TA8 GK2: Vocabulary Meaning Quiz

Air pollution is a major [cause] of diseases or even lung cancer.

• reason

• right

• action

• damage

It is found that [endangered] species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

• disappeared

• threatened

• increased

• reduced

Many schools provide environment education to raise student’s [awareness] of conservation needs.

• effort

• benefit

• exploitation

• knowledge

The rescue services sent helicopters to the area to try to find the [missing] boy.

• lost

• found

• dirty

• seen

El Nino has [happened] for at least the last 300 years.

• reduced

• occurred

• caused

• protected

The heavy rain had a negative [effect] on the crops, causing them to rot and fail to grow.

• influence

• respect

• advantage

• disadvantage

The hurricane swept through the coastal area, [destroying] houses, and leaving many people homeless.

• building

• devastating

• constructing

• protecting

[Fortunately], the firefighters arrived quickly and were able to extinguish the forest fire before it spread further.

• Sadly

• Ultimately

• Finally

• Luckily

Heavy rain makes driving on the road very [difficult].

• easy

• hard

• interesting

• simple

If the lake wasn’t [polluted], there would be a lot of aquatic plants and fish.

• contaminated

• clean

• pure

• hot