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B1+ Extra Vocabulary Tests

Test 8

1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 I’m having new windows installed to … the amount of heat that escapes from the house.
A protect
B gather
C support
D reduce

2 When the polar bears … in Hudson Bay, it’s the perfect opportunity to see them.
A rescue
B gather
C assist
D crush

3 If we don’t … endangered species, they will disappear forever.

A reduce
B gather
C protect
D donate

4 We are having our … on the island booked by a travel agent.

A wilderness
B accommodation
C permit
D grounds

5 If you live in a(n) … area, you need a car to get into the town.
A solitary
B rural
C urban
D approximate

6 If too many tourists are allowed on the beach, the baby turtles may be … .
A crushed
B protected

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C gathered
D assisted

7 We have all the … on our house done by a professional.

A conservation
B accommodation
C maintenance
D support

8 If there were fewer … areas, there would be less pollution from cars and lorries.
A rural
B solitary
C approximate
D urban

9 If we had … more money, perhaps the gorillas would have had better protection.
A assisted
B donated
C supported
D reduced

10 If people don’t start walking more and driving less, the levels of … will continue to increase.
A pollution
B conservation
C maintenance
D survival

11 We’re having a small house built on the …; we have a beautiful view of the water.
A bay
B ice cap
C glacier
D wilderness

12 If polar bears weren’t such … creatures, they would spend less time alone.
A approximate

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B solitary
C rural
D urban

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2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 If hunters hadn’t killed so many tigers for their fur, they wouldn’t now be (a)n in
danger/endangered species.

2 If they don’t stop cutting down the rainforest, many animals and plants will lose their
natural/wildlife habitat.

3 We are having our car fixed to be more eco-friendly and reduce the effects of international/global
warming.

4 If greenhouse/green gases are produced, the Earth gets warmer.

5 If people/human activity wasn’t so damaging, animals would have a better chance at survival.

6 They are having a reservation/conservation project set up so that more people can be involved in
saving our planet.

7 If you go on an environmentally-friendly/kind holiday, you’e doing your part to reduce pollution.

8 The government is having a huge reserve built in one of the countries largest wilderness
parks/centres.

9 When animals lose their breeding/feeding grounds, they lose their source of food and die out.

10 If you decide to get self-confident/self-catering accommodation, you will have to cook your own
meals.
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3. Complete the sentences with one word which best fits each gap.

1 That man looks very suspicious; I’m sure he’s ………….. to something illegal.

2 I’m sorry but I was ………….. to go out; can you come round later in the day?

3 I’m ………….. experiments on animals; I believe they are cruel and unnecessary.

4 I’m all ………….. your plan to go on a boat trip; I think it’s a great idea.

5 I called round at Lynn’s house but she was ………….. .

6 My brother is really ………….. heavy metal music; he listens to it all the time.

7 Everyone at school is ill with the flu so the school trip is ………….. .

8 Is your film …………..? Can I watch my new DVD now?

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4. Complete the sentences with words to do with eco-holidays. All the letters are
given, but they are mixed up.

1 ilwfledi During our walk in the countryside we saw lots of …………….,

including rabbits, squirrels and a fox.
2 scurinoxe Our teacher is organising an ……………. to visit the turtles in
Zakynthos.
3 rtpi Did you enjoy the school ……………. to the nature park?
4 orurstsi A lot of ……………. visit the island, which is famous for it’s old
windmills.
5 cvotaina We’re going to spend the summer ……………. in our seaside cottage.
6 avtisitiec ……………. at the adventure camp include canoeing, sailing and
swimming with dolphins.

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7 otru We went on a ……………. of France, Belgium and Holland.

8 olntvusere The conservation park is looking for ……………. to work there at
weekends.
9 klihdaomersya The hotels and restaurants are full of ……………. from all over the
world.
10 ceona The hotel has a great view out over the Pacific ……………. .

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Marks / 40

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