her dearly. Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8......told.......the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9......changed.......herself into a witch and (make)10.....made........a poisoned apple. She (go)11.......went......to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12.....put........her into an everlasting sleep. Finally, a prince (find)13.......found......her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14......was.......married and lived happily ever after.

4 tháng 1 2022

much => many (chắc vậy :v)

4 tháng 1 2022

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 questionsTRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent,...
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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

TRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD

“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent, maybe close by. But where? And how many are left to see?

Best known for its spotted coat and long distinctive tail, the snow leopard is one of the world’s most secretive animals. These elusive cats can only be found high in the remote, mountainous regions of central Asia. For this reason, and because they hunt primarily at night, they are very rarely seen.

Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven difficult. Many continue to be killed for their fur and body parts, which are worth a fortune on the black market. In recent years, though, conflict with local herders has also led to a number of snow leopard deaths. This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains.

As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than dead.

Because farming is difficult in Central Asia’s cold, dry landscape, traditional cultures depend mostly on livestock (mainly sheep and goats) to survive in these mountainous regions. At night, when snow leopards hunt, herders’ animals are in danger of snow leopard attacks. Losing only a few animals can push a family into desperate poverty. “The wolf comes and kills, eats, and goes somewhere else,” said one herder, “but snow leopards are always around. They have killed one or two animals many time. Everybody wanted to finish this leopard.”

To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them. Financial incentives are also helping to slow snow leopard killings. The organization Snow Leopard Conservancy–India has established Himalayan Homestays, a program that sends visitors to the region to herders’ houses. For a clean room and bed, meals with the family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay about ten U.S. dollars a night. Having guests once every two weeks through the tourist season provides the herders with enough income to replace the animals lost to snow leopards. In addition, Homestays helps herders build protective fences that keep out snow leopards. The organization also conducts environmental classes at village schools and trains Homestays members as nature guides, available for hire. In exchange, the herders agree not to kill snow leopards.

In Mongolia, a project called Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) helps herder communities earn extra money in exchange for their promise to protect the endangered cat. Women in Mongolian herder communities make a variety of products—yarn for making clothes, decorative floor rugs, and toys—using the wool from their herds. SLE buys these items from herding families and sells them abroad. Herders must agree to protect the snow leopards and to encourage neighbors to do the same.

The arrangement increases herders’ incomes by 10 to 15 percent and “elevates” the status of the women. If no one in the community kills the protected animals over the course of a year, the program members are rewarded with a 20 percent bonus in addition to the money they’ve already made. An independent review in 2006 found no snow leopard killings in areas where SLE operates. Today the organization continues to add more communities.

 Projects like the Homestays program in India and SLE’s business in Mongolia are doing well, though they cover only a small part of the snow leopard’s homeland, they make the leopards more valuable to more people each year. If these programs continue to do well, the snow leopard may just have a figting chance.

According to conservationists, what is the best way to save the snow leopard?

A. Create a nature park where they can be free

B. Move herders away from where the snow leopard lives

C. Pass laws to punish people who kill snow leopards for their fur

D. Make people recognize the value of living snow leopards.

1
20 tháng 4 2017

Đáp án D

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Theo các nhà bảo tồn, cách tốt nhất để cứu báo tuyết là gì?

A. Tạo một công viên thiên nhiên nơi chúng có thể được tự do

B. Di chuyển các người chăn nuôi ra khỏi nơi mà báo tuyết sống

C. Ban hành luật để trừng phạt những người giết báo tuyết để lấy lông của chúng

D. Làm cho mọi người nhận ra giá trị của báo tuyết sống.

Thông tin: The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than dead.

Chi động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 young. Her father (marry)2.............again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful. The evil queen (order)3.............a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4.............her away instead, and she (take)5.............refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest....
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Chi động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn
Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 young. Her father (marry)2.............again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful.
The evil queen (order)3.............a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4.............her away instead, and she (take)5.............refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6.............with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7.............her dearly.
Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8.............the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9.............herself into a witch and (make)10.............a poisoned apple. She (go)11.............to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12.............her into an everlasting sleep.
Finally, a prince (find)13.............her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14.............married and lived happily ever after.

