Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 2…
Câu 1: utilising. Câu 2: The World Economic Forum was the first organization to propose the human footprint method.. Câu 3: A targeted recovery of a small percentage of land can significantly mitigate biodiversity loss.. Câu 4: Coordinating restoration across different ecosystem types can maximise overall effectiveness because they provide distinct restoration advantages.. Câu 5: an ecosystem type. Câu 6: While ecological recovery is important, it should not compromise food production, particularly as population pressures increase.. Câu 7: Policies must be sufficiently clear and consistently applied to support effective implementation.. Câu 8: integrates scientific planning with practical understanding of local conditions. Câu 9: (II). Câu 10: The targeted ecosystem restoration approach uses human-impact data to optimise environmental benefits while balancing practical concerns such as agriculture and implementation factors..
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions from 26 to 35.
New research suggests that the most effective way to fight climate change and protect wildlife is by using the "human footprint" to identify priority areas for nature restoration. Rather than spreading resources too thin, the method prioritises restoration zones with the highest environmental return relative to cost.(I)According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), human activity has already altered more than half of the Earth's land. By leveraging this data-driven approach, governments and organizations can use their limited budgets more efficiently and achieve better long-term outcomes.
The potential impact of such targeted action is enormous. A study published in the journal Nature reveals that restoring just 15% of land converted by humans could prevent 60% of expected species extinctions. It could also capture 299 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, equal to about 30% of the total increase since the Industrial Revolution.(II)Expanding restoration to 30% of degraded land would further protect over 70% of threatened mammals, birds, and amphibians while increasing carbon absorption. Many of these high-priority areas are found in tropical regions and developing countries across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
To identify these locations, scientists analysed 2.87 billion hectares of farmland, balancing three key objectives: preserving habitats, storing carbon, and maintaining agricultural productivity. Their findings show that different ecosystems offer distinct advantages. Restoring forests and wetlands provides the greatest combined gains for both climate protection and biodiversity, whereas restoring grasslands and arid regions is generally more cost-effective.(III)The researchers also stress that coordinating restoration across multiple ecosystem types, rather than focusing on just one, will produce the greatest overall impact.
Despite these promising findings, several challenges remain.Restoration efforts should not come at the expense of food production, especially as the global population continues to grow.In addition, international cooperation is essential to share costs and implement effective programmes. Financial incentives for landowners, such as "payment for ecosystem services", can encourage participation, but they depend on clear and consistent policies.(IV)Experts also emphasise that ecosystems must be treated as complex, real-world environments, meaning that successful restoration relies not only on scientific planning but also on local knowledge and practical conditions.
The word"leveraging"in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
utilising
allocating
prioritising
concentrating
Which of the following is NOT STATED in paragraph 1?
The "human footprint" method helps pinpoint specific areas where restoration is most cost-effective.
The World Economic Forum was the first organization to propose the "human footprint" method.
This targeted method enables governments to make better use of their limited resources.
More than 50% of the Earth's land has been modified by human actions, according to WEF.
Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 2?
The 30% restoration target is intended to protect mammals rather than other animal groups.
A targeted recovery of a small percentage of land can significantly mitigate biodiversity loss.
Most regions identified as high priority for restoration are situated in the world's wealthier nations.
Restoring 15% of human-altered land could offset most carbon increases since the industrial era.
Which of the following best summarises the main idea of paragraph 3?
Grasslands and arid regions are emphasised as the most cost-effective areas, making them the primary focus of restoration strategies.
Restoring forests and wetlands delivers the greatest combined benefits for climate and biodiversity compared with other ecosystem types overall.
Coordinating restoration across different ecosystem types can maximise overall effectiveness because they provide distinct restoration advantages.
Analysis of 2.87 billion hectares of farmland highlights how ecosystem advantages depend mainly on agricultural productivity considerations.
The word"one"in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
an arid region
a forest benefit
a key objective
an ecosystem type
Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
While ecological recovery is important, it should not compromise food production, particularly as population pressures increase.
As global population growth continues to increase pressure on food systems, restoration efforts may need to be more carefully prioritised.
Continued population growth and food demand could make it difficult to pursue large-scale restoration programmes effectively.
Expanding environmental restoration depends on improving coordination between agricultural policies and population planning.
According to paragraph 4, what is a necessary condition for "payment for ecosystem services" to work?
Policies must be sufficiently clear and consistently applied to support effective implementation.
Ecosystem restoration programmes are most effective when limited to a single ecosystem type.
Landowners are generally willing to participate in restoration programmes without legal enforcement.
International cooperation must fully eliminate financial inequalities between participating countries.
It can be inferred from the passage that a successful restoration strategy ________.
integrates scientific planning with practical understanding of local conditions
ensures food production is not affected when farmland is restored to natural ecosystems
involves choosing between protecting threatened species and increasing carbon absorption
yields the best outcomes when efforts target the most cost-effective ecosystems
Where in the passage does the following sentence best fit?“This finding highlights how relatively small, well-targeted efforts can produce disproportionately large environmental gains.”
(II)
(III)
(IV)
(I)
Which of the following best summarises the text?
International organisations are encouraging governments to invest more heavily in restoration programmes to address the growing threats of species extinction and global climate change.
The targeted ecosystem restoration approach uses human-impact data to optimise environmental benefits while balancing practical concerns such as agriculture and implementation factors.
The primary objective of ecosystem restoration involves significantly increasing carbon storage through the strategic expansion of recovery projects across a diverse range of ecological habitats.
Scientists have specifically identified tropical and developing regions as the primary targets for large-scale restoration projects due to their immense ecological significance in global ecosystems.
