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Problems of modern society

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nature is damaged by ....... effects of human activities.

a)

harm

b)

harmful

c)

protective

d)

harming

2.

....... is a thin layer of the atmosphere that absorbs almost all harmful radiation from the sun.

a)

ozone layer

b)

CFC

c)

acid rain

d)

exhaust fumes

3.

If you want to protect the environment, you shouldn´t ........ bottles, paper or clothes.

a)

throw up

b)

recycle

c)

increase

d)

throw away

4.

Nowadays there are many environmental organizations whose aim is ........ of nature.

a)

protection

b)

damaging

c)

dumping

d)

waste

5.

The police found the man who broke into our house and ....... him with the robbery.

a)

investigated

b)

charged

c)

questioned

d)

sentenced

6.

Driving a car without driving licence is ....... the law.

a)

behind

b)

against

c)

off

d)

opposite

7.

If you are speeding, you may have to ....... .

a)

break the law

b)

investigate

c)

present evidence

d)

pay a fine

8.

The judge or the jury must decide if the defendant is innocent or ....... .

a)

punished

b)

guilty

c)

charged

d)

convicted

9.

A .................... is a person who defends people in the court.

a)

judge

b)

offender

c)

barrister

d)

defendant

10.

If the accused is ....... of murder, he is sent to prison.

a)

convicted

b)

charged

c)

sentenced

d)

committed

11.

Thieves are people who ....... things.

a)

burglar

b)

steal

c)

smuggle

d)

lift

12.

Wars often begin because of a ....... between countries.

a)

conflict

b)

ceasefire

c)

release

d)

ally

13.

The countries that are on friendly terms are sometimes called ......

a)

troops

b)

victims

c)

allies

d)

enemies

14.

Large groups of soldiers are called ......

a)

troops

b)

supplies

c)

allies

d)

terrorists

15.

Hijacking is a/an ....

a)

kind of theft.

b)

seizure of a vehicle.

c)

seizure of an individual (a person).

d)

kind of sentence.

16.

What might be a reason of increasing level of carbon dioxide in the Earth´s atmosphere?

a)

socialism

b)

industrialization

c)

immigration

d)

colonization

17.

About 3,000 people died during the terrorist attack against the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September .......

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2010

d)

2012

18.

When we throw away things into the oceans, we cause___.

a)

droughts

b)

light pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

cilmate change

19.

Cutting down trees reduces the soil's ability to hold water. This causes ______.

a)

the rising of sea level

b)

droughts

c)

air pollution

d)

light pollution

20.

Stealing things from people’s pockets and bags is called ....

a)

arson

b)

shoplifting

c)

pickpocketing

d)

murder