Most people think that lions only come from Africa. This is understandable because in fact most lions do come from there but this has not always been the case. If we went back ten thousand years. we would find that there were lions roaming vast sections of the globe. However no, unfortunately only a very small section of the lion’s former habitat remains.

          Asiatic lions are sub-species of African lions. It is almost a hundred thousand years since the Asiatic lions split off and developed as a sub-species. At one time the Asiatic lion was living as  far west as Greece and they were found from there, but in a band that spreads east through various countries of the Middle East, all the way to India. In museums now, you can see Greek coins that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them. Most of them are dated at around 500 B.C. However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lions roaming free to thousand years ago. Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas declined steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they disappeared from everywhere but in India.

          The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India was established especially to protect the Asiatic lion. There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary. However, despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their survival. One of these is the ever-present danger of disease. This is what killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions in 1994, and people are fearful  that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there.

          India’s lions are particular vulnerable because they have a limited gene pool. The reason for this is interesting – it is because all of them are descended from a few dozen lions that were saved by a prince who took a particular interest in them. He was very healthy, and he managed to protect them otherwise they would probably have died out completely.

When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality. They are very impressive animals and you would never guess that they this vulnerability when you look at them.

According to the passage, ten thousand years ago,________.

Đáp án C

Cụm từ “ split off” ở đoạn văn thứ 2 gần nghĩa với

A. Động vật có đốm

B. Phân chia

C. Phát triển thành nhiều loài khác nhau

D. Thay đổi giống loài ban đầu

Dẫn chứng: Asiatic lions are sub-species of African lions. It is almost a hundred thousand years since the Asiatic lions split off and developed as a sub-species

Đáp án A

Từ “ vulnerable” ở đoạn văn 4 gần nghĩa với….

A. Yếu ớt

B. Bất cẩn

C. Cẩn trọng

D. Dễ được bảo vệ

Vulnerable to sb/ sth = weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally: dễ bị tổn thương về thể chất và tinh thấn.

Đáp án B

Sư tử Á châu……………….

A. Tìm kiếm thức ăn chủ yếu ở Trung Đông.

B. Tìm kiếm thức ăn ở phạm vi rộng khắp các nước.

C. Tìm kiếm thức ăn chủ yếu ở Ấn Độ và Châu Phi.

D. Tìm kiếm thức ăn chủ yếu ở Ấn Độ

Dẫn chứng: . At one time the Asiatic lion was living as far west as Greece and they were found from there, but in a band that spreads east through various countries of the Middle East, all the way to India. In museums now, you can see Greek coins that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them. Most of them are dated at around 500 B.C. However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lions roaming free to thousand years ago. Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas declined steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they disappeared from everywhere but in India

Đáp án B

Theo tác giả, Khu bảo tồn động vật hoang dã Gir……………

A. Bảo vệ sư tử Á châu khỏi săn bắt và bệnh tật

B. Không thể làm giảm nguy cơ mắc bệnh của sư tử Á châu.

C. Có thể làm sư tử Á châu trở nên yếu ớt.

D. Là một trong những nơi sư tử Á châu được bảo vệ rất tốt.

Dẫn chứng: The Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in India was established especially to protect the Asiatic lion. There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary. However, despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their survival. One of these is the ever-present danger of disease. This is what killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions in 1994, and people are fearful that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there

Đáp án A

Tác giả ám chỉ những đặc điểm nào sau đây của sư tử Á châu NGOẠI TRỪ……..

A. Khỏe mạnh

B. Dễ bị tổn thương

C. Rất quan trọng

D. Ấn tượng

Dẫn chứng: India lions are particular vulnerable because they have a limited gene pool.

When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality. They are very impressive animals and you would never guess that they have this vulnerability when you look at them

Đáp án D

Bài đọc được viết để……………..

A. Thuyết phục người đọc bảo vệ sư tử Á châu

B. Giải thích tại sao khu bảo tồn Gir là môi trường tốt nhất cho sư tử Á châu.

C. Mô tả lịch sử phát triển của khu bảo tồn Gir.

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