ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP 2011 TOPIC 1: NATURE IN DANGER PASAGE

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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP 2011 TOPIC 1: NATURE IN DANGER PASAGE ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP 2011 TOPIC 1: NATURE IN DANGER PASAGE 1: Many species are now in danger of becoming (1)__. Among the threats to endangered species are businesses that buy and sell animals (2)___ their skin, fur and other parts. Unfortunately, the people who run these businesses are not discouraged by fines. A better way to control the problem would be to force whoever is caught buying or selling (3)___ made from endangered species to do community service. The community service should require work that helps protect the animals they are harming. This service might help people understand how (4)_____ their business is. It would also turn them into helpers rather than destroyers, so community service would be an effective way to (5)_____ endangered species. 1 A endangered B extinct C extinction D endangerment 2 A of B to C for D from 3 A products B producing C production D productive 4 A destroy B destructive C destroying D destructively 5 A kill B prevent C prohibit D protect PASSAGE 2: Today wildlife experts agree that elephants are in great danger and need human protection to (1)_____. People have destroyed much of the elephant’s natural (2)________by clearing land for settlement and farms. Many African and Asian nations have set aside land to protect the habitats of elephants and other wild animals. This land lies in national parks and in areas called reserves. But some wildlife experts fear that this amount of land is not (3)_____ to save many wild elephants. (4)_____ hunting for ivory also threatens the survival of wild elephants. Laws forbid elephant hunting in national parks and in reserves, and they limit the number that sport hunters may kill outside these areas. Sport hunting can usually be controlled, but (5)_______ with automatic weapons can kill thousands of elephants yearly. 1. A. survive B. wander C. leave D. appear 2. A. resources B. habit C. environment D. beauty 3. A. enough large B. large enough C. too large D. so large 4. A. Legal B. Laws C. Illegal D. Careful 5. A. holiday-makers B. travellers C. killers D. poachers PASSAGE 3: All around the world, there are many endangered animals, largely because of human progress. As the world's population grows, humans move into new areas, create more pollution, and use more natural resources. This all puts pressure on animals, which cannot really compete with humans. An excellent example of this would be the case of the leatherback sea turtle. At 6.5 meters long, and up to 600 kilograms, the leatherback is the largest turtle on Earth. It is also one of the most endangered. Scientists do not know the exact number of leatherbacks because they spend their entire lives at sea. This makes them very difficult to count. But female leatherbacks come on land to lay their eggs. From the number of nests that scientists find, they can estimate the number of turtles. The numbers do not show a good future for the leatherback. At one beach, scientists counted over 10,000 egg nests in 1954. In 1993, there were only 50 nests at the same beach. Scientists think that the leatherback population is perhaps only 1% of what it was just 50 years ago. Human development over the last 50 years is undoubtedly the reason for this. Humans affect leatherbacks in many ways. Many of the beaches leatherbacks used to lay their eggs at are now covered with hotels and resorts, so there are few places for the turtles to make their nests. In addition, in many parts of the world, people eat the turtle eggs. At one beach in Mexico, almost 100% of all the leatherback nests were dug up and the eggs eaten by humans. The turtles also get caught in fishing nets and die. In the 1950s, there were 5,000 fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico, a common spot for leatherbacks. Now there are over 55,000 fishing boats in the same area. If the situation does not change soon, the leatherback may disappear forever. 1: As used in the passage, the term endangered animals can best be explained as __________. A. animals caught in fishing nets B. a kind of turtle C. animals in areas where humans live D. animals with very low numbers 2: According to paragraph 1, humans pressure animals in all of the following ways EXCEPT _______. A. by killing the animals B. by moving int ...