8 CÂU HỎI
It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.
A. becoming more common
B. not a natural occurrence
C. difficult for scientists to understand
D. killing more people than ever before
The word “lethal” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. far-reaching
B. long-lasting
C. happening soon
D. causing deaths
What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?
A. a period of hot weather
B. floods after a bad summer
C. a long spell of heavy rain
D. large-scale landslides
According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.
A. we can never predict it
B. it only affects crowded places
C. it’s often very destructive
D. its causes are completely unknown
The word “that” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. Earth‘s oceans
B. human activity
C. greenhouse gases
D. Earth‘s atmosphere
Extreme weather can be caused by ______.
A. satellites above the Earth
B. water vapor in the atmosphere
C. very hot summers
D. water pans
Satellites are used to ______.
A. change the direction of severe storms
B. trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
C. measure changes in atmospheric water vapor
D. prevent climate from changing quickly
Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
A. Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity.
B. Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles.
C. We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather.
D. Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity.