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6.2. Use of english

Ex. 1. Match the following words with appropriate definitions (1-16).

1. bottle/can bank a. basic structures and facilities for an

organization or a country to function

efficiently

2. contamination b. recovery of raw materials to reuse them

3. carnivore c. making sth impure by adding dangerous

substances

4.demographic explosion d. all the plants and living creatures in a

particular area

5. deforestation e. a large container in a public place where

empty bottles, cans are placed

6. ecosystem f. an empty area of land that is not

or can’t be used

7. endangered species g. gradual rise in temperature of the earth’s

atmosphere caused by an increase of gases

8. fossil fuel h. waste matter from human bodies,

factories, towns

9. greenhouse effect i. an animal that eats meat

10. a going concern j. plants in general, plants found in a

particular environment

11. habitat k. a business that is making a profit and is

expected to do well

12. infrastructure l. removement of trees and forests

from a place

13. reclamation m. an animal that is in danger of becoming

extinct

14. sewage n. the natural environment of an animal

or a plant

15. vegetation o. a great and sudden increase of population

16. wasteland p. coal or oil formed over millions of years

from the remains of animals and plants

Ex. 2. Fill in the blanks (1 – 20) with the correct particle or preposition where necessary.

1. Recycling materials (1) … household waste can have considerable benefits (2) … the environment. 2. It is estimated that some 70 to 75 per cent of materials (3) … scrap cars is recovered. 3. (4) … the Environment Protection Act 1990, local authorities are required to make plans for the recycling of waste. 4. Encouraging research (5) … recycling technologies and other initiatives have also been set (6) … . 5. In the Lake District 30 per cent of jobs can be directly attributed (7) … tourism. 6. There was gossip that Tom had once been concerned (8) … something crooked. 7. You feel absolutely no concern (9) … your future. 8. Elizabeth was concerned (10) … setting (11) … hostile and oppressive governments in Eastern Europe. 9. Little (12) … little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. 10. Two years ago, the park was closed for the public (13) … good. 11. (14) … … household garbage, industrial chemicals had (15) … years been dumped in the Pinehaven landfill. 12. Archaeologists still arrive (16) … droves, lured (17) …remains hidden. 13. Dan always made a point of dropping (18) … , not so much (19) … account of the coffee, which as good , (20) … … the woman who owned it.

Ex. 3. For questions 1 – 7, read the following text and then choose, from the list

(A – J), the best phrase given below. Each correct phrase may be used once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.

WASTE NOT …

In Britain, 28 million tonnes of household rubbish is generated each year, and the country is running out of holes in the ground (1) ……… . The government says that from now on, dumping waste should be a last resort that is reserved for things (2) ………….. . And there are other possible solutions. Passing on the things we no longer need to somebody who does, is environmentally better than recycling, (3) …… .

Clothes, newspapers and so on are relatively well-known candidates for recycling and re-use, but old electrical goods present more of a problem. While larger items, such as fridges and freezers, tent to have a value as scrap metal, many smaller things do not (4) ……. .

A company with computers it no longer needs, finds it much easier than a householder to pass them on to another user, (5) ……… . Almost all dealers who buy old computers are keen on to collect and deal with large quantities, (6) …… . Another big problem is a growing amount of unwanted mobile phones, estimated at up to 25 million in Britain alone. But binning any mobile is a bad idea because the batteries count as ‘hazardous waste’ (7) ……….. . Some companies operate what’s called a ‘Take Back’ scheme to help with this problem.

A and then redistribute to those in need

B but they are not the only ones

C but don’t want to bother with single items

D and are simply buried

E because it uses less energy

F or get them recycled

G and will collect it from private homes

H and should be handled with care

I which can either be recycled nor burned

J to put it all in

Ex. 4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (1-10).

1. As soon as he was promoted, he started the pursuit of material affluence.

No sooner …………………………………………………………...

2. The number of cars has increased so much that it is a key factor of global warming.

So …………………………………………………………………....

3. If we had been told the truth earlier, I would have fined the polluters.

Had …………………………………………………………………..

4. All strict safety regulations had been taken and a flexible policy had been adopted.

Not only……………………………………………………..…………

5. The government won’t alter its policy on human waste disposal.

On no account …………………………………………………

6. I have seldom lived at a basic subsistence level.

Seldom ……………………………………….

7. She had no sooner dropped in to tea than the telephone rang.

No sooner …………………………………………………..

8. I have never heard about harmful wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation.

Never before ………………………………………………………..

9. The police didn’t know that the man was a criminal.

Little …………………………..……………………

10. They shouldn’t destroy marine habitats under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances……………..………………………….

Ex. 5. A Put a, an or the where necessary (1 – 17).

1. The window alcove measures exactly (1) …. metre across.2. When you go to (2) … Athens, don’t forget to visit (3) … Acropolis and (4) … Ancient Agora. 3. (5) … famous actress wanted to be married in (6) … British castle. 4. My new BMW motor cycle can reach speeds of over 300 kilometres (7) … hour. 5. The community managed to raise quite (8) … large sum of money for the building of the new school. 6. Many people are attracted by (9) … unknown and (10) … unexplained in (11) … nature. 7. During (12) … Napoleonic Wars, the army tried to defeat (13) … Russia. 8. This government doesn’t care about (14) … jobless. 9. (15) … Indian Ocean lies between (16) … West coast of Australia and (17) … country from which it was named: India.

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