2
8 tháng 2 2017

Snow White was the daughter of a beautiful queen, who died when the girl (be)1 was young. Her father (marry)2 married again, but the girl’s stepmother was very jealous of her because she was so beautiful.
The evil queen (order)3 ordered a hunter to kill Snow White but he couldn’t do it because she was so lovely. He (chase)4 chased her away instead, and she (take)5 took refuge with seven dwarfs in their house in the forest. She (live)6 lived with the dwarfs and took care of them and they (love)7 loved her dearly.
Then one day the talking mirror (tell)8 told the evil queen that Snow White was still alive. She (change)9 changed herself into a witch and (make)10 made a poisoned apple. She (go)11 went to the dwarfs’ house disguised as an old woman and tempted Snow White to eat the poisoned apple, which (put)12 put her into an everlasting sleep.
Finally, a prince (find)13 found her in the glass coffin where the dwarfs had put her and woke her up with a kiss. Snow White and the prince (be)14were married and lived happily ever after.

8 tháng 2 2017

1. was

2, married

3.ordered

4.chased

5.took

6.lived

7.loved

8.told

9.changed

10.made

11.went

12.put

13. found

14. were

Most children love (1)_______ activities. They play football, go skateboarding or go (2)______. In countries with snow like Sweden children often go to the mountains (3)______ their parents to go skiing. They can make a snowman in the playground in front of (4)______ house. When the weather is bad, they can stay at home and watch interesting (5)______ on TV.1. A. outdoor                      B. indoor                            C. school                    D. home2. A....
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Most children love (1)_______ activities. They play football, go skateboarding or go (2)______. In countries with snow like Sweden children often go to the mountains (3)______ their parents to go skiing. They can make a snowman in the playground in front of (4)______ house. When the weather is bad, they can stay at home and watch interesting (5)______ on TV.

1. A. outdoor                      B. indoor                            C. school                    D. home

2. A. tennis                         B. swimming                     C. karate                     D. judo

3. A. on                              B. in                                    C. with                       D. to

4. A. their                           B. theirs                               C. they                        D. them

5. A. channels                    B. viewers                           C. programmes         D. audience

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11 tháng 3 2022

Most children love (1)_______ activities. They play football, go skateboarding or go (2)______. In countries with snow like Sweden children often go to the mountains (3)______ their parents to go skiing. They can make a snowman in the playground in front of (4)______ house. When the weather is bad, they can stay at home and watch interesting (5)______ on TV.

1. A. outdoor                      B. indoor                            C. school                    D. home

2. A. tennis                         B. swimming                     C. karate                     D. judo

3. A. on                              B. in                                    C. with                       D. to

4. A. their                           B. theirs                               C. they                        D. them

5. A. channels                    B. viewers                           C. programmes         D. audience

11 tháng 3 2022

A - B - C - A - 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 questionsTRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent,...
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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

TRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD

“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent, maybe close by. But where? And how many are left to see?

Best known for its spotted coat and long distinctive tail, the snow leopard is one of the world’s most secretive animals. These elusive cats can only be found high in the remote, mountainous regions of central Asia. For this reason, and because they hunt primarily at night, they are very rarely seen.

Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven difficult. Many continue to be killed for their fur and body parts, which are worth a fortune on the black market. In recent years, though, conflict with local herders has also led to a number of snow leopard deaths. This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains.

As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than dead.

Because farming is difficult in Central Asia’s cold, dry landscape, traditional cultures depend mostly on livestock (mainly sheep and goats) to survive in these mountainous regions. At night, when snow leopards hunt, herders’ animals are in danger of snow leopard attacks. Losing only a few animals can push a family into desperate poverty. “The wolf comes and kills, eats, and goes somewhere else,” said one herder, “but snow leopards are always around. They have killed one or two animals many time. Everybody wanted to finish this leopard.”

To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them. Financial incentives are also helping to slow snow leopard killings. The organization Snow Leopard Conservancy–India has established Himalayan Homestays, a program that sends visitors to the region to herders’ houses. For a clean room and bed, meals with the family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay about ten U.S. dollars a night. Having guests once every two weeks through the tourist season provides the herders with enough income to replace the animals lost to snow leopards. In addition, Homestays helps herders build protective fences that keep out snow leopards. The organization also conducts environmental classes at village schools and trains Homestays members as nature guides, available for hire. In exchange, the herders agree not to kill snow leopards.

In Mongolia, a project called Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) helps herder communities earn extra money in exchange for their promise to protect the endangered cat. Women in Mongolian herder communities make a variety of products—yarn for making clothes, decorative floor rugs, and toys—using the wool from their herds. SLE buys these items from herding families and sells them abroad. Herders must agree to protect the snow leopards and to encourage neighbors to do the same.

