UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONME

Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. depletion B. preservation C. ecosystem D. completion
2. A. erosion B. confusion C. mission D. television
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
3. A. contaminate B. environment C. psychology D. inorganic
4. A. pesticide B. fertilizers C. detergents D. chemical
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the
following question.
5“Edwards seems like a dog with two tails this morning”. “Haven’t you heard the news? His wife gave birth to a
baby boy early this morning.”
A. extremely happy B. extremely dazed C. very exhausted D. very proud
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
the following question.
6. Releasing too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere can lead to global warming.

A. result in B. result from C. cause D. activate

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
7 .The raw sewage needs to be ________ treated.
A. chemically B. chemical C. chemist D. chemistry.
8. _______ is destroying larger areas of tropical rain forests.
A. Disforestation B. Deforestation C. Anti-forestation D. forests
9. Fish and poultry have a much lower impact the environment, and other plant proteins are even less
damaging the planet.
A. Ø - for B. on - to C. on - with D. of - to
10. "Could you do me a favor, please?" – “____”
A. Let me help you. B. Sure. What can I do for you?
C. No, thanks. I'm fine. D. Yes, go ahead!
11. There are many ________ of pollution in our modern world
A. resources B. sources C. foundations D. bases
12. Scientists have found holes in the ____, particularly over Antarctica.
A. ice caps B. polar ice C. ozone layer D. greenhouse
13. Make sure your car runs on unleaded petrol and your home uses sources of ____ energy.
A. recycling B. reused C. renewable D. recyclable
14. Fossil fuels which are non-renewable pollute the air and cause air ____.
A. pollution B. solution C. contaminate D. consumption
15. Recycling provides a method of reducing the amount of waste materials that gets to the landfills - thus ____ it
less probable for environmental pollution to take place.
A. making B. doing C. causing D. trying
16. The campaign things like water bottles and aluminum cans into new, useful objects like park
benches, bikes, etc.
A. turns B. comes C. becomes D. recycles
17. Burning garbage dangerous gases to the environment, and this may lead to global warming.
A. throws B. sends C. emits D. rejects
18. _______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.
A. Survival B. Commerce C. Conservation D. Extinction
19. She reminded me to come on time for the party ________.
A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow C. in two days’ time D. next weekend
20. James………..him up when the bus reached the square
A. told me wake B. asked me to wake C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
21. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the………..day
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
22. He told me that ____.
A. he would participate in the conservation campaign yesterday
B. he had participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
C. he participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
D. he has participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
23. Last week, he told us that we ______ a picnic at the end of the week on Friday.
A. can have B. did have C. would have D. had had
24. She said that she……………..there the year before.
A. had gone B. went C. would go D. goes
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
25. Many countries (A) have signed up to international agreements (B) which aim (C) to reduce the negative (D)
impaction of climate change.
26. My mother (A)told (B) me that I (C) work very (D) hard.
27. We (A) need (B) to protect the (C) environmental for the (D) next generation
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to the given one.
28. “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
29. . “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
30. “I have just seen your mother this morning”.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or correct word that best fits each of the numbered
blanks.
 WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT?
Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go
extinct because the climate (31)_______ 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 (32)_______ 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 (33)_______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children,
and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves.
Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (34)_______ time. Scientists call this a mass
extinction. Scientists think there (35)_______ 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.
31. A. where B. which C. when D. what
32. A. complete B. find C. compete D. exist
33. A. accidentally B. suddenly C. quickly D. slowly
34. A. same B. similar C. different D. various
35. A. has been B. have been C. will be D. are
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.

When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous
value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts.
There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So
vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way
for farmland. Grasslands and prairies were ploughed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities
to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies.
Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport.

Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly.
The very fertile soil washed away of blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals
showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the
rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of
extinction. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of
conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are
the heritage of every American.
36: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this passage is________
A. What the first white men found in America.
B. The loss of topsoil.
C. The cause of timber shortage
D. The story of America’s natural resources
37. Much of the fertile soil of America has________
A. sunk deep into the earth B. been covered by lakes
C. been eroded by wind and water D. become the scene of factories
38. According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT________
A. The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil.
B. They killed animals for food and sport.
C. They grew different kinds of plants in prairies.
 D. They plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies.
39. : The word “abounded with” could best replaced by________
A. were abundant in B. were rich with C. were plentiful of D. were a lot of
40. Americans soon came to realize that ________.
A. They should stop killing animals for food.
B. They must give up exploiting minerals
C. They shouldn’t reclaim the land
D. They must establish a conservation program
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