WorksheetsBoost your Vocabulary Cambridge 13 - Test 4 - Passage 02
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word is a synonym for PRECIOUS in this sentence: Is there hope for our planet's most PRECIOUS resource?
a)
stab
b)
peripheral
c)
crossing
d)
treasured
2.
Which word is a synonym for SUSTAINS in this sentence: Since soil grows 95% of our food, and SUSTAINS human life in other more surprising ways, that is a huge problem.
a)
beforehand
b)
interpretation
c)
persist
d)
support
3.
Which word is a synonym for RESISTANT in this sentence: That means soils do not just grow our food, but are the source of nearly all our existing antibiotics, and could be our best hope in the fight against antibiotic-RESISTANT bacteria.
a)
unaffected by
b)
certificate
c)
poultry
d)
sneer
4.
Which word is a synonym for ALLY in this sentence: Soil is also an ALLY against climate change: as microorganisms within soil digest dead animals and plants, they lock in their carbon content, holding three times the amount of carbon as does the entire atmosphere.
a)
partner
b)
plain
c)
strap
d)
cube
5.
Which word is a synonym for DIGEST in this sentence: Soil is also an ally against climate change: as microorganisms within soil DIGEST dead animals and plants, they lock in their carbon content, holding three times the amount of carbon as does the entire atmosphere.
a)
breach
b)
consume
c)
reject
d)
requisite
6.
Which word is a synonym for RECOVER in this sentence: And once this has happened, it may take the soil thousands of years to RECOVER.
a)
get better
b)
modulate
c)
jelly
d)
clutch
7.
Which word is a synonym for REMOVE in this sentence: In the wild, when plants grow they REMOVE nutrients from the soil, but then when the plants die and decay these nutrients are returned directly to the soil.
a)
take out
b)
grateful
c)
outermost
d)
scenery
8.
Which word is a synonym for ENRICH in this sentence: Humans tend not to return unused parts of harvested crops directly to the soil to ENRICH it, meaning that the soil gradually becomes less fertile.
a)
sunburn
b)
fragment
c)
grin
d)
upgrade
9.
Which word is a synonym for FERTILE in this sentence: Humans tend not to return unused parts of harvested crops directly to the soil to enrich it, meaning that the soil gradually becomes less FERTILE.
a)
junction
b)
proposal
c)
disinfectant
d)
fruitful
10.
Which word is a synonym for VARYING in this sentence: In the past we developed strategies to get around the problem, such as regularly VARYING the types of crops grown, or leaving fields uncultivated for a season.
a)
fortune
b)
adolescence
c)
be different
d)
utter
11.
Which word is a synonym for PRACTICES in this sentence: But these PRACTICES became inconvenient as populations grew and agriculture had to be run on more commercial lines.
a)
partition
b)
minus
c)
coherent
d)
habit
12.
Which word is a synonym for SYNTHETIC in this sentence: Farmers have been putting this SYNTHETIC fertiliser on their fields ever since.
a)
artificial
b)
decompose
c)
deteriorate
d)
spacious
13.
Which word is a synonym for RELEASE in this sentence: Chemical fertilisers can RELEASE polluting nitrous oxide into the atmosphere and excess is often washed away with the rain, releasing nitrogen into rivers.
a)
tribe
b)
pill
c)
discharge
d)
inquire
14.
Which word is a synonym for NOURISH in this sentence: More recently, we have found that indiscriminate use of fertilizers hurts the soil itself, turning it acidic and salty, and degrading the soil they are supposed to NOURISH.
a)
cultivate
b)
propeller
c)
fortress
d)
contemplation
15.
Which word is a synonym for FLOURISHED in this sentence: He came to realise that the best way to ensure his trees FLOURISHED was to take care of the soil, and has developed a cocktail of beneficial bacteria, fungi and humus to do this.
a)
disorder
b)
thrive
c)
conceit
d)
reminiscence
16.
Which word is a synonym for PLOTS in this sentence: When they applied Floris’s mix to the desert-like test PLOTS, a good crop of plants emerged that were not just healthy at the surface, but had roots strong enough to pierce dirt as hard as rock.
a)
prescribe
b)
pdisappointment
c)
a small piece of land
d)
pane
17.
Which word is a synonym for EMERGED in this sentence: When they applied Floris’s mix to the desert-like test plots, a good crop of plants EMERGED that were not just healthy at the surface, but had roots strong enough to pierce dirt as hard as rock.
a)
arise
b)
sensational
c)
obligation
d)
dwarf
18.
