Topic 29: Endangered species

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Câu 1:

Scientists have determined that the biggest and the smallest animals are more (1) ________ risk of dying out than medium-sized animals.

A. in
B. of
C. from
D. at
Câu 2:
Heavy animals are mostly endangered by hunting and poaching while the smallest creatures may die out (2)_______their living area is being polluted.

A. because

B. although
C. therefore    
D. but
Câu 3:
It is the smallest (3) __________ that get the least attention.
A. variety
B. species 
C. groups
D. classes
Câu 4:

They are in danger of being (4)__________ because we need food, skin and other items.

A. raised
B. arrested
C. killed 
D. purchased
Câu 5:

According to the study, animals that are (5) __________ extinct affect large ecosystems, like forests, deserts and oceans.

A. running
B. reaching 
C. becoming
D. involving
Câu 6:

The passage mainly discuss_______.

A. Miraculous recovery from the very edge of extinction.
B. Saving endangered species with the aid of laws and regulations.

C. Desertification, land degradation threatening endangered species.

D. Final changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Câu 7:

The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. samples 
B. groups  
C. news
D. packs
Câu 8:

According to paragraph 3, why is the Great Indian Bustard labelled as “critically endangered”?

A. The statistics on the largest pack of the Great Indian Bustard stands at 150.
B. The total number of the species surviving is only a staggering 150 or less.

C. It is reported that the species has been completely eradicated in some areas.

D. The artificial environment like nature reserve is not suitable for this species.
Câu 9:

According to paragraph 4, which is NOT the cause of desertification?

A. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
B. The pollution in the natural areas such as the water sources.
C. Unsustainable agricultural techniques and overgrazing.
D. The abundance of vegetation that covers most of the ground from sunlight.
Câu 10:

The word “depletion” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. diminution 
B. mistake 
C. strand   
D. consumption
Câu 11:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. DNA may hold the clue to protecting endangered species.
B. Researching the genome of different wildlife animals.
C. Meeting the dead-end of conservation efforts.
D. Biologists carrying the same mission as geneticists.
Câu 12:

According to paragraph 1, how many sides contributed to the development of the new DNA analysis practice?

A. Two universities and one government department.
B. One government-funded team.
C. Two universities and one independent organization.
D. Three different universities.
Câu 13:

The word “endemic” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. local
B. colonial  
C. foreign   
D. native
Câu 14:

According to paragraph 3, why did Professor Simon Jarman describe the investigated area?

A. To contrast with the previous misdirected research’s methodology.

B. To demonstrate how the area can yield environmental DNA data.
C. To illustrate the rich biodiversity living in the examined spots.
D. To exemplify the typical working environment of biology on-site researchers.
Câu 15:

The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.

A. species
B. finches
C. areas 
D. people
Câu 16:

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Elephants and their valuable tusk  
B. Reasons why elephants are in danger
C. Ivory trade in the world 
D. Elephant poaching in the past
Câu 17:

What does the word “them” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. elephants
B. people
C. villages 
D. neighbors
Câu 18:

According to the second paragraph, culling programs have been established as a method to ______.

A. manage the heard of elephants better 
B. make elephants humans’ neighbor
C. stop them from rampaging through villages 
D. eliminate fear of elephant
Câu 19:

The word “trophies” in the third paragraph can be best replaced by ____.

A. prizes  
B. victories 
C. awards
D. triumphs
Câu 20:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason why ivory is valuable?

A. beauty  
B. symbol of luck 
C. durability  
D. high price
Câu 21:

What does the word “durable” in the forth paragraph mostly mean?

A. long-tongued 
B. long-limbed    
C. long-lasting
D. long-wearing
Câu 22:

What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A. Hunting elephants is no longer legal in many African countries.

B. Poaching was widespread until very recently.

C. Hunting elephant is illegal, but poaching was popular recently due to the high value of ivory.
  D. The high price of ivory was too tempting to resist.
Câu 23:

What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Poachers want to make elephants’ social structure collapse.
B. Poachers target the biggest elephants to make the heard leaderless.
C. Poachers want to give the subadults and juveniles no chance to learn from the adult elephants.
D. Poachers kill the biggest adult elephants for their big ivory and make the heard leaderless.
Câu 24:

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. China and The U.S will work together to stop poachers.
B. How poachers in Kenya get hippo’s teeth.

C. Hippos are dangerous and funny to watch.

D. Endangered hippos are being poached for their teeth.
Câu 25:

What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?

A. Many species have been pushed to the brink of extinction because of their ivory and teeth.
B. Animals have been pushed to the brink of extinction and actions of The U.S and China to stop it.

