Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 

The actress had to raise her voice in order to be audible in the balcony.

A. Water pollution (Ô nhiễm nước)

B. Human and environment. (Con người và môi trường)

C. Awareness of conservation. (Nhận thức về bảo tồn)

D. Resources for the future. (Nguồn tài nguyên cho tương lai)

Giải thích: Our planet has over eight billion people, and this number keeps increasing by approximately 370,000 individuals each day. This rapid growth is putting a huge strain on Earth's natural resources. Governments and environmental groups are now in a race to significantly cut down our resource usage before they become depleted. 

Chọn D

A. Successes and failures in modern cities (Thành công và thất bại ở các thành phố hiện đại)

B. Successful cities of the future (Những thành phố thành công trong tương lai)

C. Sustainable cities: Can we build them? 

(Các thành phố bền vững: Chúng ta có thể xây dựng chúng không?)

D. The problems of city life (Những vấn đề của cuộc sống thành thị)

Giải thích: People who manage cities in the future will have to consider a large number of things, including transportation, energy use and green spaces. All of these will need to be improved to make future cities pleasant places to live.

Chọn B