VOCABULARY TOPIC 4: GLOBAL WARMING

He was ______ of stealing the money, but no clear evidence was found.

• accused

• suspected

• blamed

• sentenced

Scientists warn that ______ gases contribute to global warming.

• heat-released

• heat-related

• heat-trapping

• heat-insulated

The company has pledged ______ more environmentally friendly products.

• to produce

• produce

• producing

• produced

Due to climate change, the ______ is melting at an alarming rate.

• glacier

• permafrost

• reserve

• emission

The new law aims to ______ carbon emissions by 30% in the next decade.

• substitute

• reverse

• reduce

• pledge

The teacher criticized him ______ not submitting his homework on time.

• for

• to

• of

• about

The absence ______ proper waste management has led to severe environmental problems.

• in

• with

• of

• at

The company has been fined ______ dumping toxic waste into the river.

• to

• about

• for

• of

The students were asked to research the effects of global warming within a specific ______.

• timeframe

• reserve

• deposit

• permafrost

The word "mitigation" is similar in meaning to:

• reduction

• increase

• worsening

• enhancement