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READING :Read the passage , and do the tasks that follow .

Nick's voice is changing . It is one of the many developments that happen to both girls and boys when they reach puberty : a boy's voice gét deeper than a girls 's.

At puberty , boy's bodies begin producing a lot of the hormone testosterone , which causes in several parts of the body , including the voice . For starters , a boy's larynx , also know as the voice box , grows bigger , which causes your voice to get deeper.

Along with all the other changes in your body , you might notice that your throat area looks a little diferent . For boys wherevihe larynx grows bigger , part of it sticks out in the part of the neck at the front of the throat and forms the Adam's apple . For girls , the larynx also grows bigger but not as much as a boy's . That is why girls don't have Adam's apples.

While your body is getting used to these changes , your voice can be difficult to control . A guy's voice "cracks " or "breaks" because his body is getting used to the changing size of his larynx . Fortunately , the cracking and breaking is only temporary . It usually lasts no longer than a few months.

Generally , a boy's voice will start to change somewhere between the ages of 11 and 15- although it can be earlier or later for some .

Task 1 : Read the text , and identifi whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) .

........... 1 A boy's voice gets deeper than a girl's because the boy reaches puberty.

........... 2 The larynx may be responsible for creating the sound of your voice.

........... 3 When boy's reach puberty , they only change in their voice .

........... 4 Girls don't have Adam's apples because their larynx doesn't grow bigger .

........... 5 We can't see Adam's apples of girls .

........... 6 When boys reach puberty , they can't control their voice .

........... 7 In general , boys don't have the same age of puberty .

........... 8 The changes of voice often last a few months .

Task 2 : Finds words in the passage to match these definitions .

1................................. : (of a sound ) lower.

2................................. : any of the chemical which affects the development of living things.

3................................. : lasting for a short time .

4................................. : a stage when a person develops from a child into an adult.

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9 tháng 4 2020

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Fill in with a suitable word to complete the passage given : Puberty is the nam for the time when your body begins to (1) ........... change as you move from kid to adult. During (2).........., your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. It helps to know about the (3)............ that puberty causes before they happen. That way, you know what to except. It's also important to remember that everyone goes (4).......... these changes. No (5)...
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Fill in with a suitable word to complete the passage given :

Puberty is the nam for the time when your body begins to (1) ........... change as you move from kid to adult. During (2).........., your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. It helps to know about the (3)............ that puberty causes before they happen. That way, you know what to except. It's also important to remember that everyone goes (4).......... these changes. No (5) ............. where you live, (6)............... you're a boy or a girl, you will experience them. No two people are exactly alike, but one thing everyone has in common is (7)....... we all go through puberty. Usually, puberty starts (8)........ages 8 and 13 in girls and ages 9 and 15 in boys. This wide range in ages may help explain why some of your friends still look like young kids whereas others look more (9)...... adults. When your body is ready to begin puberty, it (10).......... releases special hormones. Depending on whether you're a boy (11)..... a girl, these(12).... go to work on different parts of the body.

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11 tháng 12 2019

Fill in with a suitable word to complete the passage given :

Puberty is the nam for the time when your body begins to (1) .....develop...... change as you move from kid to adult. During (2)...puberty......., your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. It helps to know about the (3)......changes...... that puberty causes before they happen. That way, you know what to except. It's also important to remember that everyone goes (4).......through... these changes. No (5) ......matter....... where you live, (6)........whether....... you're a boy or a girl, you will experience them. No two people are exactly alike, but one thing everyone has in common is (7)...that.... we all go through puberty. Usually, puberty starts (8)....between....ages 8 and 13 in girls and ages 9 and 15 in boys. This wide range in ages may help explain why some of your friends still look like young kids whereas others look more (9)...like... adults. When your body is ready to begin puberty, it (10)....glands...... releases special hormones. Depending on whether you're a boy (11)..or... a girl, these(12).hormones... go to work on different parts of the body.

Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child's to an adult's. You will know that you are going (1)............ puberty by the way that your body changes. If you are a boy , your shoulders will (2).......... and your body will become more muscular . these changes are caused by the hormones (3)............ your body begins producing in much larger amounts (4).............. before puberty (5).............. over a number of year, and the age at which it starts and ends...
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Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child's to an adult's. You will know that you are going (1)............ puberty by the way that your body changes.

If you are a boy , your shoulders will (2).......... and your body will become more muscular . these changes are caused by the hormones (3)............ your body begins producing in much larger amounts (4).............. before

puberty (5).............. over a number of year, and the age at which it starts and ends varies (6).......... . It generally begins somewhere between the ages of 7 and 13 for girls, and somewhere between the ages of 9 and 15 for boys, although it can be earlier or later for some (7)......... in age is normal

Sometimes, (8) ............., people pass this normal age range for puberty (9) showing any sings of body changes. This is(10) .......... delayed puberty

1. A. at B. in C. through D. out of

2. A widen B. increase C. expand D. spread

3. A. how B. what C. this D. that

4. A. more than B. than C. as well as D. as

5. A. survives B. exists C. begins D. occurs

6. A. wide B. widely C. width D. widen

7. A. period B . offer C. range D. limit

8. A however B. but C. moreover D.although

9. A. refusing B. avoiding C .with D. without

10. A.Call B.called C. being calles D. having called

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13 tháng 10 2020

Puberty is the time when your body grows from a child's to an adult's. You will know that you are going (1)............ puberty by the way that your body changes.

If you are a boy , your shoulders will (2).......... and your body will become more muscular . these changes are caused by the hormones (3)............ your body begins producing in much larger amounts (4).............. before

puberty (5).............. over a number of year, and the age at which it starts and ends varies (6).......... . It generally begins somewhere between the ages of 7 and 13 for girls, and somewhere between the ages of 9 and 15 for boys, although it can be earlier or later for some (7)......... in age is normal

Sometimes, (8) ............., people pass this normal age range for puberty (9) showing any sings of body changes. This is(10) .......... delayed puberty

1. A. at B. in C. through D. out of

2. A widen B. increase C. expand D. spread

3. A. how B. what C. this D. that

4. A. more than B. than C. as well as D. as

5. A. survives B. exists C. begins D. occurs

6. A. wide B. widely C. width D. widen

7. A. period B . offer C. range D. limit

8. A however B. but C. moreover D.although

9. A. refusing B. avoiding C .with D. without

10. A.Call B.called C. being calles D. having called

What is good writing for children? The children’s publishers will tell you they look for ‘good writing’. What exactly do they mean? Before you send a story you have written to any publisher at all, your severest critic ought to be you vourself. To have a chance of succeeding in the competitive market of children’s fiction, you should constantly be aware, every single time you sit down at your word-processor, of the need to produce ‘good, original writing’. A...
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What is good writing for children?
The children’s publishers will tell you they look for ‘good writing’. What exactly do they mean?

Before you send a story you have written to any publisher at all, your severest critic ought to be you vourself. To have a chance of succeeding in the competitive market of children’s fiction, you should constantly be aware, every single time you sit down at your word-processor, of the need to produce ‘good, original writing’. A difficult task, maybe, but one which hopefully we will help you to achieve.

To begin with, let us try to pin down exactly what publishers mean when they talk about ‘good writing’ for children. A useful starting point would be to take a look at some of the children’s books which won literary prizes last year. Reading these books is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways of: (a) finding out what individual publishers are publishing at the moment, and (b) learning a few tricks of the trade from well-established professionals. It goes without saying, of course, that slavishly copying the style and subject matter of a successful author is usually a recipe for disaster. Nor should you become downhearted after reading a particularly brilliant piece of work, and miserably think you will never be able to match up to those standards. Remember, overnight success is rare - most successful children’s authors will have struggled long and hard to learn their trade. Read these books as a critic; note down the things you enjoyed or admired, as well as areas where you feel there was possibly room for improvement. After all, nobody is perfect, not even a successful, prize-winning author.