The arrangement increases herders’ incomes by 10 to 15 percent and “elevates” the status of the women. If no one in the community kills the protected animals over the course of a year, the program members are rewarded with a 20 percent bonus in addition to the money they’ve already made. An independent review in 2006 found no snow leopard killings in areas where SLE operates. Today the organization continues to add more communities.

 Projects like the Homestays program in India and SLE’s business in Mongolia are doing well, though they cover only a small part of the snow leopard’s homeland, they make the leopards more valuable to more people each year. If these programs continue to do well, the snow leopard may just have a figting chance.

The word “bodies” in paragraph 3 refers to

A. the big cats

B. snow leopards

C. local herders

D. the herders’ animals

1
29 tháng 10 2019

Đáp án D

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Chữ “bodies” trong đoạn 3 ám chỉ đến

A. những con mèo lớn

B. báo tuyết

C. người chăn nuôi địa phương

D. con vật của người chăn nuôi

“bodies” đề cập đến “the herders’ animals”

This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains. (Điều này là do những con mèo lớn giết động vật của những người chăn nuôi gia súc, và kéo các xác chết đi để ăn ở cao trên núi.)

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 questionsTRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent,...
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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

TRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD

“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent, maybe close by. But where? And how many are left to see?

Best known for its spotted coat and long distinctive tail, the snow leopard is one of the world’s most secretive animals. These elusive cats can only be found high in the remote, mountainous regions of central Asia. For this reason, and because they hunt primarily at night, they are very rarely seen.

Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven difficult. Many continue to be killed for their fur and body parts, which are worth a fortune on the black market. In recent years, though, conflict with local herders has also led to a number of snow leopard deaths. This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains.

As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than dead.

Because farming is difficult in Central Asia’s cold, dry landscape, traditional cultures depend mostly on livestock (mainly sheep and goats) to survive in these mountainous regions. At night, when snow leopards hunt, herders’ animals are in danger of snow leopard attacks. Losing only a few animals can push a family into desperate poverty. “The wolf comes and kills, eats, and goes somewhere else,” said one herder, “but snow leopards are always around. They have killed one or two animals many time. Everybody wanted to finish this leopard.”

To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them. Financial incentives are also helping to slow snow leopard killings. The organization Snow Leopard Conservancy–India has established Himalayan Homestays, a program that sends visitors to the region to herders’ houses. For a clean room and bed, meals with the family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay about ten U.S. dollars a night. Having guests once every two weeks through the tourist season provides the herders with enough income to replace the animals lost to snow leopards. In addition, Homestays helps herders build protective fences that keep out snow leopards. The organization also conducts environmental classes at village schools and trains Homestays members as nature guides, available for hire. In exchange, the herders agree not to kill snow leopards.

In Mongolia, a project called Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) helps herder communities earn extra money in exchange for their promise to protect the endangered cat. Women in Mongolian herder communities make a variety of products—yarn for making clothes, decorative floor rugs, and toys—using the wool from their herds. SLE buys these items from herding families and sells them abroad. Herders must agree to protect the snow leopards and to encourage neighbors to do the same.

The arrangement increases herders’ incomes by 10 to 15 percent and “elevates” the status of the women. If no one in the community kills the protected animals over the course of a year, the program members are rewarded with a 20 percent bonus in addition to the money they’ve already made. An independent review in 2006 found no snow leopard killings in areas where SLE operates. Today the organization continues to add more communities.

 Projects like the Homestays program in India and SLE’s business in Mongolia are doing well, though they cover only a small part of the snow leopard’s homeland, they make the leopards more valuable to more people each year. If these programs continue to do well, the snow leopard may just have a figting chance.

The phrase “this trend” in paragraph 4 refers to

A. the fall in the snow leopard population

B. the pressures caused by the black market

C. increasing conflict with the herders

D. the opinions of conservationists

1
6 tháng 12 2018

Đáp án A

Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu

Giải thích:

Cụm từ "xu hướng này" trong đoạn 4 đề cập đến

A. sự suy giảm trong dân số báo tuyết                

B. áp lực gây ra bởi thị trường chợ đen

C. gia tăng xung đột với những người chăn nuôi 

D. ý kiến của các nhà bảo tồn

“this trend” đề cập đến “the fall in the snow leopard population”

