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English 10 unit 9 preserving the environmnet

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position the of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

A. disposal

b)

B. animal

c)

C. energy

d)

D. poverty

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position the of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

A. awareness 

b)

B. solution 

c)

C. importance 

d)

D. happiness

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position the of the primary stress in each of the following questions..

a)

A. consumption 

b)

B. chemical

c)

  C. neighborhood

d)

   D. pesticide

4.

The ____ that are produced by factories and cars are allowing more ____ from the sun to reach carth.

a)

A. gases – radiation 

b)

  B. gases - light

c)

C. gas – light  

d)

D. gas - radiation

5.

As the Earth gets hotter, the Arctic and Antarctic ­­­­____ will slowly melt and the level of the oceans will rise.

a)

A. snowballs   

b)

B. avalanches

c)

C. ice caps  

d)

D. icebergs

6.

There will be ____, too. Some areas will become wetter while others will become much drier.

a)

A. weather changes   

b)

B. weather forecasts

c)

C. climatic changes 

d)

D. climate changes

7.

Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the ____ of many animals are being destroyed.

a)

A. natural resources  

b)

   B. natural habitats

c)

C. ways of life 

d)

D. living surroundings

8.

Many of the world's largest cities are ____ and some are permanently covered by a ____.

a)

A. heavily polluted - polluted cloud 

b)

B. heavy pollution - polluted cloud

c)

C. heavy pollution - cloud of pollution 

d)

          D. heavily polluted - cloud of pollution

9.

Make sure your car runs on unleaded petrol and your home uses sources of ____ energy.

a)

A. recycling   

b)

B. reused  

c)

    C. renewable

d)

      D. recyclable

10.

Scientists have found holes in the ____, particularly over Antarctica.

a)

A. ice caps    

b)

     B. polar ice  

c)

C. ozone layer

d)

      D. greenhouse

11.

Greenpeace is an international group that protests against anything which is a ___ to the environment.

a)

A. threat

b)

B. threaten

c)

C. threatening

d)

     D. threatener

12.

If government don't ____ global warming, more natural disasters will occur.

a)

A. achieve  

b)

   B. promote  

c)

C. discourage

d)

D. prevent

13.

There's has been a steady rise in the average temperature around the planet over the last hundred years or so, and the majority of scientists put it ____ to human activity.

a)

A. down

b)

    B. back

c)

C. up   

d)

D. across

14.

However, some scientists argue that the historical evidence shows that over time the Earth heats ____ and cools ____ naturally.

a)

A. up - away

b)

  B. away - down  

c)

C. up-down

d)

D. down - up

15.

It is predicted that over the next few decades many species will die ____ as once fertile areas turn to desert.

a)

A. off

b)

   B. out  

c)

  С. up

d)

D. down

16.

Most of the air pollution results ____ the burning of fossil fuels, motor vehicles, factories, aircraft and rockets.

a)

A. in  

b)

   B. to 

c)

C. on

d)

D. from

17.

35. Environmental pollution is becoming an ___ serious problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible.

a)

A. increasingly

b)

  B. increasing   

c)

C. increase

d)

      D. increased

18.

We are facing severe environmental pollution despite the fact that many world organizations are working hard to reduce it.

CLOSET

a)

A. heavy

b)

        B. destructive  

c)

C. harmful

d)

D. serious

19.

Water pollution is a result of dumping pollutants such as detergents, pesticides, oil, and other chemicals in rivers, which makes the water unclean.

CLOSET

a)

A. substances

b)

B. stuffs 

c)

C. contaminants  

d)

D. wastes

20.

Stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

CLOSET

a)

A. coexist peacefully with

b)

B. fall in love with 

c)

C. agree with

d)

D. cooperate with

21.

WWF was set up in 1961 and had its operations in areas such as the preservation of biological diversity.

CLOSET

a)

A. difference  

b)

B. abundance  

c)

C. variety

d)

  D. plenty

22.

The seashore was much polluted because of the amount of waste left there. All this rubbish is killing fish and other marine life.

CLOSET

a)

A. sea plants     

b)

B. sea mammals

c)

   C. water life   

d)

D. sea creatures

23.

In 1986, the organization changed its name to World Wide Fund for Nature. However, it has operated under the original name in the US and Canada.

CLOSET

a)

A. old  

b)

    B. former

c)

C. first

d)

D. ancient

24.

Some of WWF's missions are: conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring the use of renewable natural resources, and promoting the reduction of pollution.

CLOSET

a)

A. jobs  

b)

B. careers

c)

   C. tasks  

d)

   D. actions

25.

Air pollution is a consequence of fossil fuel burning by motor vehicles, factories, aircraft and rockets.

CLOSET

a)

A. product    

b)

B. example

c)

C. harm

d)

D. result

26.

. The natural environment has been seriously influenced and degraded by human activities through many decades.

CLOSET

a)

A. worsened

b)

B. damaged  

c)

   C. destroyed

d)

D. reduced

27.

Global warming is the gradual increase of temperature on the Earth's surface due to greenhouse effect.

CLOSET

a)

A. steady  

b)

   B. slow  

c)

  C. sharp  

d)

      D. abrupt

28.

Fresh water is very important to life because no one can live without it. Yet it is one of the limited and most endangered natural resources on our planet.

OPPOSITE

a)

A. Clean

b)

      B. Drinkable

c)

C. Polluted     

d)

D. Running

29.

One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption.

OPPOSITE

a)

A. costly  

b)

  B. excessive

c)

C. safe 

d)

    D. economical

30.

If you follow at least one of the tips, you can be proud of taking part in the preservation of water, one of the very important and limited natural resources on earth.

OPPOSITE

a)

A. self-confident

b)

    B. self-satisfied    

c)

    C. discontent

d)

D. unpleasant

31.

Soil pollution leads to lack of fertile land to grow enough food for an increasing population.

OPPOSITE

a)

A. arid

b)

   B. rich

c)

      C. unclean

d)

D. deserted

32.

Global warming may lead to many negative changes, including harsher weather

OPPOSITE

a)

A. more unbearable    

b)

  B. milder

c)

C. more extreme  

d)

D. more serious

33.

. Tim called yesterday and said he needed the report right now

a)

called

b)

said

c)

needed

d)

now

34.

Sally called from Miami and said that she was swimming here.

a)

called from

b)

said that

c)

was swimming

d)

here.

35.

They complained that there isn't any fresh water in the local area.

a)

complained

b)

there isn't

c)

fresh water

d)

the local area

36.

. Rosy said that she will come back there on another project the following year.

a)

said

b)

will come back

c)

there

d)

the following year.

37.

Tony promised that he would do his homework today.

a)

promised

b)

would do

c)

his homework

d)

today

38.

Clarence said he couldn't have repaired the car the next day.

a)

said

b)

couldn't have repaired

c)

the car

d)

the next day

39.

Mr Jones told his children not to wasting fresh water.

a)

told

b)

his children

c)

not to

d)

wasting

40.

The teacher asked his students to focus on your topic

a)

asked

b)

his students

c)

to focus

d)

your