Possibly the toughest challenge is right at the youngest end of the age range - the picture book. The would-be author/ illustrator is attempting to create an exciting story out of the narrow, limited, everyday world of a young child’s experience - not easy at all. The whole storyline has to be strong enough to keep the reader turning the pages, yet simple enough to fit into a few pages. Another problem for the new picture-book author is that it can seem that every subject and every approach has been done to death, with nothing new left to say. Add to this the fact that printing costs are high because of full colour illustrations, which means that the publisher will probably want a text that suits the international market to increase sales, and a novel for ten-year olds, with hardly any pictures at all, starts to look much more inviting.

You would be forgiven for wondering if there are any truly original plots left to impress publishers with. But remember that, in many ways, it is the writer’s own personal style, and intelligent handling of a subject that can change a familiar, overworked plot into something original and fresh. To illustrate this, read The Enchanted Horse by Magdalen Nabb. A young girl called Irina finds an old wooden horse in a junk shop, takes it home and treats it as if it was real. Soon it magically starts to come to life ... Sounds familiar? The magic object that comes alive is a storyline that has been used in hundreds of other children’s stories. So why does it succeed here? The answer is that Magdalen Nabb has created a strong, believable character in the lonely, unhappy heroine Irina, and the descriptions of her relationship with the wooden horse are poetic and touching.

So, to return to the question asked at the beginning: What exactly is ‘good writing’ for children? The answer is that it is writing which is fresh, exciting and unpredictable, and which gives a new and original angle on what might be a well- worn subject. But do not be put off if you feel that you simply cannot match up to all these requirements. While there is obviously no substitute for talent, and the ability to come up with suitable ideas, many of the techniques for improving and polishing your manuscript can be learned.

8. Why does the article advise people to look at prize-winning books?

A. to copy the author’s style

B. to realise what a high standard needs to be reached

C. to get an idea of what might be successful

D. to find out how to trick publishers

9. What do most successful children’s authors have in common?

A. They did not get depressed by early failures.

B. They have learned how to be critical of other authors’ work.

C. They find it easy to think of storylines that will sell.

D. They have worked hard to become well-known.

10. Why is the picture book the most difficult to write?

A. There is a limited range of subjects available.

B. Young children cannot follow storylines easily.

C. The pictures need to be exciting.

D. Children want to be able to read it quickly.

11.What looks ‘more inviting’ in line 54?

A.the international market

B. the increased sales

C. the novel for ten-year-olds

D. the type of pictures

12. The book about Irina is successful

A. because of the unusual way magic is used.

B. because of the way the character is described.

C. because the story has not been told before.

D. because the pictures bring the story to life.

13. What does ‘it’ refer to in line 68?

A. the storyline

B. the magic object

C. the horse

D. the children’s story

14. What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?

A. Anyone can learn to write a good story.

B. The subject matter is the most important consideration.

C. If you have natural ability, you can learn the rest.

D. Some published fiction is badly written.

15. Why was this text written?

A. to explain what kind of books children like to read

B. to give advice to people who want to write children’s fiction

C. to discourage new authors from being too optimistic

D. to persuade new authors to get away from old ideas

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Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them- for example that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain (1)...... it may seem. For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2)........ the time. The (3)....... you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you...
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Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap

Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them- for example that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain (1)...... it may seem. For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2)........ the time. The (3)....... you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides (4)....... fold them across your chest, people wil generally feel that you (5)....... being defensive. Holding your head on one side shows interest in the (6)....... person, while (7)....... relaxed, "open" posture indicates that you are self- confident. All this affects (8)...... we feel about someone

Also, a stranger may (9)....... youbof a previous meeting with someone. This may be because of (10)....... as simple as thrle fact that he or she is physically similar (11)........ someone who treated you well or badly. But your reaction doesn't (12)........ to be the result of the memory of a person you previously met- your feeling about the stranger could (13)....... influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place (14)....... you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory (15)....... as that, you may never realize it is happening

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27 tháng 5 2019

Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them- for example that you want to be friends with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain (1)as it may seem. For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2)at the time. The (3)way you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides (4)then fold them across your chest, people wil generally feel that you (5)are being defensive. Holding your head on one side shows interest in the (6)strange person, while (7)you relaxed, "open" posture indicates that you are self- confident. All this affects (8)on we feel about someone

