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 from 25 to 29.
Urban development is having a direct impact on the weather in many cities worldwide. It has been noticed that the difference (25) _____________ temperature is usually greater at night and the phenomenon occurs in both winter and summer. Experts agree that this is due to urban development, when open green spaces are replaced with asphalt roads and tall brick or concrete buildings. These materials retain heat generated by the Sun and release it through the night. In Atlanta, in the US, this has even led to thunderstorms (26) _____________ occur in the morning rather than, as is more common, in the afternoon.
Large cities around the world are adopting strategies to combat this issue (27) _____________ it is not uncommon to find plants growing on top of roofs or down the walls of large buildings. In Singapore, the government has (28) _____________ to transform it into a "city within a garden" and, in 2006, they held an international competition calling for en tries to develop a master plan to help bring this about. One outcome was the creation of 18 "Supertrees" - metal constructions resembling very tall trees. Each one is a verti cal freestanding garden and is (29) _____________ to exotic plants and ferns. They also contain solar panels used to light the trees at night and also containers to collect rainwater, making them truly self-sufficient.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. land
B. house
C. place
D. home
Urban development is having a direct impact on the weather in many cities worldwide. It has been noticed that the difference (25) _____________ temperature is usually greater at night and the phenomenon occurs in both winter and summer. Experts agree that this is due to urban development, when open green spaces are replaced with asphalt roads and tall brick or concrete buildings. These materials retain heat generated by the Sun and release it through the night. In Atlanta, in the US, this has even led to thunderstorms (26) _____________ occur in the morning rather than, as is more common, in the afternoon.
Large cities around the world are adopting strategies to combat this issue (27) _____________ it is not uncommon to find plants growing on top of roofs or down the walls of large buildings. In Singapore, the government has (28) _____________ to transform it into a "city within a garden" and, in 2006, they held an international competition calling for en tries to develop a master plan to help bring this about. One outcome was the creation of 18 "Supertrees" - metal constructions resembling very tall trees. Each one is a verti cal freestanding garden and is (29) _____________ to exotic plants and ferns. They also contain solar panels used to light the trees at night and also containers to collect rainwater, making them truly self-sufficient.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (29) is...
A. land
B. house
C. place
D. home
Đáp án D: home
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Sự lựa chọn từ
Giải thích chi tiết:
A. land (n): vùng đất
B. house (n): nhà (chỉ công trình xây dựng để ở)
C. place (n): nơi chốn, địa điểm
D. home (n): nơi có nhiều động vật hoặc thực vật sinh sống. Cấu trúc: "be home to something": là nơi có nhiều động/ thực vật sinh sống.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Mỗi cái là một khu vườn thẳng đứng và là nơi có nhiều loài thực vật và dương xỉ kỳ lạ.
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Sự lựa chọn từ
Giải thích chi tiết:
A. land (n): vùng đất
B. house (n): nhà (chỉ công trình xây dựng để ở)
C. place (n): nơi chốn, địa điểm
D. home (n): nơi có nhiều động vật hoặc thực vật sinh sống. Cấu trúc: "be home to something": là nơi có nhiều động/ thực vật sinh sống.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Mỗi cái là một khu vườn thẳng đứng và là nơi có nhiều loài thực vật và dương xỉ kỳ lạ.
Đáp án D.