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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (33) _________ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (34_________ on consuming two thirds of the world's resources while half of the world population do so just to stay alive, we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper.
Everywhere fertile soil is (35) _________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are (36) _________ so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thoughts of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability as support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (37) _________ increasingly heavy demands on it.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. neither
B. sooner
C. rather
D. either
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (33) _________ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (34_________ on consuming two thirds of the world's resources while half of the world population do so just to stay alive, we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper.
Everywhere fertile soil is (35) _________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are (36) _________ so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thoughts of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability as support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (37) _________ increasingly heavy demands on it.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (35) is...
A. neither
B. sooner
C. rather
D. either
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
either ... or ... hoặc ... hoặc
neither ... nor .... : không ... cũng không ....
Everywhere fertile soil is (35) either built on or washed into the sea.
Tạm dịch: Ở mọi nơi đất màu mỡ hoặc bị xây dựng hoặc bị rửa trôi ra biển.
Giải thích:
either ... or ... hoặc ... hoặc
neither ... nor .... : không ... cũng không ....
Everywhere fertile soil is (35) either built on or washed into the sea.
Tạm dịch: Ở mọi nơi đất màu mỡ hoặc bị xây dựng hoặc bị rửa trôi ra biển.
Đáp án D.