- •1. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space
- •2. Underline the correct item.
- •3. Choose between ‘lie’, ‘lay’, ‘lain’, ‘laid’, ‘lied’.
- •4. Make the story complete by filling in the correct word from the list.
- •5. Show your knowledge of Great Britain. Choose the right answer.
- •6. Fill in the preposition.
- •7. Choose the most suitable word.
- •8. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below:
- •10. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •1. Insert the right preposition where necessary.
- •2. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap.
- •3. Choose the best alternative.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, or c) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box.
- •2. Choose the right prepositions
- •3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of the lines to form the words that fit in space in these lines.
- •4. Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English:
- •1. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions
- •2. Read the text below. Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
- •3. Fill in the blanks using a suitable derivative of the words given below.
- •4. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below
- •5. Put each of the following words in its place in the sentences below.
- •7. Replace the expressions in bold with a word or expression from the box which has the same meaning.
- •1. Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •4. Chose the right word from the list for each proverb.
- •5. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below.
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- •6. Match a first sentence (1-5) with a second (a-e) to make short exchanges.
- •7. Complete the following dialogue using the words and phrases below it.
- •8. Translate into English.
3. Fill in the blanks using a suitable derivative of the words given below.
(1) pollute (3) extinct (5) damage (7) survive (9) poor
(2) disaster (4) harm (6) populate (8) responsible (10) starve
1. What can we do to reduce the _____of the atmosphere?
2. The change in the climate has produced_____ floods.
3. Many rare species are threatened with_____.
4. Many of the gases produced by factories are _____to our health.
5. Exhaust fumes have _____effects on the environment.
6. Many countries must try and control the growth of the_____.
7. Protecting the environment is essential to our _____.
8. The protection of the environment is everyone's _____.
9. While some countries get richer, the ______ in others get worse.
10. Millions of people in the world are threatened with_____.
4. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below
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One of the most_____(1) environmental problems in the world today is the_____(2) of clean water _____(3) to clean drinking water is a basic human need. But industrial_____(4) has made many sources of water undrinkable. Rivers, lakes and even seas have become_____(5). Lake Baikal is one of the world's largest and most beautiful lakes. Russians call it the Holy Sea. It contains a rich _____(6) of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare_____(7) that do not exist anywhere else in the world. However, they are being_____ (8) by the massive industrial_____(9), which some factories still_____(10) into the lake every day. A few years ago, people thought that the_____(11) of clean water was limitless. Now clean water is _____(12), and we are beginning to_____(13) this _____(14) resource. We must protect the clean water that remains for the_____(15) of our children and grandchildren.
5. Put each of the following words in its place in the sentences below.
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1. Greenpeace is an _____that fights to protect the environment.
2. Factories often dispose of _____products in rivers and the sea.
3. The chimpanzee is one of many _____which will soon be found only in zoos.
4. The earth's atmosphere is growing warmer partly because of the so-called "_____effect".
5. Many scientists believe that the natural_____ of the world's ecology is threatened.
6. Overexploitation of fossil_____ such as coal and oil will lead to an energy crisis.
7. Many people prefer to eat fruit and vegetables which have not been sprayed with_____.
8. Within a few years, _____ free petrol will be used throughout Europe.
9. The speaker made useful_____ for protecting the environment.
10. Many household products actually contain_____ which are harmful to the environment. :
11. In some cities a poisonous smog is created from car exhaust_____.
12. One cause of global warming is the_____ of so many forests by fire.
13. Another cause of global warming is emission of carbon dioxide_____ from power stations and factories.
14. Put all your rubbish in the big_____ outside the building.
15. The_____ of forest fires is an important environmental issue.
6. Match the first part of each sentence in the left-hand column with its second part in the right hand column. Use the words in bold to help you. Check that each sentence you put together is grammatically correct.
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1. Some modern agricultural methods have been heavily criticized.... 2. If you wear a fur coat in Dublic,- 3. It is illegal to kill pandas, tigers... 4. If we don't do more to protect pandas,... 5. A lot of British people ere interested in unusual animals,... 6. National parks in Kenya are currently recruiting experts... 7. In an attempt to preserve forests around the country... 8. We would like to carry out more scientific study into rainforests... 9. I don't like zoos because I think... 10. I saw a fascinating documentary about the way animals live in Venezuela and thought... 11. In order to increase the birth rate, the Chinese government has spent a lot of money... 12. Hunters have killed so many animals that... |
(A), ...in many countries poaching is considered more serious than drug smuggling. (B) ,,..and rare breeds parks are very popular with many. (C). ...in wildlife management (D) ...the government's conservation programme has been very successful. (E). ...they'll soon be extinct (F) ...with battery farming in particular receiving a lot of condemnation. (G), ...it was fascinating to observe their natural behaviour. (H),...on a.successful panda breeding programme. (i). ...keeping animals in captivity is cruel. (J). ...or any other endangered species. (K) ...but it is. often difficult to get people to fund the research. (L), ...you risk coming under attack from animal rights activists. |