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UNIT 6 - GRADE 11 - GLOBAL WARMING

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

geography

b)

economics

c)

engineering

d)

information

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

6. We need to cut down on the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

a)

A. intake

b)

B. retake

c)

C. uptake

d)

D. discharge

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

7. Most people admit that they contribute to global warming.

a)

A. be partly responsible for

b)

B. disapprove

c)

C. neglect

d)

D. cause

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

8. Cutting down on energy use is the best way to help reduce global warming.

a)

A. Shrinking

b)

B. Declining

c)

C. Decreasing

d)

D. Increasing

5.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

9. We should grow more trees so that they can absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

a)

A. emit

b)

B. take in

c)

C. consume

d)

D . cut off

6.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

10. This help to reduce waste and pollution, and _______ natural resources.

a)

A. conserve

b)

B. converse

c)

C. consume

d)

D . reverse

7.

11.Global warming can reduce crop harvests globally , which may lead to ________

a)

A. infectious disease

b)

B. ecological

c)

C. famine

d)

D . ecosystem

8.

12. Releasing too much ______ into the atmosphere can lead to global warming.

a)

A. hydro

b)

B. oxygen

c)

C. methane

d)

D. carbon dioxide

9.

13. We all admire him ____ having changed both his attitude and behaviours towards the environmental issues.

a)

A. about

b)

B. for

c)

C. with

d)

D. at

10.

14. "Don't forget. We are invited out to dinner tonight.” – “__________________”

a)

A. Oh, I almost forgot.

b)

B. It's so unforgettable.

c)

C. OK, I'll try it first.

d)

D. I remember you.

11.

“You're late again, Peter.” – “_______”

a)

A. It's none of your business.

b)

B. Only 5 minutes left.

c)

C. I'm sorry. My car was broken this morning.

d)

D. I expect not to be fired

12.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

16. Having seen people suffer global warming consequences, we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

a)

A. We decided to reduce carbon footprints before seeing people suffer global warming consequences.

b)

B. We saw people suffer global warming consequences after we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

c)

C. We decided to cut down on carbon footprints after we saw people suffer global warming consequences.

d)

D. We decided to cut down on carbon footprints before we saw people suffer global warming consequences.

13.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

17. Climate change leads to numerous catastrophic consequences.

a)

A. Numerous catastrophic consequences result in climate change.

b)

B. Numerous catastrophic consequences result from climate change.

c)

C. Climate change results from numerous catastrophic consequences.

d)

D. Numerous catastrophic consequences cause climate change

14.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

18. The increase in earth's temperature can cause heat-related illnesses.

a)

A. Heat-related illnesses result from the increase in earth's temperature.

b)

B. Heat-related illnesses result in the increase in earth's temperature.

c)

C. Heat-related illnesses lead to the increase in earth's temperature.

d)

D. Heat-related illnesses trigger the increase in earth's temperature.

15.

He apoligized me (a)   not calling me earlier

16.

He praised me (a)   planting the most trees in the Tree Planting Competition

17.

He congratulated me (a)   winning the first prize.

18.

The police suspected me (a)   stealing the bike.

19.

someone had cut (a)   the oldest tree in the park.

20.

He said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area. But then he denied that.

a)

Having denied his company's damage, he took responsibility for it.

b)

He denied having damaged to his company's area.

c)

He denied having taken responsibility for the damage to his company's area.

d)

He denied having said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area.

21.

rewrite:

After _____________ from the horse back, he was taken to the hospital and had a surgery.

a)

having fallen

b)

being fallen

c)

to be fallen

d)

to have been fallen

22.

rewwrite :

Christopher apologized. He’d forgotten to pay. (Having +V3/ed)

(a)  

23.

….……. this movie last week, I still wanted to see it again.

a)

have seen

b)

having seen

c)

had seen

d)

seeing

24.

Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall ………. about it.

a)

Having told

b)

having been told

c)

to have told

d)

to have been told

25.

Tom made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He is happy about ………. a second chance.

a)

giving

b)

having given

c)

having been given

d)

to have been given

26.

He was accused of_____________their money.

a)

having stolen

b)

stealing

c)

being stolen

d)

to be stolen

27.

13. We all admire him ____ having changed both his attitude and behaviours towards the environmental issues.

a)

A. about

b)

B. for

c)

C. with

d)

D. at

28.

Human activities are also blamed ____ having contributed to global warming.

a)

for

b)

on

c)

at

d)

with

29.

Even when arrested, he denied ____ cut down that tree.

a)

has

b)

having

c)

have

d)

have had

30.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

warming

b)

warn

c)

walk

d)

wasn't

31.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

increase

b)

release

c)

please

d)

grease

32.