Also, a stranger may (9)recognize you of a previous meeting with someone. This may be because of (10)someone as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar (11)from someone who treated you well or badly. But your reaction doesn't (12)reflect to be the result of the memory of a person you previously met- your feeling about the stranger could (13)be influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place (14)where you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory (15)but as that, you may never realize it is happening

27 tháng 5 2019

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.Earth is richly supplied with different types of living organisms which co-exist in their environments, forming complex, interrelated communities. Living organisms depend on one another for nutrients, shelter, and other benefits. The extinction of one species can set off a chain reaction that affects many other species, particularly if the loss occurs near...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Earth is richly supplied with different types of living organisms which co-exist in their environments, forming complex, interrelated communities. Living organisms depend on one another for nutrients, shelter, and other benefits. The extinction of one species can set off a chain reaction that affects many other species, particularly if the loss occurs near the bottom of the food chain. For example, the extinction of a particular insect or plant might seem inconsequential. However, there may be fish or small animals that depend on that resource for foodstuffs. The loss can threaten the survival of these creatures and larger predators that prey upon them. Extinction can have a ripple effect that spreads throughout nature.

In addition to its biological consequences, extinction poses a moral dilemma for humans, the only species capable of saving the others. The presence of humans on the planet has affected all other life forms, particularly plants and animals. Human lifestyles have proven to be incompatible with the survival of some other species. Purposeful efforts have been made to eliminate animals that prey on people, livestock, crops, or pose any threat to human livelihoods. Some wild animals have been decimated by human desire for meat, hides, fur, or other body parts with commercial value. Likewise, demand for land, water, and other natural resources has left many wild plants and animals with little to no suitable habitat. Humans have also affected nature by introducing non-native species to local areas and producing pollutants having a negative impact on the environment. The combination of these human-related effects and natural obstacles such as disease or low birthrates has proven to be too much for some species to overcome. They have no chance of survival without human help.

As a result, societies have difficult choices to make about the amount of effort and money they are willing to spend to save imperiled species. Will people accept limits on their property rights, recreational activities, and means of livelihood to save a plant or an animal? Should saving such popular species as whales and dolphins take priority over saving obscure, annoying, or fearful species? Is it the responsibility of humans to save every kind of life form from disappearing, or is extinction an inevitable part of nature, in which the strong survive and the weak perish? These are some difficult questions that people face as they ponder the fate of other species living on this planet.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Humans and endangered species

B. The importance of living organisms

C. Measures to protect endangered species

D. Causes of animal extinction

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1 tháng 10 2018

Đáp án: A

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11 tháng 4 2023

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At last, thanks to modern technology, there is a way to find out if people 1.... telling the truth: the lie buster. Don't be taken in 2... the fact that it looks like an ordinary watch. It's far more 3... that. In additon 4... telling the time. It buzzes when it detects a lie.

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20 tháng 1 2019

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20 tháng 1 2019

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Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers. A tsunami is a natural disaster more devastating than earthquakes, tornadoes or any other disaster you can think of. Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbor wave. A tsunami happens when huge waves are formed after something under the ocean occurs to make these large waves form. Erupting volcanoes can also cause tsunamis to occur. The waves start in one area but they move quickly in all different directions once the...
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Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A tsunami is a natural disaster more devastating than earthquakes, tornadoes or any other disaster you can think of. Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbor wave. A tsunami happens when huge waves are formed after something under the ocean occurs to make these large waves form. Erupting volcanoes can also cause tsunamis to occur. The waves start in one area but they move quickly in all different directions once the tsunami begins. Tsunamis begin as an under the water earthquake. The force of the earth moving causes the water to move and produce huge waves. Waves from tsunami cam travel through the water as fast as 500 miles per hour. As they approach the coast, they continue to grow in size before smashing down on the cities and towns along the coastline. These waves can often be as high as 100 feet, causing much destruction.
32. What is a tsunami?
a. A series of huge waves c. A sudden gust of wind b. A storm with strong winds d. A violent shaking of earth's surface
33. Which is the most diastrous, according to the passage?
a. Earthquake b. Tornado c. Tsunami d. hurricane
34. Which can cause a tsunami to occur?
a. Droughts b. Floods c. Hurricanes d. Volcanic eruptions
35. What happens to a tsunami as it approaches the coast?
a. It changes direction.
b. It decreases the height.
c. It grows in size.
d. It moves more quickly
36. What happens when a tsunami hits land?
a. It devastates coastal regions.
b. It causes underwater earthquake.
c. It blows everything out to sea.
d. It sucks up everything in its path.

