HI 3 - Unit 8 - Reading - Vocabulary

Cities are responsible for 70 - 80 percent of the carbon dioxide cities that activities and products _________ into the air.

• release

• chiefly

• waste

Our city produce so much _________! We don't think about how much garbage we throw out or how much water we use.

• resources

• recycling

• waste

The speakers at the meeting said that ____________ is very important. We shouldn't throw away materials like newspaper, magazines, cans, and bottles.

• recycling

• renewable

• compete

In the 21st century, cities need to explore ______________ energy sources, like solar and wind power, for heating and transportation.

• recycling

• alternative

• resources

It was exciting to hear about new buildings that are ________________ friendly.

• resources

• environmentally

• renewable

The environmentally friendly buildings are powered ___________ by solar and wind power.

• waste

• unique

• chiefly

Solar and wind power are _____________ energy sources. Unlike oil, they will always be available.

• alternative

• chiefly

• renewable

It was also exciting to hear about a new type of streetcar that runs completely on batteries. It would be ______________ to our city ti have this type of transportation --- no city has ever done this before!

• unique

• environmentally

• release

I think it's great that companies are now eager to become involved with these "green" projects. A number of companies will ____________ to be hired to make the changes proposed.

• compete

• alternative

• waste

Together, city officials, companies, and environmental experts can combine their knowledge and _____________ to investigate these new ideas and make them a reality.

• recycling

• renewable

• resources