Bài tập từ vựng

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

- Coming on top of the previous years of extreme scarcity of food, however, the longer term economic implications were profound.

• Drought

• Famine

• Flood

• earthquake

Answer explanation

extreme scarcity of food: sự khan hiếm thức ăn trầm trọng

drought (n): hạn hán  

famine (n): nạn đói                

flood (n): lũ lụt

earthquake (n): động đất

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________is the gradual warming of the earth because of heat trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere.

• Atmosphere

• Ecosystem

• Greenhouse effect

• Diversity

Answer explanation

Atmosphere (n): Bầu khí quyển

Ecosystem (n): Hệ sinh thái

Greenhouse effect (n): Hiệu ứng nhà kính

Diversity (n): Sự đa dạng

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In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will______heat.

• Remove

• Get

• Take

• Absorb

Answer explanation

remove (v): di dời đi chỗ khác                     

get (v): lấy                          

take (v): lấy                           

absorb (v): hấp thụ

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Greenpeace works to promote public_______of the dangers that threaten our planet today.

• Information

• Awareness

• Knowledge

• idea

Answer explanation

information (n): thông tin

awareness (n): nhận thức                  

knowledge (n): hiểu biết                               

idea (n): ý kiến

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

 

The law bans the import of ivory into the country.

• Prohibits

• Encourages

• Calls for

• Stimulates

Answer explanation

ban (v): cấm

prohibit (v): cấm

encourage (v): khuyến khích

call (v) + for: cần

stimulate (v): kích thích

=> prohibit = ban

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 A strong greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers, increasing ______.

• sea level

• Water

• Temperature

• pollution

Answer explanation

temperature (n): nhiệt độ                  

water (n): nước         

sea level (n): mực nước biển             

pollution (n): sự ô nhiễm

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Ocean water also will expand if it warms, _______further to sea level rise.

• A. Getting

• B. Making

• C. Leading

• D .contributing

Answer explanation

get (v): có                                   

make(v): tạo ra     

lead to (v): dẫn đến...( "lead" phải đi liền với "to", không có tính từ so sánh ở giữa)                        

contributing (further) to (v): đóng góp nhiều hơn vào...

Câu 8: Choose the best answer.

The clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities have increased ______ of greenhouse gases.

• A .Concentrations

• B. Attention

• C. Loss

• D .collections

Answer explanation

concentration (n): nồng độ                       

attention (n): chú ý                

loss (n): sự mất đi                                         

collection (n): thu thập

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Câu 9: Choose the best answer.

 Conjunctivitis caused by the common cold is very                  and can spread rapidly between people.

• A. Polluted

• B. heat-related

• C .hot

• D. infectious

Answer explanation

polluted (adj): ô nhiễm         

heat-related (adj): liên quan đến nhiệt                      

hot (adj): nóng

infectious (adj): truyền nhiễm

Câu 10: Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

Environmental groups want a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases.

• A. Release

• B. Import

• C. Export

• D .charge

Answer explanation

emission (n): sự phát thải

release (n): sự thải ra

import (n): sự nhập khẩu                  

export (n): sự xuất khẩu

charge (n): sự cáo buộc

=> release = emission