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16 tháng 2 2019

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A tsunami is a natural disaster more devastating than earthquakes, tornadoes or any other disaster you can think of. Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbor wave. A tsunami happens when huge waves are formed after something under the ocean occurs to make these large waves form. Erupting volcanoes can also cause tsunamis to occur. The waves start in one area but they move quickly in all different directions once the tsunami begins. Tsunamis begin as an under the water earthquake. The force of the earth moving causes the water to move and produce huge waves. Waves from tsunami cam travel through the water as fast as 500 miles per hour. As they approach the coast, they continue to grow in size before smashing down on the cities and towns along the coastline. These waves can often be as high as 100 feet, causing much destruction.
32. What is a tsunami?
a. A series of huge waves c. A sudden gust of wind b. A storm with strong winds d. A violent shaking of earth's surface
33. Which is the most diastrous, according to the passage?
a. Earthquake b. Tornado c. Tsunami d. hurricane
34. Which can cause a tsunami to occur?
a. Droughts b. Floods c. Hurricanes d. Volcanic eruptions
35. What happens to a tsunami as it approaches the coast?
a. It changes direction.
b. It decreases the height.
c. It grows in size.
d. It moves more quickly
36. What happens when a tsunami hits land?
a. It devastates coastal regions.
b. It causes underwater earthquake.
c. It blows everything out to sea.
d. It sucks up everything in its path.

A. Complete the passage below by writing one word in each gap. Weather has a significant effect on all our lives, wherever we live. This is true, (1) _____ the nature of the weather. In some parts of the world, where it is hot and dry, people (2) _____ whether or not there will be enough rainfall for the crops to (3) _____ and thrive. The population in such areas live with a constant (4) _____ of drought. Other parts of the world (5) _____ from the opposite problems, especially at certain...
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A. Complete the passage below by writing one word in each gap.

Weather has a significant effect on all our lives, wherever we live. This is true, (1) _____ the nature of the weather. In some parts of the world, where it is hot and dry, people (2) _____ whether or not there will be enough rainfall for the crops to (3) _____ and thrive. The population in such areas live with a constant (4) _____ of drought. Other parts of the world (5) _____ from the opposite problems, especially at certain periods of the year. Frequently it rains heavily and when it (6) _____ down for a long time there is a possibility of floods which can (7) _____ great damage to property and even (8) _____ of life. Snowy scenes always look very pretty and clean on (9) _____ cards. Those who lives in countries where heavy snowfalls are (10) _____ will tell you that snow is not like this. When it (11) _____ to slush it becomes grey and most unattractive. Snow can (12) _____ driving conditions very difficult, especially when it forms deep snowdrifts, and it can also be dangerous. Many people in areas where it (13) _____ a lot love to ski and the ski slopes also (14) _____ a lot of visitors. However, from time to time the ski slopes are affected by avalanches and these can (15) _____ in tragedy.

C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? Are________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. There isn’t much likelihood of it snowing today.

It’s ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Does he know enough English to get by in his job?

Is his ______________________________________________________________________________________

4. It was noticed because of his exclamation.

Had it ______________________________________________________________________________________

5. He can shout even louder but I still won’t take any notice.

No ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. “There won’t be peace until free elections are held,” he warned.

He warmed that only when _____________________________________________________________________

7. We very much regret the closure, although there really was no alternative.

Much ______________________________________________________________________________________

8. It is vital that people see that the system is changing.

The system must be ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. The thought passed through his mind and the decision was taken a moment later.

