Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

        Sharks have gained an unfair reputation for being fierce predators of large sea animals. Humanity's unfounded fear and hatred of these ancient creatures is leading to a worldwide slaughter that may result in the extinction of many coastal shark species. The shark is the victim of a warped attitude of wildlife protection; we strive only to protect the beautiful, non-threatening parts of our environment. And, in our efforts to restore only non-threatening parts of our earth, we ignore other important parts.

        A perfect illustration of this attitude is the contrasting attitude toward another large sea animal, the dolphin. During the 1980s, environmentalists in the United States protested the use of driftnets for tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean since these nets also caught dolphins. The environmentalists generated enough political and economic pressure to prevent tuna companies from buying tuna that had been caught in driftnets. In contrast to this effort on behalf of the dolphins, these same environmentalists have done very little to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks whose population has decreased nearly to the point of extinction.

Sharks are among the oldest creatures on earth, having survived in the seas for more than 350 million years. They are extremely efficient animals, feeding on wounded or dying animals, thus performing an important role in nature of weeding out the weaker animals in a species. Just the fact that species such as the Great White Shark have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proof of their efficiency and adaptability to changing environments. It is time for US humans, who may not survive another 1,000 years at the rate we are damaging the planet, to cast away our fears and begin considering the protection of sharks as an important part of a program for protection of all our natural environment.

With which of the following topics is this passage primarily concerned?

A. Sharks are efficient creatures with bad reputations.

B. Sharks are some of the oldest creatures on earth.

C. Sharks illustrate a problem in wildlife protection.

D. The campaign to save dolphins was not extended to save sharks.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án C.

Key words: topics, primarily concerned

Clue: The shark is the victim of a warped attitude of wildlife protection; we strive only to protect the beautiful, non- threatening parts of our environment: Cá mập là nạn nhân của thái độ không đúng đắn đối với bảo vệ đời sống hoang dã; chúng ta chỉ cố gắng bảo vệ những loài đẹp đẽ và không có tính đe dọa trong môi trường.

A. Sharks are efficient creatures with bad reputations: cả mập là loài vật có khả năng nhưng phải chịu tiếng xấu

B. Sharks are some of the oldest creatures on earth: cá mập là một trong những loài có mặt sớm nhất trên trái đất

C. Sharks illustrate a problem in wildlife protection: cá mập minh họa một vấn đề trong bảo vệ đời sống hoang dã

D. The campaign to save dolphins was not extended to save sharks: chiến dịch cứu cá heo không được mở rộng ra đế cứu cá mập

Con người chỉ đang cố gắng cứu những loài đẹp và không nguy hiểm còn những loài khác thì chúng ta lại không quan tâm tới. Đó chính là một vấn đề trong bảo vệ đời sống hoang dã → đáp án chính xác là C