50 câu hỏi
Living things include both the visible world of animals and plants as well as the invisible world of (1) __________ and viruses. On a basic level, we can say that life is ordered.
bacterium
bacteria
insects
virus
This energy, in the form of food, is changed to maintain (2) __________ processes and for survival.
metabolic
metabolism
metabolize
metabolically
(3 )____________ instantly, you moved back in pain.
Most
Mostly
Almost
Most of
You may begin to experience difficulty breathing and an increase in heart rate (4) __________ the change in height.
because
on account
as a result
as a result of
Body- related changes happen as a result of (5) ___________ changes in the environment.
prolonged
enduring
lasting
long
This balance is achieved by the plants and animals interacting (1) _______ each other and with their non-living surroundings.
with
to
for
at
The oak tree in this example is therefore called the dominant species but there are also many other types of plants, from brambles, bushes, and small trees to mosses, lichens and algae (2) __________ on tree trunks and rocks
grow
growing
to grow
grown
The plant tissues form food for the plant-eating animals (herbivores) (3) _______ are in turn eaten by flesh-eating animals (carnivores).
whom
who
when
which
Some carnivores feed on herbivores, some feed on the smaller carnivores, (4) _______ some feed on both: a tawny owl will eat beetles and shrews as well as voles and mice.
while
when
as
since
These food relationships between the different members of the community are known as food chains or food (5) ______.
webs
stores
loads
amounts
All birds have wings, too, but wings are not (1) ___________ to birds.
peculiar
particular
unusual
special
Wings (2) _____________ from the short, broad ones of chickens, who seldom fly, to the long slim ones of albatrosses, who spend almost all their lives soaring on air currents.
transfer
modify
vary
change
In penguins, wings have been modified (3) ________ flippers, and feathers into a waterproof covering.
from
with
onto
into
The (4) ___________ between a hummingbird and a penguin is immense, but hardly as startling as that between a bat and a whale.
similarity
difference
comparison
division
It is variations in details rather than in fundamental patterns (5) _____________ have been important in the adaptation of birds to many kinds of ecosystems.
which
whether
what
that
These colorless, one-celled micro-organisms exist (1) ______ organic matter is found: in soil, in water and in the air.
whenever
wherever
whatever
however
Since most of them have no chlorophyll, they cannot use light energy to synthesize their food, (2) ________ green plants do.
since
if
as
so
However, since/as they are enclosed in a cell wall, they can only (3) _______ dissolved food like plants do.
absorb
attract
eat
consume
Although most bacteria do not contain chlorophyll, some of them can make their own organic food from simple inorganic (4)________.
resources
supplies
materials
foodstuffs
Parasites are (5)______ to enter other living organisms and take food from them.
effective
competent
skilled
able
Many adolescents are unhappy at school because they find it difficult to (1) ______ friends.
make
keep
remain
create
They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (2) ______ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (3) ______.
under
below
in
over
They may also worry about their appearance and often feel (2) ______ enormous pressure to dress, talk and behave the same as (3) ______.
another
others
the other
other
Advertisers know how important it is to feel that you belong to a group when you are in your teens, so they try to persuade teenagers that certain products will make them (4) ______ with their classmates.
popular
common
favourite
open
Peer pressure is often the reason for teenage smoking, drug (5) ______ or dangerous driving.
overuse
overdose
addict
abuse
To prevent headaches, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark glasses are ____.
indispensable
useful
ineffective
available
The eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache because __________ .
tears cover the eyeballs
the eyes are annoyed by blinding sunlight
the eyes are annoyed by blinding snow
there is nothing to focus on
According to the passage, snow-blindness may be avoided by ____.
concentrating on the solid white terrain
searching for something to look at in snow-covered
providing the eyes with something to focus on
covering the eyeballs with fluid
The underlined word “they” in the third paragraph refers to ____.
experiments
scouts
main troops
bushes
A suitable title for this passage would be ____.
Snow-blindness and How to Overcome It
Nature’s Cure for Snow-blindness
Soldiers Marching in the Snow
Snow Vision and Its Effect on Eyesight
The underlined word “It” in the first paragraph refers to ____.
walnut tree
walnut wood
furniture
flooring
The walnut tree is believed to produce ____.
the best wood in the world
the most delicious meat for cooking
poisonous roots for people
some plants such as maple trees or ivy
As used in the passage, the underlined word "pigment” most nearly means ____.
colour
meat
fruit
fragrance
The author of the passage probably believes that ____.
walnut trees are endangered
people should recycle more
people should grow walnut trees if possible
maple trees are not good for furniture making
What is the main idea of the passage?
Trees are used for many things.
Maple trees grow well with walnuts.
Walnuts can kill other trees.
Walnut trees are valuable when planted correctly.
What is the main subject of the passage?
Caterpillars that live in trees
The feeling habits of insects
How some insects camouflage themselves?
Insects that are threatened with extinction
The word “enemies” in the passage mostly means_____.
other creatures competing for space
extreme weather conditions
creatures that eat insects
incredible insects
According to the passage, how does the stick caterpillar make itself look like a twig?
By holding its body stiff and motionless
By looping itself around a stick
By changing the color of its skin
By laying its body flat against a branch
Which of the following is true of stick insects?
They resemble their surroundings all the time
They make themselves look like other insects
They are camouflaged only when walking
They change color to make themselves in visible
Which of the following are NOT mentioned in the passage as objects that are imitated as a means of protection?
Thorns
Flowers
Leaves
Sticks
Another tile for the passage could be?
Dangers to the ground creatures.
The importance of tiny organisms.
Saving small animals in Cubes
The life of nutrients.
The word "miniature" in paragraph 1 mean __________ .
very small
very large
very beautiful
very important
The word "their" in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.
scientists
ground organisms
cubes
nutrients
Liittschwager and his team use the cube to __________.
collect different species for research.
test the quality of soil and water
count and photograph animal species
protect animals from human activities.
All of the following are true about Liittschwager and his team EXCEPT that _______.
They went to various places in the world.
They discovered numerous organisms in small size.
They examined cubes by putting them on the ground or in the water.
They did some experiments with the organisms.
What is the main idea of the passage?
We can predict earthquakes using pre-slip theory.
There are now many theories about earthquakes.
Research is showing that we may be able to predict earthquakes.
Earthquakes are the most destructive natural disaster on earth.
The underlined phrase “the worse the damage” in the passage means ___________.
The result of a great earthquake is a tsunami or fire that causes great damage.
Greater damage will occur from earthquakes in highly populated cities in danger zones.
Tsunamis and fire are caused by big earthquakes that we have not been able to predict.
Cities and other populous areas may suffer from worse earthquakes than other places.
The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _____________.
a fault
a little
an experiment
a pattern
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The San Andreas fault is two miles deep.
Scientists in the U.S. found slips in the fault in the 1980’s.
Earthquakes occur about every 22 years along the San Andreas Fault.
The slip at a fault can predict when the fault will break.
Evidence for the pre-slip theory has been found by scientists in __________.
Japan and the United States
Tokai and San Andreas
Parkfield and Kato
California and Tokyo