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Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks

Parrots and macaws have become so (01)......... that special varieties of these birds are (02) ......... up to £9,000 each on the black market in Britain. Macaws from Brazil cost from £1,000 and parrots from Australia can cost £7,500 a pair. The demand for parrots, cockatoos and macaws has led to a (03)......... increase in thefts from zoos, wildlife parks and pet shops. London and Whipsnade zoos are among the many places from which parrots have been stolen. Some thefts have not been (04)......... in an effort to prevent further (05).......... Parrot rustling, as it is known among bird fanciers, has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (06)......... birds became (07)......... controlled. Quarantine controls, (08)......... with the scarcity of many types of parrots in the wild in Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and South America, have caused a shortage of birds which can be sold legally under (09)..........This has sent prices to (10)......... levels. Working at night and equipped with wire-cutters, nets and substances to dope the birds, the rustlers are prepared to (11)......... serious risks to capture the parrots they want. At Birdworld, a specialist zoo, thieves (12)......... two parrots after picking their (13)......... through an enclosure containing cassowaries, The cassowary is a large flightless bird, related to the emu, which can be extremely (14)......., and has been (15)........ to kill humans with blows from its powerful legs.

Parrots and macaws have become so (01)......... that special varieties of these birds are (02) ......... up to £9,000 each on the black market in Britain.

A. costly

B. extinct

C. outlandish

D. rare

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Đáp án: D

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Câu 2:

that special varieties of these birds are (02) ......... up to £9,000 each on the black market in Britain. Macaws from Brazil cost from £1,000 and parrots from Australia can cost £7,500 a pair.

A. raising

B. reaching

C. lifting

D. fetching

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Đáp án: D

Câu 3:

The demand for parrots, cockatoos and macaws has led to a (03)......... increase in thefts from zoos, wildlife parks and pet shops.

A. acute

B. peak

C. sharp

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D. high

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Đáp án: C

Câu 4:

Some thefts have not been (04)......... in an effort to prevent

A. published

B. publicised

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C. advertised

D. told

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Đáp án: B

Câu 5:

Some thefts have not been (04)......... in an effort to prevent further (05).......... Parrot rustling, as it is known among bird fanciers

A. happenings

B. incidents

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C. acts

D. activities

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Đáp án: B

Câu 6:

has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (06)......... birds became (07)......... controlled.

A. unusual

B. uncommon

C. exotic

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D. strange

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Đáp án: C

Câu 7:

has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (06)......... birds became (07)......... controlled.

A. tightly

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B. hardly

C. toughly

D. grimly

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Đáp án: A

Câu 8:

Quarantine controls, (08)......... with the scarcity of many types of parrots in the wild in Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and South America

A. coupled

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B. doubled

C. attached

D. accompanied

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Đáp án: A

Câu 9:

have caused a shortage of birds which can be sold legally under (09)..........

A. warranty

B. guarantee

C. licence

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D. law

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Đáp án: C

Câu 10:

This has sent prices to (10)......... levels

A. unknown

B. unheard

C. record

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D. highest

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Đáp án: C

Câu 11:

Working at night and equipped with wire-cutters, nets and substances to dope the birds, the rustlers are prepared to (11)......... serious risks to capture the parrots they want.

A. sustain

B. assume

C. take

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D. make

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Đáp án: C

Câu 12:

At Birdworld, a specialist zoo, thieves (12)......... two parrots after picking their

A. thieved

B. robbed

C. misappropriated

D. stole

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Đáp án: D

Câu 13:

thieves (12)......... two parrots after picking their (13)......... through an enclosure containing cassowaries,

A. way

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B. road

C. path

D. lane

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Đáp án: A

Câu 14:

The cassowary is a large flightless bird, related to the emu, which can be extremely (14).......,

A. aggressive

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B. fighting

C. bad-tempered

D. rough

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Đáp án: A

Câu 15:

and has been (15)........ to kill humans with blows from its powerful legs.

A. heard

B. known

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C. considered

D. able

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Đáp án: B

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that special varieties of these birds are (02) ......... up to £9,000 each on the black market in Britain. Macaws from Brazil cost from £1,000 and parrots from Australia can cost £7,500 a pair.

The demand for parrots, cockatoos and macaws has led to a (03)......... increase in thefts from zoos, wildlife parks and pet shops.

Some thefts have not been (04)......... in an effort to prevent

Some thefts have not been (04)......... in an effort to prevent further (05).......... Parrot rustling, as it is known among bird fanciers

has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (06)......... birds became (07)......... controlled.

has increased rapidly in Britain since 1976 when imports and exports of (06)......... birds became (07)......... controlled.

Quarantine controls, (08)......... with the scarcity of many types of parrots in the wild in Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and South America

have caused a shortage of birds which can be sold legally under (09)..........

This has sent prices to (10)......... levels

Working at night and equipped with wire-cutters, nets and substances to dope the birds, the rustlers are prepared to (11)......... serious risks to capture the parrots they want.

At Birdworld, a specialist zoo, thieves (12)......... two parrots after picking their

thieves (12)......... two parrots after picking their (13)......... through an enclosure containing cassowaries,

The cassowary is a large flightless bird, related to the emu, which can be extremely (14).......,

and has been (15)........ to kill humans with blows from its powerful legs.

The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to

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Cable TV revolutionized communications; ______, the very existence of that service is now threatened by satellites.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

As coal mines became deeper, the problems of draining water, bringing in fresh air, and ______ to the surface increased.

______ is one of the many factors involved in changing farming methods.

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