SP-ENVIRONMENT-PP

Trees protect the soil beneath them. The canopy prevents surface runoff by ... so that water can drip down slowly onto the porous earth.

• filtering pollutants from the air

• intercepting heavy rainfall

• keeping pollutants airborne

• contributing to increased sedimentation

Answer explanation

intercepting heavy rainfall: cản trở lượng mưa lớn

·       Trees provide a natural defense against air pollution. They ..........carbon dioxide while they ....... oxygen, and their leaves filter pollutants from the air. Cutting down trees keeps pollutants airborne, where they can mix with water vapor and form acid rain.

• absorb - emit

• emit-absorb

• intercept-contribute

• contribute-intercept

Answer explanation

absorb CO2: hấp thu CO2

emit O2: thải ra O2

·       Water quality in nearby streams and rivers also ...........as tree loss contributes to increased sedimentation.

• intercepts

• stabilizes

• filters

• deteriorates

Answer explanation

deteriorate (v): xấu đi, tồi đi

Deforestation and illegal poaching have put various species ......... extinction.

• dying out

• contracting diseases

• on the brink of

• on the verge of

Answer explanation

on the verge/brink of extinction: trên bờ vực tuyệt chủng/ sắp bị tuyệt chủng

Air pollution has been a serious concern recently; therefore, the authorities need to take action to ....... the problem.

• die out

• filter

• tackle

• contract

Answer explanation

tackle a problem: giải quyết vấn đề

Seeking.... for non-renewable energy is one of the top priorities of numerous countries around the world.

• extinction

• alternatives

• habitats

• respiratory diseases

Answer explanation

alternative: giải pháp/người/vật thay thế

A large number of species are... due to human activities.

• seeking

• contracting

• dying out

• going green

Answer explanation

Animals die out: động vật chết dần

One of the strategies of every business is to aim at ......development, which involves corporate social responsibility.

• respiratory

• respiratory

• sustainable

Answer explanation

sustainable development: phát triển bền vững

People who breathe in contaminated air are likely to contract.... diseases UK

• sustainable

• extinct

• alternative

• respiratory

Answer explanation

to contract respiratory diseases: mắc bệnh hô hấp

My family goes .......by using plastic substitutes like paper bags, reusable bottles and glass straws.

Answer explanation

go green: protect the environment: bảo vệ môi trường