Đề thi thử VSTEP Listening số 16
Thời gian: 40 phút | Tổng số câu: 35 câu trắc nghiệm
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PART 1 — Short Announcements (Câu 1–8)
Nghe 8 đoạn thông báo ngắn. Mỗi đoạn có 1 câu hỏi.
Câu 1. What is the park announcing?
A. Permanent closure due to budget cuts
B. A new wildlife conservation program allowing visitors to adopt endangered species
C. A new amusement park ride
D. Reduced entrance fees for the next month
Câu 2. What event is being organized?
A. A fundraising gala with celebrity guests
B. A community volunteer day to plant native trees and restore habitats
C. A pet adoption fair
D. A scientific conference on climate change
Câu 3. What new exhibit is opening?
A. A display of plastic ocean pollution
B. An immersive exhibit on coral reef ecosystems and their conservation
C. A new dolphin show
D. A gift shop expansion
Câu 4. What milestone is being reported?
A. A species previously thought extinct has been rediscovered
B. A new zoo is opening next month
C. All endangered species have been saved
D. A species has been declared extinct
Câu 5. What opportunity is being offered to the public?
A. Paid guided tours of restricted research areas
B. Free citizen science training for monitoring local bird populations
C. A new paid lecture series on climate change
D. Exclusive access to lab equipment
Câu 6. What new regulation is being introduced?
A. A complete ban on all fishing activities
B. Seasonal fishing restrictions to protect breeding populations of certain species
C. Increased fishing quotas for commercial fleets
D. No changes to current regulations
Câu 7. What initiative is the zoo launching?
A. A new program breeding and releasing native amphibians back into the wild
B. A controversial circus act
C. A fast food restaurant inside the zoo
D. A discount on tickets for locals
Câu 8. What environmental practice is the company adopting?
A. Expanding monoculture farming
B. Planting hedgerows and wildflower strips on field edges to support pollinators
C. Increasing pesticide use
D. Draining local wetlands for more farmland
PART 2 — Conversations (Câu 9–20)
Nghe 3 đoạn hội thoại. Mỗi đoạn có 4 câu hỏi.
Câu 9. What is the main focus of their research?
A. Studying shark populations
B. Understanding the causes and effects of coral bleaching
C. Mapping ocean floor geography
D. Counting fish species
Câu 10. What is coral bleaching, according to the woman?
A. A natural color change in corals
B. A stress response where corals expel their symbiotic algae due to environmental changes
C. A type of disease affecting fish
D. A new species discovery
Câu 11. What do they identify as the main cause of coral bleaching?
A. Overfishing
B. Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change
C. Pollution from plastic only
D. Natural ocean cycles
Câu 12. What solution are they exploring?
A. Moving corals to colder waters
B. Growing heat-resistant coral strains in laboratories for reef restoration
C. Building artificial reefs from concrete only
D. Giving up on coral conservation
Câu 13. What change is the expert suggesting the farmer make?
A. Switching to monoculture crops
B. Planting cover crops and creating beetle banks to support beneficial insects
C. Using more pesticides
D. Clearing all wild areas on the farm
Câu 14. Why is the farmer skeptical at first?
A. The expert has no credentials
B. He worries about losing productive farmland and increased labor costs
C. He believes insects are all harmful
D. He wants to use more chemicals
Câu 15. What long-term benefit does the expert highlight?
A. Higher pesticide costs
B. Reduced need for chemical pesticides and improved soil health over time
C. Lower crop yields
D. Increased water usage
Câu 16. What does the farmer agree to do?
A. Try the approach on a small section of his land first
B. Reject the idea completely
C. Move to organic farming immediately on all land
D. Sell his farm
Câu 17. What is the visitor most excited to see?
A. Modern art installations
B. Native birds and other wildlife in their natural habitat
C. A historical building
D. A swimming pool
Câu 18. What does the guide explain about the reserve?
