25 CÂU HỎI
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A strong greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers, increasing ______.
temperature
water
sea level
pollution
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Ocean water also will expand if it warms, _______further to sea level rise.
getting
making
leading
contributing
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The clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities have increased ______ of greenhouse gases.
concentrations
attention
loss
collections
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Conjunctivitis caused by the common cold is very and can spread rapidly between people.
polluted
heat-related
hot
infectious
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Environmental groups want a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases.
release
import
export
charge
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Coming on top of the previous years of extreme scarcity of food, however, the longer term economic implications were profound.
drought
famine
flood
earthquake
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is the gradual warming of the earth because of heat trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere.
Atmosphere
Ecosystem
Greenhouse effect
Diversity
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In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will heat.
remove
get
take
absorb
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Greenpeace works to promote public of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
information
awareness
knowledge
idea
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The law bans the import of ivory into the country.
prohibits
encourages
calls for
stimulates
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Some hold the view that an increase in interspecies competition leads to local extinctions and a decrease in diversity.
number
environment
habitat
variety
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The destruction of the rain forests is an disaster.
ecology
ecological
ecologist
ecologically
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Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced ecosystem.
catastrophic
infectious
unimportant
minor
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Over $100 million was allocated for the ______ of hazardous chemicals and radioactive waste.
break-up
tidy-up
clear-up
clean-up
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Coal-fired power stations must be retrofitted to capture carbon dioxide.
catch
absorb
keep
discharge
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Sea level rise is usually regarded as Viet Nam’s main _______: a one-meter rise would submerge 40 percent of the country and make millions homeless.
disaster
hope
destruction
concern
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All of the disasters resulted from_______ will continue to have a devastating effect on socio-economic development.
floods
climate change
ecological balance
footprint
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The low _______ in the Mekong Delta leads to acute saline intrusion much deeper than the traditional 30 to 40km of mainland that is contaminated with saltwater.
water currents
sea level
water level
salt water
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Methane is a far more active _______ than carbon dioxide, but also one which is much less abundant in the atmosphere.
greenhouse gas
greenhouse effect
climate change
emission
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Viet Nam has been named among the 12 countries most _______ for climate change by the World Bank.
at risk
at danger
in risk
ready
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A layer of greenhouse gases - primarily water vapor, and carbon dioxide - acts as a _______ blanket for the Earth, absorbing heat and warming the surface.
thermal
hot
heat
heating
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Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the greenhouse _______.
causes
effect
gas
damage
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Certain _______ in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, block heat from escaping.
effects
emissions
gases
layers
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Carbon dioxide is released through _______ processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through activities such as deforestation, land use changes, and burning fossil fuels.
human - natural
natural - human
man-made - ordinary
ordinary - man-made
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The next dry season will be extremely severe _______ further saltwater intrusion, water and rain shortages, and heat waves.
because
although
due to
thanks to