C. China will work to end the importation of ivory and animal teeth from the U.S.

D. A ray of light for one of the most endangered animals is being substantiated by China.
Câu 26:

What does the word “substantiated” in the first paragraph mostly mean?

A. to provide information or evidence to prove that something is true
B. to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount
C. to make something begin
D. to produce a change in somebody/something
Câu 27:

What does the word “which” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. saying
B. action  
C. elephant ivory
D. hippo teeth
Câu 28:

According to the third paragraph, which of the following information is NOT true about hippos?

A. Hippos are friendly and playful to watch.
B. Hippos have tiny ears and eyes.
C. Hippos are carnivorous.
D. Hippos live in the river.
Câu 29:

The word “aggressiveness” in the third paragraph be best replaced by ______.

A. hospitability
B. hostility
C. responsibility 
D. ability
Câu 30:

Which of the following best describe author’s feeling about the hippo in the last paragraph?

A. pleasant
B. satisfied
C. unhappy  
D. neutral
Câu 31:

Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Endangered hippos  
B. Value of hippos teeth
C. Hippos habitat
D. Hippos are vegetarians
Câu 32:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. The widespread effects of global warming.
B. Government’s negligence in preserving nature heritage.
C. The animals that will survive the climate change.
D. Endangered species struggling to adapt to climate crisis.
Câu 33:

The word “poised” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. prepared
B. organised  
C. equipped  
D. designed
Câu 34:

According to paragraph 2, what did the author imply when listing several species and their situation?

A. The reported cases were a small fraction of what is really happening.
B. An array of threats faces many already endangered species.
C. The level of animal suffering is proportion to human’s ignorance.
D. The impacts of climate change are getting out of hand.
Câu 35:

According to paragraph 3, which word best describe the reaction of the government to the problem?

A. Slow
B. Random 
C. Inadequate      
D. Constant
Câu 36:

The word “mechanisms” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. instruments 
B. machines 
C. techniques    
D. systems
Câu 37:

The word “its” in paragraph 4 refers to _____.

A. process’s
B. habitat’s
C. fish’s
D. species’
Câu 38:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Nearly three fifths of the species recorded as endangered own conservation projects.
B. Increased sea level is the threat from nature’s anomaly to the Key deer.
C. The most recent species that has been completely eradicated is the California condor.
D. Mammals are the most threatened class among the other Red List candidates.
Câu 39:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Global heating is one of the main pressure points on biodiversity.
B. No one knows how warming effects will play out for species vulnerability.
C. Transformative actions should be taken in researching efforts.
D. Mass extinctions so far are the normal evolutionary course of nature.
Câu 40:

Which of the following could best reflect the main purpose of the author in the passage?

A. To describe how different terrestrial and marine mammals are.
B. To prove the truth that cetaceans are shortage of some senses.
C. To provide information about cetaceans’ ability.
D. To affirm that the senses of marine mammals are better than terrestrial counterparts.
Câu 41:

What does the word “these” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. taste buds
B. cetaceans
C. neural pathways
D. nerves
Câu 42:

The word “rudimentary” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ____________.

A. intricate 
B. sophisticated 
C. elaborate  
D. elementary
Câu 43:

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. There are some undersea toothed populations which are good at both smelling and tasting.
B. Imprisoned dolphins are more sensitive to being touched by the trainers.
C. People strongly believe that cetaceans’ sense of touch is moderately weak.
D. We should not touch at the area around the blowhole of captive animals.
Câu 44:

The word “captivity” in paragraph 3 mostly means _______.

A. confinement 
B. freedom
C. sovereignty  
D. emancipation
Câu 45:

As mentioned in paragraph 3, grey whale calf _____________.

A. is unable to see clearly in water after a year being imprisoned.
B. sees better in water than in the air.
C. is unlikely to have stereoscopic vision because of the inconvenient eye positions.
D. may develop its visual ability when it becomes more mature.
Câu 46:

According to the passage, which of the following cetaceans can see best in water?

A. grey whales
B. humpback whales
C. porpoises   
D. bottlenose dolphins
Câu 47:

What might be discussed in the paragraph after the last one of the passage?

A. How the optic sense affects cetaceans’ lives.
B. How the acoustic sense of marine mammals develops.
C. How undersea mammals react to the shortage of taste buds.
D. How important the sense of smell is in the life of dolphins and whales.
Câu 48:

Which of the following best serves as the main idea for the passage?

A. The evidences of the time marine animals moved to land.
B. The relationship between terrestrial species and marine creatures.
C. The reasons why species had to change their living place.
D. The evolution of marine species in changing places to live.
Câu 49:

According to the first paragraph, reptiles, birds, mammals and insects __________.

