Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with appropriate words from the reading passage “The

motor car”

1. Our ______ concern here is combatting poverty. (key/primary)MAJOR ( chính, chìa khóa, cót lõi)

2. Hanoi’s water pollution has caused _______ of bottle water in all supermarkets. (reduction)

(depletion of)( lack of) giảm, thiếu sót

3. Sulphur gases were ________ by the volcano. (released) thải ra (emitted/emission)

4. The cost would be ________ when compared with any environmental benefit. (greater than

what seem reasonable) (excessive) vượt quá mong đợi

5. About 40% of the country's population is _______ with the disease. (affected in a harmful way)

(tác động) (afflicted) = (affected)

6. We request you to kindly _______ back if you have any further requirements. (reply) (revert) trả

lời

7. There was a two-mile traffic jam on the _________. (a road that is built around the city) (ring

roads) đường vành đai

8. The job ______ a lot of hard work. (involve) (requires/entails) bao gồm

9. There have been _________ changes in the earth’s climate. (very great) (vast/massive/

profound) lớn