UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT

I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:

1. This newspaper is ………................ every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
A. publishing B. published C. to publish D. publish
2. He shouted and looked ……………… at me when I broke the vase.
A. angry B. angrier C. angrily D. angriest
3. He is tired ………………. he stayed up late watching TV.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
4. We are talking about the preservation ……………………… resources.
A. natural B. naturally C. nature D. naturalize
5. Is he really ……………………. that you can’t come there?
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. to disappoint
6. I think most children are creative enough to write ……………. poems.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
7. It is our policy to ……………….. forests and increase forestation.
A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected
8. Everyone must take part in …………………. deforestation.
A. prevent B. preventing C. to prevent D. prevented
9. I suggest …………….... to the movies.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
10. They made their living by ………………. fish in the ocean every day.
A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. caught
11. I will be........................if she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. to surprise
12. Unless you understand, I ……………....explain it again to you.
A. am. B. was. C. will. D. would
13. If you know where she lives, please let me …….......
A. know B. knew C. known D. to know
14. If he ……………….....a student, he will get a discount.
A. is. B. was. C. were D. will be
15. ............you are interested in this film, don't go to see it at any cost.
A. If. B. Unless. C. Because. D. So
16. If you like that book, I will give it ............you as my present.
A. for. B. from C. at D. to
17. If you live in this small town, you ...................earn much money.
A. aren't B. couldn't C. can't D. didn't
18. If you have ....................money, you can travel abroad this summer.
A. a lot of B. many C. lot of D. a lots
19. If you are a student, you can get a discount...............books.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
20. I won't go unless you ..............me the money back.
A. to pay B. paid C. paying D. pay

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 21. The pupils were divided ……………. small group.
A. in B. into C. to D. of
22. Can you provide accommodation …………….forty people?
A. of B. in C. for D. to
23. You should do something …………….the environment pollution.
A. about B. for C. at D. on
24. She found the letters …………….a pile of book.
A. between B. in C. among D. of
25. Please tell your teacher the reason …………….your absence yesterday?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
26. I receive an encouraging response ……….my letter of application ………. that
company.
A. to / from B. for / to C. to / to D. from / to
27. My former teacher has complained …………….the students …………….the noise.
A. about / to B. to / to C. to / about D. in / on
28. He died …………….a wound.
A. from B. for C. to D. in
II. Supply the correct word form:
1. The air in the city is very _______________ (pollute)
2. Please listen to the lecture _______________ (care)
3. The accident happened because of driving _______________ (care)
4. He is going to _______________all the bags. (collection)
5. She has _______________ provided a picnic lunch for us. (kind)
6. We’ll make this beach clean and _______________ again. (beauty)
7. If the _______________ continues, what will happen? (pollute)
8. He was _______________ that they were not coming. (disappoint)
9. Air and water _______________can make people fall ill. (pollute)
10. A large number of inhabitants have made _______________on how to protect the
environment. (suggest)
III. Rewrite the sentences by using “because of”
1. She can’t work hard because she is very old.
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2. He likes her because she is very beautiful.
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3. He couldn’t go to school because he was very poor.
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4. I can’t buy this bike because I don’t have enough money.
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5. He broke the vase because he was careless.
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6. He failed the exam because he didn’t learn the lessons carefully.
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 7. We can’t go for a walk because it rains heavily.
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8. He left school because his life was hard.
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9. She was very happy because she was given a new bike.
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10. I went to bed early because I felt tired.
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IV. Rewrite the sentences by using “because”
1. He couldn’t meet you because of being busy.
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2. She went to bed early because of her sickness.
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3. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty.
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4. Two cars can’t pass each other because of the narrow road.
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5. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.
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6. He can’t go to school today because of his toothache.
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7. I can’t play basketball because of my height.
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8. She must stay in bed because of her illness.
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9. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of highly polluted water.
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10. They couldn’t keep on clearing the beach because of heavy rain.
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V. Rewrite these sentences:
1. He is a fluent speaker of English.
He ___________________________________
2. They study very well.
They ___________________________________
3. Hoa is a hard student.
Hoa ___________________________________
4. Thanh is a wonderful dancer.
Thanh ___________________________________
5. Nam and Lan sing very badly.
Nam and Lan ___________________________________
6. Beckham is a fast runner.
Beckham ___________________________________

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7. Alan cooks very well.
Alan ___________________________________
8. Ms. Quyen types carefully.
Ms. Quyen ___________________________________
9. They are good teachers of Maths.
They ___________________________________
10. Juliet cycles quite slowly.
Juliet ___________________________________

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