A. were the ones living on the marine organisms.

B. moved to deserts to find feeding grounds.

C. left the water at the same time of scorpions, snails and crustaceans.
D. are the species whose ancestors succeeded in moving from water to land.
Câu 50:

As mentioned in paragraph 2, which of the following species returned to the water least completely?

A. whales 
B. manatees   
C. turtles 
D. dugongs
Câu 51:

The word “ceased” in paragraph 2 mostly means ______________.

A. stopped happening or existing        
B. got familiar
C. began to happen or exist 
D. decided to become
Câu 52:

The word “incarnation” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by __________.

A. ancestor  
B. embodiment  
C. evolution
D. natural selection
Câu 53:

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Seals are able to live on land and in the water.
B. Some terrestrial habits were remained when the species reverted to water life.
C. Apart from breathing and breeding, marine species were expected to change nothing to live on land.
D. Ichthyosaurs might have resembled dolphins.
Câu 54:

What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. dinosaurs
B. fins and streamlined bodies
C. ichthyosaurs  
D. dolphins
Câu 55:

It can be inferred from the last passage that _____________.

A. the body features of the fossil animals help scientists to distinguish the terrestrial and marine species.
B. turtles’ ancestor and dinosaurs became extinct contemporarily.
C. it’s clear to determine the living places of all species through the fragments found.
D. the fossils of turtles and tortoises might have the similar appearances with dolphins.
Câu 56:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Off the endangered list. 
B. Conservation successes and failures.
C. Imminent conservation challenges
D. Endangered species, explained.
Câu 57:

According to paragraph 1, what is the fundamental difference between the two definition of endangered species?

A. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 takes into consideration many more well-rounded aspects.
B. The Red List of Threatened Species shows great flexibility in the breeding criteria.
C. The International Union’s definition has lower bar for minimum viable population.
D. The United States’ Endangered Species Act excludes the protection of insects.
Câu 58:

The word “propose” in 2 paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.

A. withdraw
B. locate    
C. present 
D. nominate
Câu 59:

According to paragraph 2, what can happen to the species filed under the endangered list?

A. They are kept safe in the nature reserve funded by international organisations.
B. They are neglected until there is proof of profitable gain from their species.
C. They are protected thoroughly from external influences in all cases.
D. They are guaranteed free from human’s damage by the prohibitive law.
Câu 60:

The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.

A. eagle
B. panda  
C. habitat 
D. falcon
Câu 61:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Approximately 500 eagles survived well and were capable of breeding in the United States in 1960.
B. Pesticides can cause harm to the embryo of a bird’s egg in spite of the shell protection.
C. More than 200 species have been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act.
D. The species of giant panda was announced endangered in the Red List in 2016.
Câu 62:

The word “act” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. pretense  
B. decree  
C. activity   
D. deed
Câu 63:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. It is important to make species’ populations healthy and vital enough to be delisted from the Red List.
B. The old rules created a perverse incentive not to preserve habitat.
C. Many candidate species are going to be added to the Endangered List next year.
D. The extinction of species is proven to be natural process that will happen sooner or later.
Câu 64:

The belief of animal activists is that animals ____.

A. should not be sacrificed in experiments
B. should experience no pain in experiments

C. can be used in experiments to cure human diseases

D. must be treated well so that they can do research
Câu 65:

According to paragraph 3, animal activists may resort to brute force ____.

A. to stand up for the researchers

B. to debate about their case

C. to champion their cause  
D. to cure the animals
Câu 66:

The phrase “resort to” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. turn to something as another choice
B. come to a decision on second thoughts
C. refuse to take drastic action 
D. take full advantage of
Câu 67:

Thanks to tests on animals, doctors succeeded in ____.

A. discovering river blindness  
B. finding a cure for river blindness
C. revealing what animal activists think
D. treating animals as well as possible
Câu 68:

Which of the following might NOT be the purpose of doing medical researches?

A. Finding the cure for diseases 
B. Developing medical equipment
C. Making better medicine for the rich
D. Improving the well-being of humans
Câu 69:

The highlighted word "they" in paragraph 5 refers to ____.

A. researchers
B. many cures 
C. organ transplants  
D. animals
Câu 70:

Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. Fatal diseases like diabetes and AIDS are a thing of the past.
B. A majority of researchers are against cruelty to animals used in research.
C. River blindness is a disease that affects millions of people.
D. A result of the campaign by animal activists is getting people’s support.
Câu 71:

Which of the following would the author probably agree with?

A. With modern technology, doctors can now cure all kinds of disease.
B. Animal activists are doing a good job for the community.
C. Organ transplants are impossible unless they are carried out on animals.
D. Animal research is essential to find a remedy for fatal diseases.