INSIDER QUIZ 11 VOCABULARY

This is the worst summer _______ we’ve had in

years; there’s been so little rain.

• blizzard

• drought

• deforestation

The village lacked economic ______ , so most

of the young people left.

• predators

• habitats

• resources

Burning fossil ______ may be one of the main causes

of global warming.

• fumes

• fuels

• gases

Buying and selling endangered species

should be completely ______ .

• banned

• implemented

• established

Measures are being taken for the_______of wildlife in the region.

• flora

• evolution

• conservation

Many old cinemas have______and new state-of-the-art

ones are taking their place.

• reversed

• imported

• vanished

The abandoned house seemed_______in the dark.

• threatening

• threaten

• threat

Governments worldwide are now ______ steps to prevent air pollution.

• making

• taking

• doing

There are many different theories explaining

how dinosaurs became ______ .

• renewable

• mild

• extinct

The terrible weather conditions are to blame ______

the tragic car accident on the motorway.

• for

• on

• about