I. Reading comprehension
1. The main idea of the article is
a. a changeover to become a sustainable society
b. the environmental revolution
с the challenge to work toward a sustainable society
2. According to the article, the changeover to sustainable alternatives will involve basic changes throughout society
a. in the ways we transport ourselves
b. in the ways we heat and cool our homes с in the ways we continue to drive cars
3. In paragraph 3, this current period will be looked back on in history as a. a major revolution
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b. the environmental revolution
с unique time in humanity's stay on earth.
4. According to paragraph 4, in accepting the challenge to work to ward a sustainable society
a. you are mounting actions to protect the natural environment
b. you will not be alone
с you will be joining millions of people around the world
5. Actions to protect the natural environment range
a. from the radical to the highly professional and scientific
b. from scientific to the radical
с from the highly professional to scientific
6. Members and leaders of different funds and councils focus their efforts on
a. promoting legislation for environmental protection
b. U.S. pollution control legislation с a result of their efforts
7. The United Nations held a Conference
a. in America
b. in Rio de Janeiro с in Los Angeles
8. Put in the correct order.
a. Leaders and organizations cannot solve the problem by themselves.
b. The changes must ultimately involve all of us and the way we conduct our daily lives.
с World leaders and organizations recognize the seriousness of environmental issues.
9. In paragraph 8, environmental science is
a. understanding how the world works
b. looking at the cause-and-effect relationships underlying envi ronmental issues
с an encouraging sign
II. Vocabulary
From the list of words and expressions below choose the correct word or expression for each blank space. Use each word or expression only once.
changeover challenge generations areas of natural habitat extinction survive profess to be "band-aid" measures
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environmental science depleted resources pollution control legislation
greenhouse wanning poisoned water cause-and-effect relationships
1. For example, although we environmentalists, we continue
to drive cars, which burn fuels.
2. The to sustainable alternatives will involve much more than
simple measures.
3. The thought is scary, but the also provides an opportunity
that few have ever had or will have.
Much of U.S. is in no small part a result of their efforts.
World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International are working in cooperation with governments in many countries around the world to set up and manage biological reserves, for the purpose of saving particular species from .
What kind of jobs will be possible in a world of , and
foul air?
7. What kind of jobs will be possible in a world where ozone depletion and make it difficult even to ?
8. is the science of looking at the underlying environ mental issues.