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.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. We are only protecting the beautiful and non-threatening parts of our environment.

B. Worldwide slaughter of sharks may lead to the extinction of these animals.

C. Environmentalists didn't approve of using driftnets to catch tuna because they also caught dolphins.

D. Tuna fishing is one of the causes that lead to the decrease in the number of tuna in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án D.

Key words: NOT mentioned

A. We are only protecting the beautiful and non­threatening parts of our environment: chúng ta chỉ đang bảo vệ những loài đẹp và không có tính đe dọa trong môi trường của chúng ta

B. Worldwide slaughter of sharks may lead to the extinction of these animals: sự tàn sát cả mập trên toàn thế giới có thể dẫn đến sự tuyệt chủng của loài này

C. Environmentalists didn't approve of using driftnets to catch tuna because they also caught dolphins: những nhà hoạt động môi trường không tán thành việc sử dụng lưới kéo để đánh bắt cá ngừ vì chúng cũng bắt cả cá heo

D. Tuna fishing is one of the causes that lead to the decrease in the number of tuna in the Pacific Ocean:

đánh bắt cá ngừ là một trong những nguyên nhân dẫn đến sự suy giảm sổ lượng cá ngừ ở Thái Bình Dương

Thông tin trong đáp án A, B, C đều có trong bài trừ việc đánh bắt cá ngừ làm giảm số lượng cá ngừ ở Thái Bình Dương → đáp án chính xác là D.