Bài tập kiểm tra từ vựng chủ đề nóng lên toàn cầu (Global Warming)

PRACTICE EXERCISES

Bài tập

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: All nations should hands to work out a plan to solve the problem of global warming.

A. join B. hold C. shake D. lend

Question 12: Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming concerned about the changes to our climate which are taking place.

A. supremely B. extremely C. completely D. totally

Question 13: Although climate changes have occurred on our planet before, these changes were different from the modern ones in that they occurred gradually and, as far as we know, naturally.

A. climate B. climatology C. climatic D. climax

Question 14: It was also suggested that more forests should be planted to create sinks to absorb greenhouse gases.

A. so-called B. so-so C. so-and-so D. so called

Question 15: Many scientists the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain and sun.

A. give B. put C. take D. have

Question 16: Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source.

A. out B. off C. away D. in

Question 17: Climate change allows for infectious diseases to spread more easily; contributes to

illnessesand death; has severe impact on water supplies, threatens food production and upsets ecological balance.

A. heat-insulated B. heat-released C. heat-related D. heat-treated

Question 18: By 2050, temperatures could lead to the extinction of a million species.

A. rising B. raising C. arising D. plummeting

Question 19: Having read the report on how the burning of petrol in cars to climate change, we decided to sell our car and get a bicycle instead.

A. attributes B. contributes C. introduces D. distributes

Question 20: The government has pledged to clean up industrial .

A. emissions B. emit C. emitted D. emissive

Question 21: The country's entire grain harvest has been hit by a .

A. brought B. fought C. drought D. sought

Question 22: Scientists worry about the ofmany species of plants and animals from our planet.

A. eruption B. destruction C. erosion D. disappearance

Question 23: - reducing climate change - involves reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, either by reducing sources of these gases or enhancing the "sinks" that accumulate and store these gases.

A. Reduction B. Mitigation C. Limitation D. enhancement

Question 24: The goal of mitigation is to avoid dangerous human with the climate system, and stabilize greenhouse gas levels in a timeframe sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change.

A. independence B. interference C. indication D. interruption

Question 25: Throughout history, people and societies have adjusted to and coped with changes in climate and extremes with degrees of success

A. various B. varied C. varying D. variable

Question 26: In the of national or international climate policy direction, cities and local communities around the world have been focusing on solving their own climate problems.

A. absence B. ignorance C. delimitation D. concentration

Question 27: With clear hiscompany couldn't deny having dumped a large quantity of toxins into the sea.

A. evidence B. proof C. investigation D. examination

Question 28: He was suspected having received presents from the local companies and ignored their violations of the environmental law.

A. about B. on C. of D. for

Question 29: For many years now, have attempted to protect the environment by making businesses responsible for making sure that the chemical they use don’t add to the destruction of the environment.

A. politicians B. politics C. parties D. residents

Question 30: The problem for businesses is that the of the environment costs money, and businesses will always try to lower their costs if they can.

A. production B. protection C. destruction D. deforestation

Question 31: Although government may try to catch them doing it, it can be very difficult to get proof that a particular business is responsible for an environmental problem.

A. suspicion B. suspect C. inspection D. inspectors

Question 32: Global warming will make life harder, not easier, for most people

A. probably B. impossibly C. unlikely D. possibly

Question 33: Increased levels of carbon dioxide contribute to the greenhouse effect: as the result, the earth is up.

A. speeding B. heating C. cooling D. slowing

Question 34: Running cars are sending smoke and into the atmosphere, causing the Earth to warm up and increase its average temperature.

A. smoke B. smog C. fumes D. sewage

Question 35: To climate scientists, personal vehicles are a major of global warming.

A. cause B. reason C. origin D. result

Question 36: In my opinion, the most serious effect of global warming is droughts because it is killing millions of on Earth.

A. creativity B. creation C. creatures D. creative

Question 37: As temperatures rise globally, droughts will become more frequent and more severe, with

devastating consequences for agriculture, water supply.

A. potentially B. possessively C. imperatively D. crucially

Question 38: As far as I am concerned, forests are just the of the Earth. Trees clean the air, provide oxygen, cool streets and cities, conserve energy and save water

A. lungs B. hearts C. brains D. centers

Question 39: Global warming results in climate change and weather patterns such as heat

A. catastrophe B. catastrophic C. disaster D. phenomena

Question 40: Over the last ten years, there have been changes in Vietnam's climate due to the rise in temperatures and sea level.

A. noticeable B. unstoppable C. unavoidable D. foreseeable

Exercise 4: 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.

Question 41: The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of natural causes, but of human activity. Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid.

A. disapprovingly B. disappointingly C. surprisingly D. worryingly

Question 42: Rising global temperatures could give rise to such ecological disasters as extremely high increases in the incidence of flooding and of droughts.

A. rate B. frequency C. prevalence D. phase

Question 43: Having treated the environment <