TRUE GENDER EQUALITY ____________ WHEN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN REACH A...

18. True gender equality ____________ when both men and women reach a balance between work and family.

A. can achieve B. should be achieved C. can be achieved D. should achieve

Part C. Reading (2.5 pts)

I. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the gaps.

WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT?

Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because

the climate in the place(19)______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or

cooler. If the animals cannot change or adapt to the new climate, they die.

Some animals go extinct because they cannot (20) ______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because

they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing

(21)____ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up

over many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves.

Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (22)______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction.

Theme 1: 1/2

Scientists think there (23)______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened

about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.