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.
Animals share the Earth with us. They fascinate us with their beauty, their grace, and their speed. However, animals are endangered. Many of them have died, and without special care, they may someday disappear from the Earth.
It is important to care for animals? One reason is to protect the balance of life on Earth. Another reason is the beauty of the animals themselves. Each species of animal is special. Once it is gone, it is gone forever.
It is people who cause many of the problems that animal face. We alter and pollute their habitats. We hunt them for skins, tusks, furs, and horns. We destroy animals that get in the way of farming or building. We remove them from their natural habitats and take them home as pets.
What can you do to help endangered animals? Learn as much as you can about them. The more you know, the more you can help. Make an effort to support zoos and wildlife groups. Many zoos breed endangered animals, helping to ensure that they will continue to live on. You can also be a smart shopper and never buy a pet that has been raised in the wilderness.
C©u 41: Which idea is presented first in the text?
A. Many species are in danger of extinction.
B. People hunt animals for skins, tusks, furs, and horns.
C. It is important to care for animals.
D. We should build many zoos.
C©u 42: The third paragraph is about_______________.
A. the reason why many animals have become extinct.
B. the solution to the problems of animal extinction.
C. hunting and pollution in habitats.
D. the problems of pollution.
C©u 43: In the last paragraph, the writer ____________
A. suggested some ways to protect endangered species.
B. provided readers knowledge of endangered animals.
C. recommended some shops where we can buy pets.
D. would like to but some pets.
C©u 44: The word fascinate has a close meaning to___________.
A. irritate B. attract C. distract D. bore
C©u 45: The writer’s attitude about the endangered animals is ____________.
A. concerned B. pleased C. disinterested D. angry
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Gap filling
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. However, human activities are making the planet less fit to live (46) _____ . As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive, we are rapidly (47)____________ the resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (48)______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (49)______, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (50)______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active.
C©u 46:
A. on B. by C. at D. in
C©u 47:
A. destroying B. making C. killing D. causing
C©u 48:
A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
C©u 49:
A. result B. development C. product D. reaction
C©u 50:
A. maintain B. stay C. keep D. hold
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