The word “stem” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
Đáp án D
Từ “stem” trong đoạn 2 gần nghĩa nhất với______
A. bắn
B. bắt nguồn từ
C. dời, di chuyển, đuổi
D. kiềm chế, kìm
Căn cứ vào ngữ cảnh của câu:
In the past year the government has scrambled to stem the birth rate with a new program called “Two is Enough.”
(Trong năm vừa qua, chính phủ đã cố gắng kìm tỷ lệ sinh với một chương trình mới có tên là “Hai là đủ”)
=> stem /stem/ (v): ngăn = restrain
The word “foreboding” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
It is now estimated that it will (5)_________another nearly 40 years to increase by another 50% to become 9 billion by 2037.
The word "sustain" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
According to paragraph 3, what is the reason for dwindling replacement rate?
According to paragraph 2, what is the reasons why violence and aggression have increased remarkably?
According to paragraph 2, what is NOT mentioned as the cause of rise in the amount of CO2 emission?
The word “trend” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by ______.
The word “median” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
Which statement is probably TRUE according to the information in the paragraph 1?
The word “footprint” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.