Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B. C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .
A world without bees would look very different and change our lives enormously . Bees are the world's most important pollinators , fertilising a third of the food we eat and 80 % of flowering plants . However , bee populations are rapidly declining around the world . Things are changing , however . Lockdowns have created a friendlier world for wild bees - and conservationists hope some of these changes could be here to stay .
One of the biggest impacts of the global COVID - 19 shutdown has been the significant reduction in air pollution . Less fumes from cars on the road makes it easier for bees to forage , as air pollution substantially reduces the strength and longevity of floral scents , according to a 2016 study . " In a world with less air pollution , bees can make shorter and more profitable trips , " says Mark Brown , professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of London .
Fewer cars on the roads means other benefits for bees too . The number of bee deaths is likely to fall as car journeys decrease during lockdown , Brown notes . A 2015 study by Canadian researchers estimated that 24 billion bees and wasps are killed by vehicles in North America every year .
Bee specialists also hope that people's awareness of and engagement with bees will be increased . Since travel restrictions have hampered conservationists ' efforts to gather data on how they are doing , ecologists and conservation groups have called on the wider public to help them gather scientific data about bees during this time . In the UK , for example , anyone can participate in the scheme by completing what is known as a Flower - Insect Timed Count ( FIT Count ) . This involves monitoring a small patch of flowers garden for 10 minutes , counting the number of insects you see and filling in an online form .
But , like with all the other environmental changes we're seeing now , any long - term benefits for bees would depend on these changes being carried forward , so we can't say for sure that things will continue to improve for bees after lockdowns are liftecd . That being said , we can definitely be optimistic .
Question 39 : What is the best title for this passage ?
A. Why Do Vehicles Kill So Many Bees On Roads ?
B. A World With No Bees : What's The Difference ?
C. The Future Of Bees After Worldwide Lockdowns
D. How Bees Benefited From The Global Lockdown
Question 40 : Less car fumes makes it easier for bees to forage since
A. bees can make quicker trips C. flowers ' longevity increases
B. floral scents can last longer D. bees will be much stronger
Question 41 : The word " profitable " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. energetic B. productive C. helpful D. rewarding
Question 42 : Which of the following is NOT TRUE , according to the passage ?
A. The less cars there are , the less the number of bee deaths becomes .
B. Normal citizens can now assist ecologists in gathering data about bees .
C. In the FTI Count , you count the number of bees around your garden .
D. We cannot be certain about the future of bees after lockdowns are over .
Question 43 : The word " they " in paragraph 3 refers to
A. specialists B. bees C. conservationists D. ecologists
A world without bees would look very different and change our lives enormously . Bees are the world's most important pollinators , fertilising a third of the food we eat and 80 % of flowering plants . However , bee populations are rapidly declining around the world . Things are changing , however . Lockdowns have created a friendlier world for wild bees - and conservationists hope some of these changes could be here to stay .
One of the biggest impacts of the global COVID - 19 shutdown has been the significant reduction in air pollution . Less fumes from cars on the road makes it easier for bees to forage, as air pollution substantially reduces the strength and longevity of floral scents, according to a 2016 study. "In a world with less air pollution, bees can make shorter and more profitable trips", says Mark Brown , professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of London.
Fewer cars on the roads means other benefits for bees too. The number of bee deaths is likely to fall as car journeys decrease during lockdown, Brown notes. A 2015 study by Canadian researchers estimated that 24 billion bees and wasps are killed by vehicles in North America every year. Bee specialists also hope that people's awareness of and engagement with bees will be increased . Since travel restrictions have hampered conservationists' efforts to gather data on how they are doing , ecologists and conservation groups have called on the wider public to help them gather scientific data about bees during this time. In the UK , for example , anyone can participate in the scheme by completing what is known as a Flower - Insect Timed Count ( FIT Count ) . This involves monitoring a small patch of flowers garden for 10 minutes , counting the number of insects you see and filling in an online form .
But , like with all the other environmental changes we're seeing now , any long - term benefits for bees would depend on these changes being carried forward , so we can't say for sure that things will continue to improve for bees after lockdowns are liftecd . That being said , we can definitely be optimistic .
Question 39 : What is the best title for this passage ?
A. Why Do Vehicles Kill So Many Bees On Roads ?
B. A World With No Bees : What's The Difference ?
C. The Future Of Bees After Worldwide Lockdowns
D. How Bees Benefited From The Global Lockdown
Question 40 : Less car fumes makes it easier for bees to forage since forage(v) tìm thức ăn
A. bees can make quicker trips C. flowers ' longevity increase
B. floral scents can last longer D. bees will be much stronger
Question 41 : The word " profitable " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to profitable(adj) có hiệu quả
A. energetic B. productive C. helpful D. rewarding
Question 42 : Which of the following is NOT TRUE , according to the passage ?
A. The less cars there are , the less the number of bee deaths becomes .
B. Normal citizens can now assist ecologists in gathering data about bees .
C. In the FTI Count , you count the number of bees around your garden.
D. We cannot be certain about the future of bees after lockdowns are over .
Question 43 : The word " they " in paragraph 3 refers to
A. specialists B. bees C. conservationists D. ecologists