A. It is a theme park with rides
B. It protects native ecosystems and provides habitat for endangered species
C. It is a commercial hunting area
D. It is a working farm
Câu 19. What rule does the guide emphasize?
A. Feeding the wildlife is encouraged
B. Stay on designated paths and do not disturb the animals or plants
C. Visitors can take home souvenirs
D. Littering is allowed in designated areas
Câu 20. What does the visitor notice about the ecosystem?
A. It is silent with no life
B. It is full of diverse plants, insects, and bird calls, showing the area's richness
C. It is identical to a desert
D. It is all artificial
PART 3 — Lectures (Câu 21–35)
Nghe 3 bài giảng. Mỗi bài có 5 câu hỏi.
Câu 21. What does the speaker identify as the current rate of species extinction, compared to natural rates?
A. About the same as natural rates
B. 100 to 1,000 times faster than natural background rates
C. Slower than natural rates
D. Exactly 10 times faster
Câu 22. What is the main cause of biodiversity loss according to the speaker?
A. Volcanic eruptions
B. Habitat destruction, with other factors like overharvesting, pollution, invasive species, and climate change also contributing
C. Asteroid impacts
D. Changes in the Earth's orbit
Câu 23. How many species are estimated to be lost each year, according to the speaker?
A. A few dozen
B. About 1,000
C. Up to 150,000
D. A million
Câu 24. Why is biodiversity important, according to the speaker?
A. It has no importance
B. It provides ecosystem services like pollination, water purification, climate regulation, and is essential for human survival
C. It is only important for scientists
D. It is just for aesthetic value
Câu 25. What does the speaker identify as the most impactful individual action?
A. Driving a private car more often
B. Making dietary changes, particularly reducing meat consumption
C. Buying more clothes
D. Using more plastic
Câu 26. Why are coral reefs often called the "rainforests of the sea"?
A. They are located near rainforests
B. They support an incredible diversity of marine life, with reefs covering less than 1 percent of the ocean floor but supporting 25 percent of marine species
C. They are full of trees
D. They are green in color
Câu 27. What proportion of the world's coral reefs have been damaged or lost, according to the speaker?
A. Less than 10 percent
B. About 25 percent
C. Approximately half
D. Almost all of them
Câu 28. What is one method used in coral restoration, according to the speaker?
A. Feeding corals special food
B. Coral gardening, where small coral fragments are grown in nurseries before being transplanted to damaged reefs
C. Painting damaged corals
D. Removing fish from reefs
Câu 29. What is a key challenge in coral restoration?
A. Coral grows too fast
B. Restored corals must survive in increasingly stressful ocean conditions, including warmer and more acidic waters
C. There are too many volunteers
D. Coral is too easy to grow
Câu 30. How does the speaker view the future of coral reefs?
A. It is hopeless
B. It depends on global action to address climate change combined with local restoration efforts
C. Coral reefs will be fine on their own
D. Technology alone will save them
Câu 31. What is citizen science, according to the speaker?
A. A field reserved only for professional scientists
B. The involvement of non-professional volunteers in scientific research, often contributing to data collection on a scale professionals could not achieve alone
C. A political movement
D. A new type of school subject
Câu 32. What example of citizen science does the speaker give?
A. Watching movies about nature
B. The Great Backyard Bird Count, where volunteers count birds in their local areas and submit data to scientists
C. A cooking class
D. A sports event
Câu 33. What is one benefit of citizen science, according to the speaker?
A. It produces biased data only
B. It engages the public in conservation and produces large-scale datasets useful for tracking species populations and environmental changes
C. It is a waste of resources
D. Only professionals should be involved
Câu 34. How has technology enabled citizen science?
A. It has made it harder
B. Smartphone apps allow volunteers to easily record and share observations, including photos and location data
C. It has eliminated the need for scientists
D. It has increased costs
Câu 35. What is the speaker's overall view of citizen science?
A. It is unreliable
B. It is a powerful tool that combines public engagement with valuable scientific data collection
C. It should be banned
D. Only certain people should participate