UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern: 1 A treasure B purpose C structure D suggest 2 A belongings B dedicate C impressive D construction 3 A discover B victory C tournament D popular 4 A surpass B proposal C wonders D approximate 5 A wonder B believe C prepare D transporting 6 A campground B include C market D common 7 A emotion B average C bricklaying D lyrical 8 A pollution B compose C atmosphere D confusion 9 A waterfall B wilderness C swimming D undertake 10 A improve B leisure C guitar D pursuit II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences I wondered the right thing. A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing He that he was leaving that afternoon. A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me Bill asked Tom in London. A. does the train arrive B. did the train arrive C. whether the train arrives D. if the train had arrived I asked them when changed. A. was the timetable B. the timetable is C. the timetable has been D. the timetable had been She warned me late-night horror films. A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching They asked me how many children in the school. A. there are B. are there C. there were D. were there The scientist said the earth the sun. A. goes around B. is going around C. had gone around D. was going around My parents reminded me the flowers. A. remember to plant B. to plant C. of planting D. not to forget to plant They said they had come back A. yesterday afternoon B. the day before C. last week D. the day before yesterday He asked me a seat. A. have I reserved B. if I have reserved C. whether had I reserved D. if I had reserved He asked me why to the meeting. A. didn’t I come B. don’t I come C. you didn’t come D. I hadn’t come She reminded me to come on time for the party A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow C. in two days’ time D. next weekend Peter said that if he rich he a lot. A. is – will travel B. were – would travel C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel I asked him whose car the previous night. A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow They asked me in London then. A. is my brother working B. if my brother is working C. was my brother working D. if my brother was working He asked the children too much noise. A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make The woman asked get lunch at school or not. A. can the children B. whether the children could C. even if the children could D. could the children Laura said that when she to school she had seen an accident. A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking Julia said that she there at noon. A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences: 1. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____. A. up B. on C. to D. out 2. Solar energy, air and water are _____ resources because there is unlimited supply. A. limited B. renewable C. available D. non-renewable 3. People have used coal and oil to ____ electricity for a long time. A. generation B. generated C. generate D. generates 4. Coal and oil are non-renewable ____ sources. A. engineer B. energy C. engineering D. energetic 5. The area is roped off because the water is seriously polluted. A. contaminated B. disappeared C. purified D. endangered 6. Oil, coal and natural gas are ____ fuels made from decayed material. A. unleaded B. smokeless C. solid D. fossil 7. All fossil fuels are ____ resources that cannot be replaced after use. A. unlimited B. renewable C. available D. non-renewable 8. We should develop such ____ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy. A. tradition B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 9. Increased consumption will lead to faster ____ of our natural resources. A. exhaust B. exhausting C. exhaustion D. exhaustive 10. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised. A. established B. collapsed C. delayed D. decreased Many national parks have been established to protect ____animals. A. endanger B. endangered C. danger D. dangerous Many rare____of animals are in danger of extinction. A. species B. classes C. being D. pairs Dinosaurs became ____millions of years ago. A. disappear B. extinct C. last D. endangered 14. The sun releases a large ____of energy every day. A. amount B. amounts C. number D. numbers 15. Solar energy is not only plentiful ____clean and safe. A. but also B. and C. but D. as well 16. Water energy is used to createelectricity. A. produce B. design C. operate D. heat 17. Alice: “ What shall we do this evening?” - Carol: “____” A. Let’s go out for dinner B. No problem C. Oh, that’s good! D. I went out for dinner. 18. “How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?” – “____“ A. That’s a good idea B. That’s my pleasure C. Never mind D. Yes, I’m driving 19. Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment is a cruel action to the environment as well as the future generation. A. Releasing B. Filling C. Making D. Adding 20. It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy ____as much as possible. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. consumption D. waste IV. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech: 1. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." .. 2. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow." .. 3. You said, "I will do this for him." .. 4. She said, "I am not hungry now." .. 5. They said, "We have never been here before." .. 6. They said, "We were in London last week." .. 7. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow." .. 8. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” She said. .. 9. "I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said Carlos. .. 10. "We've lived here for three years," he said. .. V. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech: 1 .She said, "Go upstairs." → She told me.......................................................................................................................... 2. "Close the door behind you," he told me. → He told me............................................................................................................................. 3. "Don’t be late," he advised us. → He advised us........................................................................................................................... 4. "Stop staring at me," she said. → She told him............................................................................................................................ 5. "Don`t be angry with me," he said. → He asked her............................................................................................................................ 6. "Leave me alone," she said. → She told me................................................................................................................................ 7."Don’t drink and drive," she warned us. → She warned us........................................................................................................................... 8."John, stop making noise,” John’s mother ordered..................................................................................................................... 9."Don`t worry about us," they said. → They told her.................................................................................................. ............................. 10."Meet me at the cinema." he said. → He asked me..................................................................................................... .......................... VI. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer: In Southeast Asian, many forests have been cut down to produce timber and to clear land for farms and industries. The destruction of forests has reduced the living space of wildlife. Much of Asian’s wildlife is also threatened by over-hunting. Many people kill animals for food or hunt them to sell to zoo, medical research, and pet trader. Because of habitat destruction and over-hunting, many large Asian animals, including elephants, rhinoceroses, and tigers, have become endangered. In China, people have cut down most of the forests for wood, which has caused serious soil erosion. The soil is deposited in rivers and streams, which lowers the quality of the water. The Huang He, or Yellow River, is so named because the light-coloured soil gives the water a yellowish colour. The soil has also raised the riverbed. As a result, the Huang He often floods, causing great property damage and loss of life along its banks. The living space of wildlife in Southeast Asia_______ A- is a threat to farmers B- is near farms and industries. C- has been reduced when forests are cut down. D- is rebuilt when people destroy forests The word over-hunting has the closest meaning to________ A- hunting too much B- hunting in the highlands C- hunting overseas D- hunting for wildlife Rhinoceroses and elephants are mentioned as an example of _______. A- endangered animals in Asia. B- large animals kept in zoos. C- animals attracted to medical research D- animals traders want to have The Huang He________. A- is a deep river in China B- receives soil which betters the quality of water C- has its name from the colour of its water D- runs between forests The Huang He often floods because __________. A- of the low quality of the quality B- wood is deposited in rivers C- water from many streams flows into it D- the river is shallow due to the raised riverbed VII. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer: We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of waste land all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can’t grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t simply enough to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now to save the earth. This is too important to ignore. 1. Since so many trees are cut down, A. there is too little rice in Asia B. tigers are rare C. there are vast parts of wasteland D. wild animals are quickly disappearing 2. Farmers in parts of Africa A. kill so many tigers B. talk much about the problem C. save the earth D. can’t plant enough to eat 3. Tigers in India are rare because. A. they don’t eat enough B. we ignore them C. many of them are killed D. we act 4. According to the reading, we must A. survive now B. act now to save the earth C. cut down trees D.talk about the problem 5. Tigers are classified as A. rice B.farmers C. wild animals D.trees VIII. Writing: Write a short text to answer each of the following questions: 1. Our environment is being threatened seriously. What can you do now to save it? 2. The number of people catching serious diseases is increasing continuously. In your opinion, what are its reasons?
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