Bài tập đọc điền vào chỗ trống (Có đáp án) (Đề 3)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

Humans are destroying the earth‟s tropical rain forests. About 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (1)_____ comes from people cutting trees for fuel. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (2)______ trees are cut down to sell the wood to start farms.

The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (3)_______ people continue cutting down that many trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.

The world needs more food, and it (4)______ like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for agriculture. Many people think that the land under these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn't. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forest is very(5)________.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the numbered space from 6 to 10 in the following passage.

The knock-on effect of volunteering on the lives of individuals can be profound. Voluntary work helps foster independence and imparts the ability to (6)_______ with different situations, often simultaneously, thus teaching people how to work their way through different systems. It (7)_______ brings people into touch with the real world; and, hence, equips them for the future.

Initially, young adults in their late teens might not seem to have the expertise or knowledge to impart to others that say a teacher or agriculturalist or nurse would have, but they do have many skills that can help others. And in the absence of any particular talent, their energy and enthusiasm can be harnessed for the benefit of their fellow human beings, and (8)_______  themselves. From all this, the gain to any community no matter how many volunteers are involved is immeasurable.

Employers will generally look favorably on people who have shown an ability to work as part of a team. It demonstrates a willingness to learn and an independent spirit, (9)_______ would be desirable qualities in any employee. So to satisfy employers‟ demands for experience when applying (10)_______ work, volunteering can act as a means of gaining experience that might otherwise elude would-be workers and can ultimately lead to paid employment and the desired field.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 11 to 15.

About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (11)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (12)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (13) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is ,though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific (14) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (15)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best first each of the numbered blanks from 16 to 20.

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (16)______ . Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (17)_______ if we do not make an effort to protect them. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (18)______ and sold as pets. For many animals and birds the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (19)______ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (20)______, unless we can solve this problem.