Reading - Unit 3. Green living - SBT Tiếng Anh 12 Global

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Reading - Unit 3. Green living - SBT Tiếng Anh 12 Global Success

1 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 2 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

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Bài 1

1 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

(Đọc đoạn văn sau và khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu trả lời đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi.)

How to develop eco-friendly habits

It's easy to adopt eco-friendly habits, and you can always start at home. Here are three tips to help you.

A. __________

There are so many electrical appliances around us, so if we could save even a little amount of energy from each appliance, it would add up to a lot. For example, there are likely to be tens of light bulbs in your house, so if you can replace them with LED ones, which are more energy-efficient and long-lasting light bulbs, you would save a lot of electricity. Before you buy a new appliance, you should also check its energy star rating, which shows how much energy it will use in a year. It's easy to understand: the more stars there are, the more energy you can save!

B. __________

To reduce your carbon footprint, you should also turn off the lights when you leave a room. In addition, keep your windows or curtains open during the day to let natural sunlight in or place more mirrors near a lamp to maximise lighting in the house. This can also help to reduce both energy consumption and your energy bills.

C. __________

While many people already know that turning off appliances around the house when they finish using them can save energy, they may not know that it is even better to unplug them. It is estimated that we could save up to 10% of our electricity bills every month simply by unplugging appliances when they're not in use. This is especially true for chargers. Many people tend to leave their fully charged phones connected, not knowing that it consumes around 2.24 watts. The figure goes up to 29.84 watts for laptops and computers. Leaving an empty charger plugged in has a similar effect, so make unplugging a habit!

1. Which of the following is the best heading for Section A?

A. Replace your light bulbs in your house!

B. LED light bulbs are the best!

C. Use energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances!

D. Check the energy stars!

2. Which of the following is the best heading for Section B?

A. Don't keep lights on all the time, but improve home lighting.

B. Turn off the lights when you're out.

C. Use simple tricks around the house.

D. Reduce your energy bills by keeping windows open.

3. Which of the following is the best heading for Section C?

A. Turn off unused appliances.

B. Turn off and unplug appliances when not in use.

C. Chargers should be unplugged.

D. Laptops and computers consume more energy than you thought.

4. Why should people try to save even a small amount of energy when using home appliances?

A. Because they often use the most energy in the house.

B. Because there are a lot of them around the house.

C. Because they are simple and easy to understand.

D. Because they are energy-efficient and long-lasting.

5. It can be inferred from the passage that an appliance rated five energy stars than another one rated two stars.

A. is more expensive

B. is more advanced

C. consumes more energy

D. consumes less energy

6. It can be inferred from the passage that saving energy with home appliances can also help us to

A. improve home lighting

B. charge mobile phones faster

C. be safe at home

D. save money

7. Up to 10% of electricity could be saved if we

A. turn off lights

B. turn off electrical appliances when not in use

C. unplug electrical appliances when not in use

D. unplug phones and laptops when they are fully charged

8. It can be inferred from the passage that

A. adopting eco-friendly habits can be difficult at first, but we'll get used to them

B. LED light bulbs are eco-friendly because they use less energy and don't break easily

C. having fewer home appliances cannot reduce electricity consumption

D. we should unplug laptops rather than phones when they are fully charged

Bài 2

2 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

(Đọc đoạn văn sau và khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra từ hoặc cụm từ đúng phù hợp nhất với mỗi chỗ trống được đánh số.)

Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a movement organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event takes (1) ______ annually around the world. It encourages everyone to turn (2) ______ non- essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March. The initiative was proposed in 2004 in Australia, but the idea of a (3) ______ movement was developed in 2006 under the name The Big Flick. In 2007, the first Earth Hour was held on 31 March in Sydney, Australia at 7:30 p.m., local time. Later in October 2007, a similar event called 'Lights (4) ______ was held in San Francisco.

(5) ______ the success of these events, the organisers decided to hold Earth Hour annually around the world since then. A study in 2014 claimed that the event (6) ______ electricity consumption by an average of 4%. More importantly, it has helped raise (7) of climate change and has become a symbol of our commitment to protecting our planet. Although one hour can't change the world. It encourages governments and people to set long-term (8) ______ for sustainable development around the world.

1. A. part

B. place

C. over

D. on

2. A. up

B. down

C. off

D. on

3. A. personal

B. local

C. wide

D. worldwide