Review 4: Reading đọc hiểu
According to paragraph 1, what basic skills do children learn to do without being taught?
Theo đoạn 1, trẻ em học được những ký năng cơ bản nào mà không được dạy?
A. đọc, nói và nghe
B. nói, leo trèo, huýt sáo
C. chạy, đi bộ, và chơi
D. nói chuyện, chạy và trượt tuyết
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp
The word “those” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
Từ "those" trong đoạn 1 có nghĩa là____
A. kỹ năng
B. sự biểu diễn/ thực hiện
C. những thay đổi
D. mọi thứ
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
Tác giả cho rằng giáo viên làm những việc không nên làm là gì?
A. Họ khuyến khích trẻ em sao chép từ nhau.
B. Họ chỉ ra những sai lầm của trẻ em cho họ.
C. Họ cho phép trẻ em tự đánh dấu công việc của mình.
D. Họ cho trẻ em những câu trả lời đúng.
Thông tin: We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself.
Tạm dịch: Chúng ta hành động như thể chúng ta nghĩ rằng chúng sẽ không bao giờ nhận ra một sai lầm trừ khi có người chỉ cho chúng, hoặc sửa nó nếu chúng không tự làm được. Chẳng mấy chốc, chúng trở nên lệ thuộc vào giáo viên. Hãy để chúng tự mình làm.
The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.
Đoạn văn cho thấy rằng việc học nói và học cách đi xe đạp là __________.
A. quan trọng hơn các kỹ năng khác
B. không thực sự quan trọng kỹ năng
C. về cơ bản giống như các kỹ năng khác
D.về cơ bản khác với học kỹ năng người lớn
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
Tác giả cho rằng cách tốt nhất để trẻ em học mọi thứ là gì?
A. Bằng cách lắng nghe giải thích từ những người có kỹ năng.
B. Bằng cách mắc lỗi và nhờ họ sửa chữa.
C. Bằng cách đặt rất nhiều câu hỏi.
D. Bằng cách sao chép những gì người khác làm.
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
The word “accumulates” in the passage is closest in meaning to________.
Từ “accumulate” đồng nghĩa với từ nào sau đây?
accumulate (v): tích lũy, tích tụ
A. builds up: tích tụ
B. declines: giảm
C. decreases: giảm
D. gets smaller: bé hơn, nhỏ hơn
=> accumulate = build up: tích tụ
What is NOT true about the passage?
Điều gì không đúng về đoạn văn?
A. Nhiên liệu hóa thạch là không giới hạn và an toàn để sử dụng trong tương lai xa.
B. Thủy điện là điều không thể ở những nơi không thể xây dựng đập.
C. Giống như bất kỳ nguồn năng lượng tái tạo nào khác, năng lượng mặt trời đã trở thành bất lợi.
D. Việc sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời và năng lượng gió phụ thuộc vào thời tiết.
Thông tin: Although they are safe to use in the short term, coal, gas and oil present a long term threat to the environment.
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù chúng an toàn để sử dụng trong thời gian ngắn, nhưng than, khí đốt và dầu là mối đe dọa lâu dài đối với môi trường.
It is worrying to use nuclear power because _______________________.
Thật đáng lo ngại khi sử dụng năng lượng hạt nhân bởi vì ___.
A. nó không hiệu quả
B. một tai nạn có thể bị gây ra
C. nó không thể tái tạo
D. nó không bị rò rỉ
Thông tin: However, not only is there a great danger of leaks or accidents but there is also the problem of the disposal of radioactive waste.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, không chỉ có nguy cơ lớn về rò rỉ hoặc tai nạn mà còn có vấn đề xử lý chất thải phóng xạ.
Geothermal power is less popular than other renewable sources of energy because ___________.
Năng lượng địa nhiệt ít phổ biến hơn các nguồn năng lượng tái tạo khác bởi vì ___.
A. nó đôi khi nguy hiểm
B. nó không có sẵn ở nhiều nơi
C. nó bị ô nhiễm
D. tốn rất nhiều chi phí để khai thác
Thông tin: It is limited and is exploitable in only a few places.
Tạm dịch: Nó bị hạn chế và có thể khai thác ở một vài nơi.
The threat caused by fossil fuels in the long term is _____________________.
Mối đe dọa gây ra bởi nhiên liệu hóa thạch trong dài hạn là ___.
A. sự an toàn của việc sử dụng chúng
B. các dạng năng lượng không thể tái tạo
C. sự gia tăng nhiệt độ toàn cầu
D. lượng carbon dioxide trong thực vật càng lớn
Thông tin: The carbon dioxide then accumulates in the atmosphere and may even increase the earth’s “heat load” and lead to global rises in temperature.
Tạm dịch: Khí CO2 sau đó tích tụ trong khí quyển và thậm chí có thể làm tăng suất tỏa nhiệt Trái đất và dẫn đến sự gia tăng nhiệt độ toàn cầu.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
Tác giả cho rằng cách tốt nhất để trẻ em học mọi thứ là gì?