The thought had no ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. There is a widespread assumption that a drug overdose caused the soul musician’s death.

The soul musician’s death is ____________________________________________________________________ D. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.

1. The child might have been drowned when he swam in the river alone. RISKED

2. No one’s ever spoken to me like that before. USED

3. Few people came to the singer’s farewell concert. POOR

4. You’re supposed to take the medicine every night for five nights. RUNNING

5. The accusation that he had stolen the money was unfounded. WRONGLY

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Read the following passage and do the tasks below: Day after day we hear about how anthropogenic development is causing global warming. According to an increasingly vocal minority, however, we should be asking ourselves how much of this is media hype and how much is based on real evidence. It seems, as so often is the case that it depends on which expert you listen to, or which statistics you study. Yes, it is true that there is a mass of evidence to indicate that the world is getting...
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Read the following passage and do the tasks below:

Day after day we hear about how anthropogenic development is causing global warming. According to an increasingly vocal minority, however, we should be asking ourselves how much of this is media hype and how much is based on real evidence. It seems, as so often is the case that it depends on which expert you listen to, or which statistics you study.

Yes, it is true that there is a mass of evidence to indicate that the world is getting warmer, with one of the world's leading weather predictors stating that air temperatures have shown an increase of just under half a degree Celsius since the beginning of the twentieth century. And while this may not sound like anything worth losing sleep over, the international press would have us believe that the consequences could be devastating. Other experts, however, are of the opinion that what we are seeing is just part of a natural upward and downward swing that has always been part of the cycle of global weather. An analysis of the views of major meteorologists in the United States showed that less than 20% of them believed that any change in temperature over the last hundred years was our own fault - the rest attributed it to natural cyclical changes.

There is, of course, no denying that we are still at a very early stage in understanding weather. The effects of such variables as rainfall, cloud formation, the seas and oceans gases such as methane and ozone, or even solar energy are still not really understood, and therefore the predictions that we make using them cannot always be relied on. Dr. James Hansen, in 1988, was predicting that the likely effects of global warming would be a rising of world temperature which would have disastrous consequences for mankind: “a strong cause and effect relationship between the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere ". He has now gone on record as stating that using artificial models of climate as a way of predicting change is all but impossible. In fact, he now believes that, rather than getting hotter, our planet is getting greener as a result of the carbon dioxide increase, with the prospect of increasing vegetation in areas which in recent history have been frozen wastelands.

In fact, there is some evidence to suggest that as our computer-based weather models have become more sophisticated, the predicted rises in temperature have been cut back. In addition, if we look at the much reported rise in global temperature over the last century, a close analysis reveals that the lion's share of that increase, almost three quarters in total, occurred before man began to "poison" his world with industrial processes and the accompanying greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the twentieth century.

So should we pay any attention to those stories that scream out at us from billboards and television news headlines, claiming that man, with his inexhaustible dependence on oil-based machinery and ever more sophisticated forms of transport is creating a nightmare level of greenhouse gas emissions, poisoning his environment and ripping open the ozone layer? Doubters point to scientific evidence, which can prove that, of all the greenhouse gases, only two percent come from man-made sources, the rest resulting from natural emissions. Who, then, to believe: the environmentalist exhorting us to leave the car at home, to buy re-usable products packaged in recycled paper and to plant trees in our back yard? Or the skeptics, including, of course, a lot of big businesses who have most to lose, when they tell us that we are making a mountain out of a molehill? And my own opinion? The jury's still out as far as I am concerned!

Question 1-6: Choose the appropriate letters (A, B, C or D), based on the information from the passage.

1. The author ........

A believes that man is causing global warming

B believes that global warming is a natural process

C is sure what the causes of global warming are

D does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are

2. As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that ........

A occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to

B the facts always depend on who you are talking to

C often the facts depend on which expert you listen to

D you should not speak to experts

3. More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that .........

A global warming should make us lose sleep

B global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes, but man-made

C the consequences of global warming will be devastating

D global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes

4. Our understanding of weather ...........

A leads to reliable predictions

B is variable

C cannot be denied

D is not very developed yet

5. Currently, Dr. James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that .......

A it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models

B the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind

C there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the atmosphere

D Earth is getting colder

6. Which of these is the best title for this text?

A Global Warming is for real

B Global warming - media hype or genuine threat?

