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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 from 19 to 23.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in the wild. There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.
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 from 19 to 23.
The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in the wild. There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.
What is the main topic of the passage?
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Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. (Topic sentence)
Dịch: Chim ưng peregrine, một loài chim săn mồi bản địa ở Bắc Mỹ, từng có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng. (Câu chủ đề)
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Câu 2:
Why were the peregrine falcons in danger?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success, however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in the wild.
Dịch: Việc sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu đã bị cấm ở Hoa Kỳ, nhưng những con chim ưng đang ăn thịt các loài chim di cư từ những nơi khác, nơi DDT vẫn được sử dụng. Để tăng tỷ lệ sống sót, các nhà khoa học đã nuôi chim trong phòng thí nghiệm và sau đó thả chúng vào các vùng núi. Tuy nhiên, cách làm này chỉ đạt được thành công vừa phải, vì nhiều loài chim được nuôi nhốt không thể sống sót trong hoang dã.
Câu 3:
In line 3, the word "banned" could be best replaced by ____________.
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích:
A. developed: phát triển
B. authorized: được ủy quyền
C. disseminated: phổ biến
D. prohibited: bị cấm
=> banned = prohibited
Dịch: Việc sử dụng thuốc trừ sâu đã bị cấm ở Hoa Kỳ, nhưng những con chim ưng đang ăn thịt các loài chim di cư từ những nơi khác, nơi DDT vẫn được sử dụng.
Câu 4:
According to the passage, where have the release programs been the most successful?
According to the passage, where have the release programs been the most successful?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast.
Dịch: Các chương trình giải phóng đô thị đã rất thành công trong việc tái lập các loài chim ưng peregrine dọc theo Bờ biển phía Đông.
Câu 5:
According to the passage, which of the falcon’s main predators?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl.
Dịch: Đầu tiên, có rất nhiều chim bồ câu và các loài chim nhỏ làm nguồn thức ăn. Peregrine trong thành phố cũng được bảo vệ khỏi động vật ăn thịt chính của nó, con cú sừng lớn.
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