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

a)

campaign

b)

global

c)

balance

d)

carbon

33.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Humans now have to suffer the effects of global warming due to having treat the environment irresponsibly.

a)

have to

b)

effects of global warming

c)

due to

d)

treat the environment

34.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Having denied the responsibility for the environmental it caused, the factory was forced to close down.

a)

Having denied

b)

responsibility for

c)

environmental

d)

was forced to

35.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

These companies were accused on having released a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

a)

These companies

b)

accused on

c)

having released

d)

into the atmosphere

36.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Having signed an agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, we were determined to help reduced global warming.

a)

Having signed

b)

to reduce

c)

determined

d)

help reduced

37.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

We congratulated him ____ having invented an energy-saving device.

a)

for

b)

on

c)

at

d)

with

38.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He was criticised ____ not having put the elephant poachers in jail.

a)

at

b)

about

c)

for

d)

on

39.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

His company was punished ____ not having dumped the rubbish properly.

a)

by

b)

for

c)

about

d)

because of

40.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The city mayor praised all voluntary students ____ having cleaned the playgrounds for the children.

a)

for

b)

of

c)

at

d)

due to

41.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He regretted not ____ registered for military service last spring.

a)

have

b)

having

c)

having been

d)

to have

42.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges. Two friends Nam and Lan are talking about the topic of global warming.

Nam: Do you do anything to protect the environment?

Lan: ____

a)

I refuse to use plastic bags and try to recycle as much as possible.

b)

I use a lot of plastic bags and containers to save the environment.

c)

I'm not interested in the subject of environment.

d)

I don't want to change my lifestyle.

43.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges. Two friends Nam and Lan are talking about the topic of global warming.

Lan: What solution to air pollution can you suggest?

Nam: ____

a)

Air pollution is really serious these days.

b)

Smoke from factory chimneys pollutes the air.

c)

Air pollution causes acid rain.

d)

People should use public means of transport.

44.

Humans _____ atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by a third since the Industrial Revolution began.

a)

increase

b)

have increased

c)

had increased

d)

were increasing

45.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

A. pollution

b)

B. poaching

c)

C. physical

d)

D. pesticide

46.

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

a)

A. campaign

b)

B. global

c)

C. balance

d)

D. carbon

47.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

A. genius

b)

B. gorilla

c)

C. global

d)

D. gases

48.

1. The factory was accused ____ having caused higher level of pollution to the environment.

a)

A. about

b)

B. on

c)

C. of

d)

D. for

49.

2. Human activities are also blamed ____ having contributed to global warming.

a)

A. for

b)

B. on

c)

C. at

d)

D. with

50.

3. We congratulated him ____ having invented an energy-saving device.

a)

A. for

b)

B. at

c)

C. about

d)

D. on

51.

4. He regretted ____ killed and eaten several rare species.

a)

A. to have                                                                  

b)

     B. having

c)

C. have   

d)

   D. has

52.

5. He denied having polluted the environment, ____ no one believed him.

a)

A. however                                                                  

b)

  B. despite

c)

  C. but  

d)

D. in spite of  

53.

6 . Those farmers admitted ____ having used more chemical fertilisers than needed.

a)

A. on                                

b)

B. about                                       

c)

   C. for              

d)

D. to

54.

7. I remembered having ____ off the lights before leaving home.

                                                D. switches

a)

A. switched

b)

B. switch   

c)

C. switching   

d)

    D. switches

55.

8. His company was fined ____ dumped tons of toxic waste near the residential area.

a)

A. to have      

b)

B. because of having   

c)

  C. for having  

d)

D. of having

56.

9. We all admire him ____ having changed both his attitude and behaviours towards the environmental issues.

a)

A. about                                        

b)

B. for  

c)

  C. with              

d)

   D. to        

57.

. Nam: What are the main threats to the environment today?

Lan: ____

.

a)

A. Threats are possible dangers to the environment

b)

B. Probably deforestation and global warming.

c)

C. Environmental pollution is a big issue for our planet

d)

D. We need a clean environment to live in.

58.

___________________ in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything.

a)

Having worked

b)

Worked

c)

Working

d)

To work

59.

_______________________ the film a dozen times, she knew the dialogues by heart.

a)

Watched

b)

Watching

c)

Having watch

d)

Having watched

60.

He denied (be) _______ there.

a)

being

b)

having been

c)

be

d)

to be

61.

The children admitted (take) _________ the money.

a)

having taken

b)

took

c)

taking

d)

take

62.

They now regret ______ their son by providing too many cues

a)

having spoiled

b)

to have spoiled

c)

having been spoiled

d)

to have been spoiled

63.

They now regret ___________ their son by providing too many material possessions.

a)

having spoiled  

b)

to have spoiled    

c)

having been spoiled

d)

to have been spoiled

64.

_____________ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.

a)

Having painted                            

b)

To have painted   

c)

Having been painted                    

d)

To have been painted

65.

What is global warming?

a)

It's a global trend from scientists.

b)

It's a concept from global economy.

c)

It's the increase of Earth’s temperature.

d)

It's something we shouldn’t care about.

66.

7. They were praised .... doing charity activities.

a)

A. for

b)

B. to

c)

C. with

d)

D. of

67.

I admire him (a)   being promoted quickly.

68.

I'm aware (a)   the importance of the ecology.

69.

6. He admitted (a)   taking the picture.

70.

5. They was punished (a)   skipping the class.

71.

