Read the following passage. For each question, choose the correct option that best suits each blank.
Dear Mayor Glenn, This email is about the advantages of new renewable energy sources. As you may know, 80% of the electricity for the town comes from the coal plant, which is the cause of (21) ________ in the city. After researching new technologies, I suggest the city develop more renewable sources like (22) ________, wind, and nuclear power. Progress in the last couple of years has made renewables better energy sources than non-renewables like coal and gas. For example, solar panels have become less (23) ________ than coal, cheap to build, and cleaner for the environment. (24) ________ have gotten larger, make less noise, and produce more energy with less wind. Nuclear power can sometimes be (25) ________, but it’s cheap to run.
Read the following passage. For each question, choose the correct option that best suits each blank.
Dear Mayor Glenn, This email is about the advantages of new renewable energy sources. As you may know, 80% of the electricity for the town comes from the coal plant, which is the cause of (21) ________ in the city. After researching new technologies, I suggest the city develop more renewable sources like (22) ________, wind, and nuclear power. Progress in the last couple of years has made renewables better energy sources than non-renewables like coal and gas. For example, solar panels have become less (23) ________ than coal, cheap to build, and cleaner for the environment. (24) ________ have gotten larger, make less noise, and produce more energy with less wind. Nuclear power can sometimes be (25) ________, but it’s cheap to run.
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A.
expense
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B.
pollution
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C.
weather
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D.
noise
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
expense (n): khoản chi
pollution (n): sự ô nhiễm
weather (n): thời tiết
noise (n): tiếng ôn
80% of the electricity for the town comes from the coal plant, which is the cause of pollution in the city.
(80% điện cho thị trấn đến từ nhà máy than, đây là nguyên nhân gây ô nhiễm trong thành phố.)
Chọn B
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A.
solar
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B.
oil
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C.
gas
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D.
coal
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
solar (adj): thuộc về mặt trời
oil (n): dầu
gas (n): khí ga
coal (n): than đá
I suggest the city develop more renewable sources like solar, wind, and nuclear power.
(Tôi đề nghị thành phố phát triển thêm các nguồn tái tạo như năng lượng mặt trời, gió và hạt nhân.)
Chọn A
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A.
advantaged
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B.
noisy
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C.
expensive
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D.
dangerous
Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
advantaged (adj): có lợi thế hơn
noisy (adj): ồn ào
expensive (adj): đắt tiền
dangerous (adj): nguy hiểm
For example, solar panels have become less expensive than coal, cheap to build, and cleaner for the environment.
(Ví dụ, các tấm pin mặt trời đã trở nên rẻ hơn so với than đá, rẻ để xây dựng và sạch hơn cho môi trường.)
Chọn C
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A.
Nuclear
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B.
Solar panels
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C.
Hydropower
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D.
Wind turbines
Đáp án: D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Nuclear (n): hạt nhân
Solar panels (n): tấm năng lượng mặt trời
Hydropower (n): thủy điện
Wind turbines (n): Tua bin gió
Wind turbines have gotten larger, make less noise, and produce more energy with less wind.
(Tua-bin gió ngày càng lớn hơn, ít gây ra tiếng ồn hơn và tạo ra nhiều năng lượng hơn với lượng gió ít hơn.)
Chọn D
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A.
safe
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B.
dangerous
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C.
exhausted
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D.
clean
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
safe (adj): an toàn
dangerous (adj): nguy hiểm
exhausted (adj): cạn kiệt
clean (adj): sạch
Nuclear power can sometimes be dangerous, but it’s cheap to run.
(Năng lượng hạt nhân đôi khi có thể nguy hiểm, nhưng nó rẻ để vận hành.)
Chọn B