Which word is a synonym for PIERCE in this sentence: When they applied Floris’s mix to the desert-like test plots, a good crop of plants emerged that were not just healthy at the surface, but had roots strong enough to PIERCE dirt as hard as rock.
a)
supervision
b)
gloomy
c)
pass through
d)
storey
19.
Which word is a synonym for ASSESS in this sentence: To ASSESS our options on a global scale we first need an accurate picture of what types of soil are out there, and the problems they face.
a)
quarterly
b)
judge
c)
finite
d)
narrator
20.
Which word is a synonym for SCALE in this sentence: To assess our options on a global SCALE we first need an accurate picture of what types of soil are out there, and the problems they face.
a)
size
b)
appreciation
c)
rib
d)
rule
21.
Which word is a synonym for CLASSIFYING in this sentence: For one thing, there is no agreed international system for CLASSIFYING soil. In an attempt to unify the different approaches, the UN has created the Global Soil Map project.
a)
ripple
b)
glue
c)
cushion
d)
categorize
22.
Which word is a synonym for UNIFY in this sentence: For one thing, there is no agreed international system for classifying soil. In an attempt to UNIFY the different approaches, the UN has created the Global Soil Map project.
a)
integrate
b)
stain
c)
bulb
d)
astound
23.
Which word is a synonym for MEASUREMENTS in this sentence: Researchers from nine countries are working together to create a map linked to a database that can be fed MEASUREMENTS from field surveys, drone surveys, satellite imagery, lab analyses and so on to provide real-time data on the state of the soil.
a)
obligation
b)
evaluation
c)
perimeter
d)
residence
24.
Which word is a synonym for STATE in this sentence: Researchers from nine countries are working together to create a map linked to a database that can be fed measurements from field surveys, drone surveys, satellite imagery, lab analyses and so on to provide real-time data on the STATE of the soil.
a)
faithful
b)
condition
c)
segment
d)
cripple
25.
Which word is a synonym for ACCESSIBLE in this sentence: Within the next four years, they aim to have mapped soils worldwide to a depth of 100 metres, with the results freely ACCESSIBLE to all.
a)
expel
b)
reachable
c)
inspector
d)
astronomical
26.
Which word is a synonym for PRESENTING in this sentence: But this is only a first step. We need ways of PRESENTING the problem that bring it home to governments and the wider public, says Pamela Chasek at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, in Winnipeg, Canada.
a)
crawl
b)
ginger
c)
demonstrate
d)
disgrace
27.
Which word is a synonym for PROPOSED in this sentence: Chasek and her colleagues have PROPOSED a goal of 'zero net land degradation'.
a)
encircle
b)
suggest
c)
capability
d)
combat
28.
Which word is a synonym for SHAPE in this sentence: Like the idea of carbon neutrality, it is an easily understood target that can help SHAPE expectations and encourage action.
a)
protein
b)
emit
c)
form
d)
slightly
29.
Which word is a synonym for IMMEDIATE in this sentence: Several researchers are agitating for the IMMEDIATE creation of protected zones for endangered soils.
a)
deserve
b)
vengeance
c)
sour
d)
instant
30.
Which word is a synonym for DEFINING in this sentence: One difficulty here is DEFINING what these areas should conserve: areas where the greatest soil diversity is present? Or areas of unspoilt soils that could act as a future benchmark of quality?
a)
determine
b)
illustration
c)
grudge
d)
confer
31.
Which word is a synonym for CONSERVE in this sentence: One difficulty here is defining what these areas should CONSERVE: areas where the greatest soil diversity is present?
a)
ratify
b)
heal
c)
preserve
d)
fluctuate
32.
Which word is a synonym for DIVERSITY in this sentence: One difficulty here is defining what these areas should conserve: areas where the greatest soil DIVERSITY is present?
a)
relief
b)
thermometer
c)
auditorium
d)
variety
33.
Which word is a synonym for UNSPOILT in this sentence: Or areas of UNSPOILT soils that could act as a future benchmark of quality?
a)
fort
b)
rehearse
c)
sum
d)
unharmed
34.
Which word is a synonym for BENCHMARK in this sentence: Or areas of unspoilt soils that could act as a future BENCHMARK of quality?
a)
appreciative
b)
magnetism
c)
remarkable
d)
standard
35.
Which word is a synonym for DECAY in this sentence: In the wild, when plants grow they remove nutrients from the soil, but then when the plants die and DECAY these nutrients are returned directly to the soil.
a)
decompose
b)
opponent
c)
damage
d)
substance
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