IELTS Cambridge 18 - Test 1 - Part 4 (2)

..........darts to immobilise the elephants.

(dart (n) phi tiêu/ imobilize (v) làm bất động)

This ......... tricky manoeuvre,

as they ......... select the right dose of tranquiliser for different-sized elephants

(tricky (a) khó/ manoeuvre (n) thao tác/ b (n) liều lượng/ tranquilizer (n) thuốc an thần)

but they ........ the elephants as they were.........

This also .........as quickly as possible

so as to minimise the ........ caused.

(minimise (v) tối thiểu hoá)

As soon as the elephants began to flop onto the ground,

the team .......... them.

(flop to the ground (v) lăn ra đất)

To avoid the ..........suffocation,

the team had to make sure ........... the elephants were lying on their chests.

(lie/lying: nằm/ suffocation (n) chứng ngạt khí)

because their lungs could be ...........this position.

So all the elephants had to be placed ..........

(lungs (n) phổi/ position (n) vị trí/ place (v) đặt/ crush (v) đè nát)

One person stayed with each elephant

while they waited for the vets to do checks.

It was very .............. their breathing.

If there were fewer than six ..........,

the elephant would need urgent ...........

(few: ít/ urgent (a) khẩn cấp/ attention (n) sự chú ý)

Collars were fitted to the matriarch in each group

so ........... in their new home.

(collar: vòng cổ/ fit to: gắn vào/ matriach : bộ lạc (đàn voi)