Câu hỏi và đáp án bài Reading Test 4 passage 2 - IELTS Cambridge 12 - Bring back the big cats
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Questions 14-18
Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 14-18 on your answer sheet.
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What did the 2006 discovery of the animal bone reveal about the lynx?
- A. Its physical appearance was very distinctive.
- B. Its extinction was linked to the spread of farming.
- C. It vanished from Britain several thousand years ago.
- D. It survived in Britain longer than was previously thought.
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What point does the writer make about large predators in the third paragraph?
- A. Their presence can increase biodiversity.
- B. They may cause damage to local ecosystems.
- C. Their behaviour can alter according to the environment.
- D. They should be reintroduced only to areas where they were native.
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What does the writer suggest about British conservation in the fourth paragraph?
- A. It has failed to achieve its aims.
- B. It is beginning to change direction.
- C. It has taken a misguided approach.
- D. It has focused on the most widespread species.
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Protecting large areas of the sea from commercial fishing would result in
- A. practical benefits for the fishing industry.
- B. some short-term losses to the fishing industry.
- C. widespread opposition from the fishing industry.
- D. certain changes to techniques within the fishing industry.
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According to the author, what distinguishes rewilding from other environmental campaigns?
- A. Its objective is more achievable.
- B. Its supporters are more articulate.
- C. Its positive message is more appealing.
- D. It is based on sounder scientific principles.
Questions 19-22
Complete the summary using the list of words and phrases A-F below.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 19-22 on your answer sheet.
Reintroducing the lynx to Britain
There would be many advantages to reintroducing the lynx to Britain. While there is no evidence that the lynx has ever put 19 ________________ in danger, it would reduce the numbers of certain 20 ________________ whose populations have increased enormously in recent decades. It would present only a minimal threat to 21 ________________, provided these were kept away from lynx habitats. Furthermore, the reintroduction programme would also link efficiently with initiatives to return native 22 ________________ to certain areas of the country.
- A. trees
- B. endangered species
- C. hillsides
- D. wild animals
- E. humans
- F. farm animals
Questions 23-26
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2?
In boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet, write
- YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
- NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
- NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
- Britain could become the first European country to reintroduce the lynx.
- The large growth in the European lynx population since 1970 has exceeded conservationists' expectations.
- Changes in agricultural practices have extended the habitat of the lynx in Europe.
- It has become apparent that species reintroduction has commercial advantages.
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Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-26
- D
- A
- C
- A
- C
- E
- D
- F
- A
- NO
- NOT GIVEN
- YES
- YES