University researchers have taken samples from a preserved d
Câu hỏi
Nhận biếtRead the following passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks.University researchers have taken samples from a preserved dodo specimen in an (31) _____ to uncover the extinct bird’s family tree. They worked with the British Natural History Museum to collect and study genetic material from large number of specimens: a preserved dodo, the extinct solitaire bird, and 35 kind of living pigeons and doves. Their analysis (32) _____ the doo and the solitaire to be close relatives with the Nicobar pigeon, their nearest living relative. The dodo lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was a flightless bird, bigger than a turkey. By 1681, all dodos had been (33) _____ by hungry sailors. The solitaire, which looked a bit like a dodo, had gone the same way by 1800. By extracting short pieces of the dodo’s DNA and (34) _____ these with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to deduce when the dodo evolved away from its relatives into a separate entity. The scientists can now (35) _____ assume that the dodo developed its distinctive appearance and features as a result of its geographical isolation. They are now convinced that it separated from the solitaire about 25 million years ago, long before Mauritius became an island.
Câu 1: (31)
A. attempt
B. intention
C. order
D. assistance
Câu 2: (32)
A. advises
B. involves
C. shows
D. recommends
Câu 3: (33)
A. disappeared
B. vanished
C. killed
D. extinct
Câu 4: (34)
A. studying
B. comparing
C. researching
D. combining
Câu 5: (35)
A. surely
B. hardly
C. highly
D. safely
Đáp án đúng:
Lời giải của Tự Học 365
Đáp án câu 1 là: AGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
attempt (n): nỗ lực
intention (n): dự định
order (n): mệnh lệnh, yêu cầu
assistance (n): hỗ trợ, giúp đỡ
in an attempt to do something: trong nỗ lực làm gì
Đáp án: A
Đáp án câu 2 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
advise (v): khuyên bảo
involve (v): liên quan
show (v): chỉ ra
recommend (v): gợi ý
Đáp án: C
Đáp án câu 3 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
disappear (v): biến mất
vanish (v): biến mất
kill (v): giết
extinct (adj): tuyệt chủng
Đáp án: C
Đáp án câu 4 là: BGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
study (v): học tập
compare (v): so sánh
research (v): nghiên cứu
combine (v): kết hợp
Đáp án: B
Đáp án câu 5 là: AGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
surely (adv): chắc chắn
hardly (adv): hầu như không có
highly (adv): rất nhiều
safely (adv): an toàn
Đáp án: A
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