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21. Global warming is among many factors that drive many species of animals to the ______ of extinction.
A. verge B. period C. corner D. bottom
22. The loss of biodiversity has a serious ______ on the survival of wildlife and humans.
A. affect B. problem C. impact D. influential
23. The success of wildlife preservation depends largely ______ people's awareness.
A. with B. of C. on D. by
24. Humans should try to maintain biodiversity as they ______ a lot from it.
A. achieve B. keep C. benefit D. attain
25. Many of our medicines are derived ______ animals and plants.
A. of B. from C. by D. to
26. Forests ______ humans with many valuable things.
A. give B. provide C. award D. bring
27. Many measures have been taken to ______ people's awareness of conservation.
A. increase B. rise C. promote D. raise
28. More wildlife ______ need to be built to save animals from extinction.
A. zoos B. parks C. reserves D. regions
29. Global warming can ______ the ecological balance, bringing about terrible consequences.
A. destroy B. upset C. converse D. injure
30. When can all animals be ______ from disappearance?
A. protected B. covered C. rescued D. poached
31. In regions of volcanoes, houses should be built with ______ materials.
A. destroyed B. destructible C. indestructible D. destroying
32. Toxic chemicals from factories are seriously ______.
A. contaminate B. contamination C. contaminated D. contaminating
33. It has been proven that humans and animals are ______ and that one's existence must be closely linked
with that of the other.
A. interdependent B. independent C. dependable D. dependent
34. ______ are trying to put a stop to the destruction of forests.
A. Conservation B. Conservationists
C. Conserve D. Conservatives
35. Conservation is a challenging job but we cannot ______.
A. give it on B. give it up C. put it on D. take it up
36. ______ of his job as a forester is to take care of these trees.
A. Part B. Half C. Most D. All
37. What needs to be done to save the animals that are ______ to extinction?
A. going B. nearly C. next D. close
38. ______ is one of the causes of the extinction of the rhinos.
A. Losing habitat B. Habitat losing C. Lost of habitat D. Habitat loss
39. Powdered rhino horn is said to be able to ______ people of their fever.
A. treat B. cure C. save D. rescue
40. There is a decline ______ the number of all these endangered species.
A. on B. by C. in D. with
41. A lot of ______ have been taken to reduce global warming and its consequences.
A. ways B. methods C. rules D. measures
42. People think they can make a ______ with rhino horns.
A. fortune B. wealth C. property D. riches
43. Jack has decided to ______ the time he spends watching television, thinking he can contribute to
reducing global warming effects.
A. run out of B. cut down on C. go in for D. come up with
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44. - "I have thought of a way to save energy around the house!"" ______!"
A. Best wishes B. My dear C. Well done D. That's very well
45. - " ______ " - "All right then, if you insist."
A. She did it right then.
B. Are you sure you won't come for a drink with us?
C. What seems to be the trouble?
D. Everything was all right at the party, wasn't it?
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following sentences.
46. The company admitted to discharging a lot of waste to the local river and was willing to take
responsibility for it.
A. denied B. addressed C. confessed D. threatened
47. Environmentalists fear that, if completed, the hydro-electric dam will severely disrupt the Danube
ecosystem.
A. upset B. benefit C. affect D. improve
48. Introducing a new species to the area may be injurious to the local eco-system.
A. beneficial B. unpredictable C. harmful D. annoying
49. The recent draught has led hundreds of victims to be famish and in terrible conditions.
A. extremely hungry B. in misery
C. completely senseless D. in debt
50. There were many differences of opinion regarding how contagious measles was and how it was
transmitted.
A. dangerous B. infectious C. mysterious D. measurable
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X. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
given.
1. The company had dumped large amounts of waste into the river. It was strongly criticized for that.
A. Having been strongly criticized, the company dumped large amounts of waste into the river.
B. The company had dumped large amounts of waste into the river, which was strongly criticized.
C. Dumping large amounts of waste into the river is critical to the company's strength.
D. The company was strongly criticized for having dumped large amounts of waste into the river.
2. Electronic devices use energy. They do it even when they are turned off
A. Even when turned off, electric devices use energy.
B. Electronic devices use energy unless they are turned off.
C. Because of their energy use, electronic devices are turned off.
D. In spite of their energy use, electronic devices are turned off.
3. There are some ways to help reduce global warming. Cutting down energy use is one of them.
A. Cutting down energy use is the only way to reduce global warming.
B. Global warming is among many ways to cut down energy use.
C. Helping reduce global warming is a way to cut down energy use.
D. Cutting down energy use is one of the ways to reduce global warming.
4. Jonas had come up with a way to help save energy used in class. His classmates admired him for that.
A. Having come up with a way to help save energy used in class, his classmates admired Jonas.
B. Having come up with a way to help save energy used in class, Jonas earned his classmates'
admiration.
C. Jonas admired his classmates for having come up with a way to help save energy used in class.
D. Being admired by his classmates, Jonas came up with a way to help save energy used in class.
5. Sara's classmates said that she littered on the school yard. She denied it.
A. Sara denied having littered on the school yard.
B. Sara denied her friends' littering on the school yard.
C. Having littered on the school yard, Sara's classmates denied it.
D. As Sara denied it, her classmates said that she littered on the school yard.