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12 - HK 1 - 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The council wants to ____ the character of the city while reconstructing the Old Quarter.

a)

preserve

b)

store

c)

defense

d)

abandon

2.

Poaching ____ the greatest threat to many species.

a)

creates

b)

presents

c)

poses 

d)

produces

3.

The tiger is ____ of extinction. It is difficult to find them in the wild.

a)

on the wing

b)

on the rocks

c)

on the verge

d)

on the ground

4.

____ batteries or solar chargers are some of the solutions to the lack of energy.

a)

Rechargeable

b)

Reversible

c)

Repeatable

d)

Returnable

5.

I never leave any electrical appliances on standby and I think it is a good way to ____ energy in the home.     

a)

take care of

b)

use 

c)

keep 

d)

conserve

6.

Nowadays, people are searching for more ____ materials to build their houses.

a)

environment-friendly

b)

environmentally-friendly

c)

environmental-friendly

d)

environmental-friend

7.

In the ____ agriculture, farmers try to limit the use of chemicals and fertilizers.

a)

sustainable

b)

conserving

c)

preserving

d)

supporting

8.

In Singapore, people try to ____ 80% of all waste.

a)

reprocess

b)

reclaim

c)

recycle

d)

reuse

9.

  Information technology has ____ our lives.

a)

evolved

b)

reserved

c)

assimilated  

d)

transformed

10.

In Africa, people's interference in the rhino's ____ leads to habitat loss.

a)

sector

b)

territory   

c)

domain

d)

country

11.

CLOSEST in meaning

For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce emission of fumes and smoke of factories.

a)

leak

b)

release

c)

poison  

d)

pollutant

12.

CLOSEST in meaning

Scientists are trying to find an energy that consumes less fuel.

a)

waste

b)

destroy

c)

eat up

d)

use

13.

CLOSEST in meaning

Solar radiation can be converted either into thermal energy (heat) or into electrical energy, though the former is easier to accomplish. 

a)

transformed

b)

absorbed

c)

released

d)

exchanged

14.

OPPOSITE in meaning

The new policy will help generate more jobs.

a)

bring out

b)

form

c)

produce

d)

terminate

15.

OPPOSITE in meaning

Her only problem is the limited experience because she is too young.

a)

narrow

b)

considerable

c)

insufficient

d)

restricted

16.

The mass media are ____ of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.

a)

models.

b)

means  

c)

parts

d)

types

17.

TV companies ____ their programmes across the country or even across the world.

a)

broadcast  

b)

refresh

c)

connect

d)

publish

18.

While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has ____.

a)

audience

b)

witnesses 

c)

viewers

d)

commentators

19.

I always get the news from my local radio ____.

a)

place

b)

site

c)

studio

d)

station

20.

Video and computer games have also developed into a ____ media form.

a)

mess

b)

big

c)

mass

d)

global

21.

It is not always easy to ____ the difference between fact and opinion.

a)

make

b)

say  

c)

do

d)

tell

22.

Media mogul Ronald Morduck has ____ control of another tabloid.

a)

made

b)

given

c)

found

d)

taken

23.

I saw the interview while I was ____ through a magazine at the hairdresser's.

a)

clicking

b)

picking

c)

flicking

d)

ticking

24.

I'm amazed that the tabloids which are full of rubbish have such big ____.

a)

headlines

b)

articles

c)

supplements

d)

circulations

25.

Johnny Depp rarely ____ invitations to do interviews.

a)

agrees

b)

accepts

c)

denies

d)

approves

26.

CLOSEST in meaning

Each form of mass media has an important impact on society.

a)

influence

b)

pressure

c)

affection 

d)

role

27.

CLOSEST in meaning

  Face-to-face socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

a)

Direct

b)

Facial 

c)

Available  

d)

Instant

28.

CLOSEST in meaning

She thinks that unfortunately they may not understand the benefits of online information.

a)

advantages

b)

points  

c)

features  

d)

amounts

29.

OPPOSITE in meaning

New electronic devices have been developed to cater to users' ever-changing needs.

a)

changeable

b)

unstable

c)

constant

d)

predictable

30.

OPPOSITE in meaning

The library reduced the number of print newspapers and magazines that they used to

subscribe to.

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

rose

d)

fell

31.

  Increasing your vocabulary will make it easier for you to ____ reading comprehension skills. 

a)

fit

b)

allow

c)

use 

d)

assimilate 

32.

Cultural identity must be ____ and locals should be encouraged to continue their traditions in the wake of tourism.

a)

protected

b)

insured

c)

assured

d)

confirmed 

33.

We spend a lot of time together as a family, which sometimes is the best way to learn about ____.

a)

customs

b)

habits

c)

activities

d)

establishment 

34.

Most of the ethnic groups in the United States adjust to mainstream America, but may still ____ many of their cultural customs and their native ethnic language

a)

retain

b)

limit

c)

hold

d)

contain

35.

Culture serves to give a(n) ____ to a group, ensures survival and enhances the feeling of belonging.

a)

similarity

b)

difference

c)

identity

d)

interest

36.

Studies show that children who are exposed to a more ____ community are more creative and tolerant of differences, because these students learn how to resolve conflict more easily.

a)

various

b)

similar

c)

differently

d)

diverse

37.

Because they are a very close family, there is probably nothing that can break their ____.

a)

share

b)

contribution  

c)

solidarity

d)

group

38.

Each ethnic group has its own cultural identities, thus, the Vietnamese culture has both ____ and unity. 

a)

difference

b)

variety 

c)

similarity 

d)

diversity 

39.

They go to church every Sunday to ____ their God.

a)

celebrate

b)

worship  

c)

support

d)

follow

40.

Touring the small villages of Vietnam by bicycle was a(n) ____ experience.

a)

existing

b)

general

c)

particular

d)

unique

41.

CLOSEST in meaning

What types of the media are the most and the least important to you? 

a)

successful

b)

significant 

c)

Wonderful

d)

attractive 

42.

CLOSEST in meaning

Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more effective way. 

a)

clever

b)

expensive

c)

successful 

d)

pretty 

43.

OPPOSITE in meaning

We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.

a)

lively

b)

frequented

c)

accessible

d)

revealed

44.

OPPOSITE in meaning

Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B. 

a)

indirect

b)

illegal

c)

improper

d)

unreal

45.

OPPOSITE in meaning

What are the differences among types of the media?

a)

peace

b)

sameness

c)

likes 

d)

need 

46.

 New digital media forms are more personal and social as they allow people to connect each other and ____ their experiences.  

a)

personal

b)

persona

c)

personalize

d)

personify

47.

I joined an ____ online course taught by an experienced tutor.

a)

interactive

b)

active

c)

interaction

d)

interact

48.

It turned out to be a ____ journey when the weather became bad.

a)

hazard

b)

hazardous

c)

hazarded

d)

hazarding

49.

Their music still enjoys widespread ____ among teenagers. 

a)

popular

b)

popularity

c)

public

d)

publicity

50.

She has been ____ criticized in the press. 

a)

heavy 

b)

heaviness

c)

heavier

d)

heavily