Fill each blank with ONE suitable word
. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word (10 điểm)
THE AMAZONE
Greenhouse gas emissions are global in nature. It doesn’t (1)…………..any difference where
you live, (2)…………..you are affected by greenhouse gas emissions from around the world. So
why does it matter what happens (3)………….. the Amazone? The Amazone rain forest, most of
(4)………….. is housed Brazil, covers an area the size of Western Europe and comprises one-third
the world’s remaining tropical forests. The Brazilian rain forest covers 6 percent of Brazil’s
territory. In addition, it is the home of 30 percent of the world’s animals and plant (5)…………..
The forests themselves are one of the solutions to global warming since (6)………….. absorb
carbon dioxide. That is why one of the solutions to adopting Kyoto Protocol emission reductions is
to take part in a (7)………….. project. However, the Amazone rain forest is threatened on two
fronts – logging and burning. Logging is an important source of revenues for Brazil, a country that
suffers from high unemployment and underemployment. In addition to logging operations,
Brazilians are cutting down and burning tracts of land for cattle ranching and farming.
(8)………….. some cases, the cattle ranchers sell their land to agricultural interests, clear additional
land pastures, and sell the lumber to the timber industry. The burning is increasing carbon dioxide
emissions, and the destruction of the forests is eliminating huge carbon dioxide sink that could
benefit the rest of the world. It is estimated that the burning of the Amazone (9)………….. for 75
percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions, making Brazil one of the world’s top 10
(10)…………… In fact, Brazil pumps out 5.38 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas
emissions. Because of the huge logging potential, many multinational logging firms have invested
heavily in the Brazilian rain forest, while critics of Brazilian policies have been clamoring for
protection of the rain forest.
THE AMAZONE
Greenhouse gas emissions are global in nature. It doesn’t (1)…………..any difference where
you live, (2)…………..you are affected by greenhouse gas emissions from around the world. So
why does it matter what happens (3)………….. the Amazone? The Amazone rain forest, most of
(4)………….. is housed Brazil, covers an area the size of Western Europe and comprises one-third
the world’s remaining tropical forests. The Brazilian rain forest covers 6 percent of Brazil’s
territory. In addition, it is the home of 30 percent of the world’s animals and plant (5)…………..
The forests themselves are one of the solutions to global warming since (6)………….. absorb
carbon dioxide. That is why one of the solutions to adopting Kyoto Protocol emission reductions is
to take part in a (7)………….. project. However, the Amazone rain forest is threatened on two
fronts – logging and burning. Logging is an important source of revenues for Brazil, a country that
suffers from high unemployment and underemployment. In addition to logging operations,
Brazilians are cutting down and burning tracts of land for cattle ranching and farming.
(8)………….. some cases, the cattle ranchers sell their land to agricultural interests, clear additional
land pastures, and sell the lumber to the timber industry. The burning is increasing carbon dioxide
emissions, and the destruction of the forests is eliminating huge carbon dioxide sink that could
benefit the rest of the world. It is estimated that the burning of the Amazone (9)………….. for 75
percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions, making Brazil one of the world’s top 10
(10)…………… In fact, Brazil pumps out 5.38 percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas
emissions. Because of the huge logging potential, many multinational logging firms have invested
heavily in the Brazilian rain forest, while critics of Brazilian policies have been clamoring for
protection of the rain forest.