I apologized .... my teacher ... being late.

a)

A. to - of

b)

B. with - for

c)

C. with - of

d)

to - for

72.

1. I was suspected (a)   taking part in the robbery last night.

73.

Find Closest meaning to the underlined word: We need to cut down on the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

a)

intake

b)

retake

c)

uptake

d)

discharge

74.

Find Closest meaning to the underlined word:We must admit that people are heavily polluting the environment.

a)

decline

b)

rebut

c)

deny

d)

accept

75.

Find Closest meaning to the underlined word: Such unhygienic conditions encourage the spread of diseases.

a)

decline

b)

stability

c)

decrease

d)

increase

76.

Find opposite meaning to the underlined word: . Cutting down on energy use is the best way to help reduce global warming.

a)

Shrinking

b)

Declining

c)

Decreasing

d)

Increasing

77.

Find opposite meaning to the underlined word:The factory owner denied having said that he should take responsibility for the damage that his factory caused to the surrounding environment.

a)

refused

b)

rejected

c)

opposed

d)

accepted

78.

Find opposite meaning to the underlined word:The factory was fined for having dumped a huge amount of rubbish into the river.

a)

penalised

b)

levied

c)

compensated

d)

punished

79.

We congratulated him ____ having invented an energy-saving device.

a)

for

b)

at

c)

about

d)

on

80.

Even when arrested, he denied ____ cut down that tree.

a)

has

b)

having

c)

have

d)

have had

81.

. The factory was accused ____ having caused higher level of pollution to the environment.

a)

about

b)

on

c)

of

d)

for

82.

Thank you for having ____ the information about global warming.

a)

shared

b)

sharing

c)

share

d)

shares

83.

Global warming may lead to (a)   weather events, including heat waves, floods, and powerful storms, which could affect people's lives. (EXTREMELY)

84.

FaThe main cause of (a)   warming is the burning of fossil fuels, such as natural gas, oil, and coal. (GLOBE)

85.

Developed countries are responsible for 80% of the ____ carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere.

a)

man-made

b)

men-made

c)

man-making

d)

man-mades

86.

The government must take ____ to cut vehicle emissions.

a)

measures

b)

repeat

c)

discover

d)

ban

87.

They didn't forget ____ a short vacation in Cuc Phuong National Park last year.

a)

being spent

b)

having been spent

c)

to spend

d)

having spent

88.

The effects of climate change on humans and nature are ____.

a)

catastrophic

b)

temperature

c)

global

d)

risk

89.

We need to preserve the ____ of wildlife because each species has an important role to play.

a)

diversity

b)

various

c)

population

d)

type

90.

The increase in the earth's temperature can cause ____illness which can be dangerous to people.

a)

heat-relate

b)

heat-related

c)

heat-relating

d)

heated-relate

91.

Planting trees can contribute to reducing global warming as trees ____ and absorb CO in the air.

a)

capture

b)

pasture

c)

calculate

d)

appear

92.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Cutting down on energy use is the best way to help reduce global warming.

a)

Shrinking

b)

Declining

c)

Decreasing       

d)

increasing

93.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Global warming results in climate change and extreme weather patterns.

a)

results from

b)

causes

c)

originates        

d)

is due to

94.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Having deciding on the topic of the presentation, he started finding relevant information for it.

                

a)

Having deciding

b)

topic of the presentation

c)

he started

d)

for it

95.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Having suffered water shortage in the past, we are all very economic on using water.

a)

Having suffered

b)

in the past

c)

very economic

d)

on using water

96.

D_FORESTATION

(a)  

97.

FAM_NE

(a)  

98.

The president of the company officially apologised to the local residents (a)   having dumped a large amount of raw sewage in the area.

99.

The factory was accused (a)   having caused higher level of pollution to the environment.

100.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Having seen people suffer global warming consequences, we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

a)

We decided to reduce carbon footprints before seeing people suffer global warming consequences.

b)

We saw people suffer global warming consequences after we decided to reduce carbon footprints.

c)

We decided to cut down on carbon footprints after we saw people suffer global warming consequences.

d)

We decided to cut down on carbon footprints before we saw people suffer global warming consequences.

101.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the

following questions.


Having change our attitude to nature, we started changing our behaviours as well.

a)

A. Having change

b)

B. attitude to nature

c)

C. started changing

d)

D. as well

102.

.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.


The factory was fined for having dumped a huge amount of rubbish into the river.

a)

A. penalised

b)

B. levied

c)

C. compensated

d)

D. punished

103.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.


Global warming has severe impact on water supplies.

a)

A. very bad

b)

B. very good

c)

C. normal

d)

D. long-lasting

104.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined

word(s) in each of the following questions.


In the polluted environment, infectious diseases can be passed easily from one person to another.

a)

A. fatal

b)

B. contagious

c)

C. safe

d)

D. immune

105.

Leaving your DVD player on standby produces the same______ each year as the average person of Burundi.

a)

A. exhausted fumes

b)

B. carbon emission

c)

C. erosion

d)

D. desertification