As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction… (Như là kết quả của sức ép này, dân số báo tuyết hiện tại ước tính chỉ có 4.000 đến 7.000, và một số người lo ngại rằng con số thực tế có thể đã giảm xuống dưới 3.500. Cách duy nhất để đảo ngược xu hướng này và mang những con mèo này trở lại từ gần như tuyệt chủng…)

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 questionsTRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent,...
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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

TRACKING THE SNOW LEOPARD

“When a snow leopard stalks its prey among the mountain walls, it moves softly, slowly,” explains Indian biologist Raghunandan Singh Chundawat, who has studied the animal for years. “If it knocks a stone loose, it will reach out a foot to stop it from falling and making noise.” One might be moving right now, perfectly silent, maybe close by. But where? And how many are left to see?

Best known for its spotted coat and long distinctive tail, the snow leopard is one of the world’s most secretive animals. These elusive cats can only be found high in the remote, mountainous regions of central Asia. For this reason, and because they hunt primarily at night, they are very rarely seen.

Snow leopards have been officially protected since 1975, but enforcing this law has proven difficult. Many continue to be killed for their fur and body parts, which are worth a fortune on the black market. In recent years, though, conflict with local herders has also led to a number of snow leopard deaths. This is because the big cats kill the herders’ animals, and drag the bodies away to eat high up in the mountains.

As a result of these pressures, the current snow leopard population is estimated at only 4,000 to 7,000, and some fear that the actual number may already have dropped below 3,500. The only way to reverse this trend and bring these cats back from near extinction, say conservationists, is to make them more valuable alive than dead.

Because farming is difficult in Central Asia’s cold, dry landscape, traditional cultures depend mostly on livestock (mainly sheep and goats) to survive in these mountainous regions. At night, when snow leopards hunt, herders’ animals are in danger of snow leopard attacks. Losing only a few animals can push a family into desperate poverty. “The wolf comes and kills, eats, and goes somewhere else,” said one herder, “but snow leopards are always around. They have killed one or two animals many time. Everybody wanted to finish this leopard.”

To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them. Financial incentives are also helping to slow snow leopard killings. The organization Snow Leopard Conservancy–India has established Himalayan Homestays, a program that sends visitors to the region to herders’ houses. For a clean room and bed, meals with the family, and an introduction to their culture, visitors pay about ten U.S. dollars a night. Having guests once every two weeks through the tourist season provides the herders with enough income to replace the animals lost to snow leopards. In addition, Homestays helps herders build protective fences that keep out snow leopards. The organization also conducts environmental classes at village schools and trains Homestays members as nature guides, available for hire. In exchange, the herders agree not to kill snow leopards.

In Mongolia, a project called Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) helps herder communities earn extra money in exchange for their promise to protect the endangered cat. Women in Mongolian herder communities make a variety of products—yarn for making clothes, decorative floor rugs, and toys—using the wool from their herds. SLE buys these items from herding families and sells them abroad. Herders must agree to protect the snow leopards and to encourage neighbors to do the same.

The arrangement increases herders’ incomes by 10 to 15 percent and “elevates” the status of the women. If no one in the community kills the protected animals over the course of a year, the program members are rewarded with a 20 percent bonus in addition to the money they’ve already made. An independent review in 2006 found no snow leopard killings in areas where SLE operates. Today the organization continues to add more communities.

 Projects like the Homestays program in India and SLE’s business in Mongolia are doing well, though they cover only a small part of the snow leopard’s homeland, they make the leopards more valuable to more people each year. If these programs continue to do well, the snow leopard may just have a figting chance.

The purpose of the projects mentioned is

A. to persuade herders to live on eco-tourism not raising animals

B. to elevate the status of the women in the communities

C. to increase the population of snow leopards in wildlife reserves

D. to make local people have a sustainable life to protect snow leopards

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28 tháng 7 2017

Đáp án C

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Mục đích của các dự án được đề cập là

A. thuyết phục người chăn nuôi sống bằng du lịch sinh thái chứ không nuôi động vật

B. nâng cao vị thế của phụ nữ trong cộng đồng

C. để tăng dân số báo tuyết trong dự trữ động vật hoang dã

D. để làm cho người dân địa phương có một cuộc sống bền vững để bảo vệ báo tuyết

Thông tin: To address this problem, local religious leaders have called for an end to snow leopard killings, saying that these wild animals have the right to exist peacefully. They’ve also tried to convince people that the leopards are quite rare and thus it is important to protect them.