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    The passage discusses the issue of endangered species and global warming. It discusses how since industrialization, the number of animal species that have become extinct or near extinct has increased, using the example of Bengal tigers which now only number around 2,300. International laws and reserves have been established to help protect endangered species, but poaching remains a threat. The passage also discusses how human activity has increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the planet to warm. This global warming will have various impacts in different regions, such as rising sea levels and changes in weather patterns and agriculture.

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    The passage discusses the issue of endangered species and global warming. It discusses how since industrialization, the number of animal species that have become extinct or near extinct has increased, using the example of Bengal tigers which now only number around 2,300. International laws and reserves have been established to help protect endangered species, but poaching remains a threat. The passage also discusses how human activity has increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the planet to warm. This global warming will have various impacts in different regions, such as rising sea levels and changes in weather patterns and agriculture.

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    The passage discusses the issue of endangered species and global warming. It discusses how since industrialization, the number of animal species that have become extinct or near extinct has increased, using the example of Bengal tigers which now only number around 2,300. International laws and reserves have been established to help protect endangered species, but poaching remains a threat. The passage also discusses how human activity has increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the planet to warm. This global warming will have various impacts in different regions, such as rising sea levels and changes in weather patterns and agriculture.

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    The passage discusses the issue of endangered species and global warming. It discusses how since industrialization, the number of animal species that have become extinct or near extinct has increased, using the example of Bengal tigers which now only number around 2,300. International laws and reserves have been established to help protect endangered species, but poaching remains a threat. The passage also discusses how human activity has increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the planet to warm. This global warming will have various impacts in different regions, such as rising sea levels and changes in weather patterns and agriculture.

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    RÈN KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CHỦ ĐỀ MÔI TRƯỜNG (1)


    Cô: Vũ Thị Mai Phương
    Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
    Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either become extinct or
    have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast
    numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will become extinct.
    What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost
    entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gain but in
    personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of
    extinction. Animals such as the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the
    world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival –
    and the survival of our planet.
    Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in an
    effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then
    charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also depend
    on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in equipment and patrols to protect
    the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is an international boycott of products
    made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from
    being hunted and killed.
    Question 1. What is the main topic of the passage?
    A. Problems with industrialization
    B. The Bengal tiger
    C. International boycott
    D. Endangered species
    Question 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “alarming” in paragraph 1?
    A. distressing B. dangerous C. serious D. gripping
    Question 3. Which of the following could best replace the word “case” as used in paragraph 1?
    A. trade B. contrast C. situation D. act
    Question 4. The word “poachers” as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the
    following?
    A. concerned scientists B. trained hunters
    C. illegal hunters D. enterprising researchers
    Question 5. The word “callousness” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the
    following?
    A. indirectness B. independence
    C. incompetence D. insensitivity

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    Question 6. The previous passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.
    A. specific and general information B. a comparison and a contrast
    C. a problem and a solution D. a statement and an illustration
    Question 7. What does the word “this” in paragraph 1 refer to in the passage?
    A. Interest in material gain B. Killing animals for personal gratification
    C. Bengal tigers D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
    Question 8. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in paragraph 2?
    A. set aside B. combined C. organized D. taken off
    Question 9. What does the term “international boycott” in paragraph 2 refers to?
    A. Buying and selling of animal products overseas
    B. A refusal to buy animal products worldwide
    C. A global increase in animal survival
    D. Defraying the cost of maintaining national parks
    Question 10. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?
    A. forgiving B. surprised C. vindictive D. concerned

    Exercise 2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
    Humans are bringing about another global-scale change in the atmosphere: the increase in what are called
    greenhouse gases. Like glass in a greenhouse, these gases admit the Sun's light but tend to reflect back
    downward the heat that is radiated from the ground below, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. This
    process is known as the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is the most significant of these gases – there is
    25 percent more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than there was a century ago, the result of our
    burning coal and fuels derived from oil. Methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs are greenhouse gases as well.
    Scientists predict that increases in these gases in the atmosphere will make the Earth a warmer place.
    They expect a global rise in average temperature somewhere between 1.0 and 3.5 degrees Celsius in the
    next century. Average temperatures have in fact been rising and the years from 1987 to 1997 were the
    warmest years on record. Some scientists are reluctant to say that global warming has actually begun
    because climate naturally varies from year to year and decade to decade, and it takes many years of
    records to be sure of a fundamental change. There is little disagreement, though, that global warming is
    looming.
    Global warming will have different effects in different regions. A warmed world is expected to have more
    extreme weather, with more rain during wet periods, longer droughts, and more powerful storms.
    Although the effects of future climate changes are unknown, some predict that exaggerated weather
    conditions may translate into better agricultural yields in areas such as the western United States, where
    temperature and rainfall are expected to increase, while dramatic decreases in rainfall may lead to severe
    droughts and plunging agricultural yields in parts of Africa, for example. Warmer temperatures are

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    expected to partially melt the polar ice caps, leading to a projected sea level rise of 50 centimeters by the
    year 2050. A sea level rise of this magnitude would flood coastal cities, force people to abandon low-
    lying islands, and completely inundate coastal wetlands. Diseases like malaria, which at present are
    primarily found in the tropics, may become more common in the regions of the globe between the tropics
    and the polar regions, called the temperate zones. For many of the world's plant species, and for animal
    species that are not easily able to shift their territories as their habitat grows warmer, climate change may
    bring extinction.
    Question 1. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
    A. Global Warming: Problems and Solution
    B. Global Warming: Advantages and Disadvantages
    C. Global Warming: Future Reactions
    D. Global Warming: Possible Causes and Effects
    Question 2. According to paragraph 1, which of the following factors causes an increase in
    greenhouse gases?
    A. Glass in a greenhouse B. Humans
    C. Carbon dioxide D. Solar radiation
    Question 3. The word "They" in paragraph 2 refers to
    A. scientists B. temperatures C. gases D. increases
    Question 4. The word "looming" in paragraph 2 probably means
    A. fading B. showing C. ending D. appearing
    Question 5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
    A. Few scientists agree that global warming is looming.
    B. Global climate naturally changes over time.
    C. Changes in climate are not easy to be documented.
    D. Some scientists are not sure that global warming has begun.
    Question 6. The word "plunging" in paragraph 3 probably means
    A. improving B. increasing C. preventing D. decreasing
    Question 8. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
    A. Sarcastic B. Informative C. Ironic D. Argumentative

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