VOCABULARY TEST A 13

Imię i nazwisko: __________________________________________________________ Klasa: ____

1 Choose the correct answer.
1 I hate driving in the fog / frost / shower– you can hardly see anything.
2 It’s really mild / humid / freezing outside – put on the warmest clothes you can.
3 Susan got soaking wet during the heavy / bitterly / light rain yesterday.
4 The birds were sitting on the branch / leaf / seed of the tree and singing.
5 Look how beautiful the lawn is – my father mows / sows / plants it every week.
6 Some sharks / whales / deer have been reported to have attacked swimmers and surfers at the Australian
coast recently.
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2 Complete two news items with the correct words. The first letters have been given.
A (1) h_________ has hit the state of Florida. The (2) g_________ -force winds destroyed many houses located on the
beach and along the sea (3) s_________.
The (4) g_________ effect and (5) g_________ warming are the main reasons for the (6) r_________ sea levels. They are
a threat to many species of animals, especially the polar (7) b_________.
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3 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into English.
1 The government is planning to (zabronić używania plastikowych torebek) _________________________ in order
to protect the environment.
2 When did people first (wylądowali na księżycu) _________________________?
3 Why don’t we (posadzimy te kwiaty) _________________________ over there, in the sun?
4 I think we should (zainwestować w energię słoneczną) _________________________.
5 My little sister (zaangażowała się w) _________________________wildlife conservation.
6 If we want to help the environment, we should (ograniczyć podróżowanie) _________________________ by
budget airlines.
7 Let’s go for a walk (wzdłuż brzegu rzeki) _________________________.
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4 Read the definitions and write the correct words. EXTENDED

1 a long period without a rain: ________

2 a small animal that lives in the trees: ________
3 species of animals which are about to die out: ________ species
4 the main part of the tree, just above the ground: ________
5 the type of place where a species of animal or plant typically lives: ________
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5 Find and correct a mistake in each sentence.
1 The research on environmental problems should be speeded on. ________
2 Companies which break environmental rules must pay off. ________
3 Global warming is often put up to carbon dioxide (CO2) production. ________
4 The lava cloud that was created after the volcano eruption made it impossible for the planes to fly. ________
5 People in Western societies buy too much food and throw it off. ________
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TOTAL: ___ /20 ___ /30