C Weather changes over the last 100 years

D Global Warming - the greatest threat to mankind

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19 tháng 2 2019

Read the following passage and do the tasks below:

Day after day we hear about how anthropogenic development is causing global warming. According to an increasingly vocal minority, however, we should be asking ourselves how much of this is media hype and how much is based on real evidence. It seems, as so often is the case that it depends on which expert you listen to, or which statistics you study.

Yes, it is true that there is a mass of evidence to indicate that the world is getting warmer, with one of the world's leading weather predictors stating that air temperatures have shown an increase of just under half a degree Celsius since the beginning of the twentieth century. And while this may not sound like anything worth losing sleep over, the international press would have us believe that the consequences could be devastating. Other experts, however, are of the opinion that what we are seeing is just part of a natural upward and downward swing that has always been part of the cycle of global weather. An analysis of the views of major meteorologists in the United States showed that less than 20% of them believed that any change in temperature over the last hundred years was our own fault - the rest attributed it to natural cyclical changes.

There is, of course, no denying that we are still at a very early stage in understanding weather. The effects of such variables as rainfall, cloud formation, the seas and oceans gases such as methane and ozone, or even solar energy are still not really understood, and therefore the predictions that we make using them cannot always be relied on. Dr. James Hansen, in 1988, was predicting that the likely effects of global warming would be a rising of world temperature which would have disastrous consequences for mankind: “a strong cause and effect relationship between the current climate and human alteration of the atmosphere ". He has now gone on record as stating that using artificial models of climate as a way of predicting change is all but impossible. In fact, he now believes that, rather than getting hotter, our planet is getting greener as a result of the carbon dioxide increase, with the prospect of increasing vegetation in areas which in recent history have been frozen wastelands.

In fact, there is some evidence to suggest that as our computer-based weather models have become more sophisticated, the predicted rises in temperature have been cut back. In addition, if we look at the much reported rise in global temperature over the last century, a close analysis reveals that the lion's share of that increase, almost three quarters in total, occurred before man began to "poison" his world with industrial processes and the accompanying greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the twentieth century.

So should we pay any attention to those stories that scream out at us from billboards and television news headlines, claiming that man, with his inexhaustible dependence on oil-based machinery and ever more sophisticated forms of transport is creating a nightmare level of greenhouse gas emissions, poisoning his environment and ripping open the ozone layer? Doubters point to scientific evidence, which can prove that, of all the greenhouse gases, only two percent come from man-made sources, the rest resulting from natural emissions. Who, then, to believe: the environmentalist exhorting us to leave the car at home, to buy re-usable products packaged in recycled paper and to plant trees in our back yard? Or the skeptics, including, of course, a lot of big businesses who have most to lose, when they tell us that we are making a mountain out of a molehill? And my own opinion? The jury's still out as far as I am concerned!

Question 1-6: Choose the appropriate letters (A, B, C or D), based on the information from the passage.

1. The author ........

A believes that man is causing global warming

B believes that global warming is a natural process

C is sure what the causes of global warming are

D does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are

2. As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that ........

A occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to

B the facts always depend on who you are talking to

C often the facts depend on which expert you listen to

D you should not speak to experts

3. More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that .........

A global warming should make us lose sleep

B global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes, but man-made

C the consequences of global warming will be devastating

D global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes

4. Our understanding of weather ...........

A leads to reliable predictions

B is variable

C cannot be denied

D is not very developed yet

5. Currently, Dr. James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that .......

A it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models

B the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind

C there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the atmosphere

D Earth is getting colder

6. Which of these is the best title for this text?

A Global Warming is for real

B Global warming - media hype or genuine threat?

C Weather changes over the last 100 years

D Global Warming - the greatest threat to mankind

24 tháng 2 2019

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