A. Bằng cách lắng nghe giải thích từ những người có kỹ năng.
B. Bằng cách mắc lỗi và nhờ họ sửa chữa.
C. Bằng cách đặt rất nhiều câu hỏi.
D. Bằng cách sao chép những gì người khác làm.
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.
Đoạn văn cho thấy rằng việc học nói và học cách đi xe đạp là __________.
A. quan trọng hơn các kỹ năng khác
B. không thực sự quan trọng kỹ năng
C. về cơ bản giống như các kỹ năng khác
D.về cơ bản khác với học kỹ năng người lớn
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
Tác giả cho rằng giáo viên làm những việc không nên làm là gì?
A. Họ khuyến khích trẻ em sao chép từ nhau.
B. Họ chỉ ra những sai lầm của trẻ em cho họ.
C. Họ cho phép trẻ em tự đánh dấu công việc của mình.
D. Họ cho trẻ em những câu trả lời đúng.
Thông tin: We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself.
Tạm dịch: Chúng ta hành động như thể chúng ta nghĩ rằng chúng sẽ không bao giờ nhận ra một sai lầm trừ khi có người chỉ cho chúng, hoặc sửa nó nếu chúng không tự làm được. Chẳng mấy chốc, chúng trở nên lệ thuộc vào giáo viên. Hãy để chúng tự mình làm.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
The word “those” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
Từ "those" trong đoạn 1 có nghĩa là____
A. kỹ năng
B. sự biểu diễn/ thực hiện
C. những thay đổi
D. mọi thứ
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp – so sánh sự thực hiện của chúng với những người có kỹ năng hơn, và từ từ khiến chúng có những thay đổi cần thiết.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
According to paragraph 1, what basic skills do children learn to do without being taught?
Theo đoạn 1, trẻ em học được những ký năng cơ bản nào mà không được dạy?
A. đọc, nói và nghe
B. nói, leo trèo, huýt sáo
C. chạy, đi bộ, và chơi
D. nói chuyện, chạy và trượt tuyết
Thông tin: In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…
Tạm dịch: Cùng cách đó, trẻ học được tất cả những thứ khác mà chúng học để làm mà không được dạy – như nói, chạy, leo trèo, huýt sáo, đi xe đạp
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by_____.
Các kì thi, lên lớp và điểm số nên được bãi bỏ vì tiến bộ của trẻ em chỉ nên được ước tính bởi_____
A. bố mẹ
B. những người được đào tạo
C. chính những đứa trẻ
D. giáo viên
Thông tin: Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Tạm dịch: Hãy kết thúc tất cả những điều vô nghĩa này: lên lớp, kì thi và điểm số. Hãy vứt bỏ hết những thứ đó đi, và hãy để những đứa trẻ học từ tất cả mọi người trong nhiều ngày học, học cách làm thế nào để đo lường hiểu biết của chính mình, làm thế nào để biết những gì chúng biết hoặc không biết.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following questions.
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are____________
Tác giả lo ngại rằng trẻ em sẽ lớn lên thành những người lớn mà________
A. quá phê phán bản thân
B. không thể sử dụng các kỹ năng cơ bản
C. quá độc lập với người khác
D. không thể tự suy nghĩ
Thông tin: Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself.
Tạm dịch: Chẳng mấy chốc, chúng trở nên lệ thuộc vào giáo viên. Hãy để chúng tự mình làm.
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.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in
the wild.
There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.
What is the main topic of the passage?
Chủ đề chính của đoạn văn là gì?
A. tác hại của thuốc trừ sâu B. các loài có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng
C. sự tồn tại của chim ưng peregrine D. thả vào tự nhiên
Thông tin: The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. (Topic sentence)
Tạm dịch: Chim ưng peregrine, một loài chim săn mồi bản địa ở Bắc Mỹ, từng có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng. (Câu chủ đề)
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.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in
the wild.
There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.
Why were the peregrine falcons in danger?
Tại sao những con chim ưng peregrine lại gặp nguy hiểm?
A. bởi vì chúng được đánh giá cao bởi những người thợ săn và bị săn đuổi đến gần tuyệt chủng
B. do nông dân Mỹ sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu
C. bởi vì họ ăn chim từ các quốc gia khác nơi DDT vẫn được sử dụng
D. vì chúng di cư đến những nước mà trứng của chúng không thể tồn tại được
Thông tin: The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in the wild.
Tạm dịch: Việc sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu đã bị cấm ở Hoa Kỳ, nhưng những con chim ưng đang ăn thịt các loài chim di cư từ những nơi khác, nơi DDT vẫn được sử dụng. Để tăng tỷ lệ sống sót, các nhà khoa học đã nuôi chim trong phòng thí nghiệm và sau đó thả chúng vào các vùng núi. Tuy nhiên, cách làm này chỉ đạt được thành công vừa phải, vì nhiều loài chim được nuôi nhốt không thể sống sót trong hoang dã.
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.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in
the wild.
There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.
In line 3, the word "banned" could be best replaced by ____________.
Trong dòng 3, tốt nhất có thể thay từ "banned" bằng ____________.
A. developed: phát triển
B. authorized: được ủy quyền
C. disseminated: phổ biến
D. prohibited: bị cấm
=> banned = probihited