Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
GLOBAL WARMING
Few people now realize the reality of global warming and its effects on the world’s climate. Many scientists (1) ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) ______ the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (3) ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (4) ______ as hurricanes and droughts, even more (5) ______ and causing sea levels all around the world to (6) ______. Environmental groups are putting (7) ______ on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (8) ______ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (9) ______ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind, and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (10) ______. It looks like global warming is here to stay.
Question 6:
A. raise
B. lift
C. rise
D. arise
Đáp án:
raise (v): nâng, làm cho cái gì tăng lên
lift (v) : nâng
rise (v): tăng
arise (v): nảy sinh, phát sinh
...and causing sea levels all around the world to rise
Tạm dịch: và khiến mực nước biển trên toàn thế giới tăng lên.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C