Exercises Unit 6: The Environment

EXERCISES UNIT 6 THE ENVIRONMENT EXERCISES UNIT 6 THE ENVIRONMENT I/ Guided Cloze Test A/ Green Peace is an (1) environmental organization dedicated to preserving the earth’s natural (2) and its diver[.]

EXERCISES UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT I/ Guided Cloze Test A/ Green Peace is an (1) _ environmental organization dedicated to preserving the earth’s natural (2) and its diverse plant and animal life Green Peace was (3) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, (4) 1971 by members of the Don’t Make a Wave Committee, a small group (5) was opposed to nuclear weapons testing by the United States military in Alaska The group renamed itself Green Peace to reflect the broader goal of creating a green and (6) _ world Green Peace has about million (7) _ and more than 40 offices in 30 (8) Its international headquarters are in Amsterdam, Netherlands a/ nation b/ national c/ international d/ internationally a/ disasters b/ languages c/ dumps d/ resources a/ found b/ founded c/ to found d/ founding a/ on b/ in c/ from d/ since a/ which b/ who c/ whom d/ whose a/ disappointing b/ interesting c/ amazing d/ peaceful a/ workers b/ members c/ conservationists d/ students a/ schools b/ villages c/ countries d/ cities B/ Read the passage Then write True (T) or False (F) for each sentence below: There is too much carbon dioxide in the air When oil, gas, and coal burn, they create a large amount of carbon dioxide We send five million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year This amount will double in fifty years This carbon dioxide lets sunlight enter the Earth’s atmosphere and heat the Earth However, it doesn’t let as much heat leave the atmosphere and enter space It is like a blanket The heat can pass from the sun through the blanket to warm the Earth The heat stays there and cannot escape through the blanket again Scientists call this the greenhouse effect When we burn oil, gas or coal, they give out carbon dioxide …………… Every year about five million tons of carbon dioxide are sent into the atmosphere …………… This carbon dioxide heats the Earth …………… The blanket keeps carbon dioxide inside it …………… C/Conservation is the (1) and wise management of the environment People practice conservation so that the environment can preserve their needs (2) _the needs of all other (3) things Without conservation, all the resources (4) _for life-air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil, and water- would be (5) , wasted, or destroyed Conservation also includes a concern for the quality of the environment (6) _ people can enjoy living in it It means (7) it healthy and safe- and an interesting place to live in A (8) _ environment includes trees and highways, with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds Ideal surroundings mean landscapes free of junk and litter They include regions of wildness where animals and plants can be protected from destructive influences of human beings a/ protect b/ protecting c/ protection d/ protected a/ but b/ yet c/ and d/ though a/ living b/ some c/ leaving d/ a few a / necessity a/ developed a/ however a/ keep a/ healthful b/ b/ b/ b/ b/ needing damaged so that to keep unhealthy c/ necessary c/ grown c/ whatever c/ kept c/ healthiness d/ d/ d/ d/ need cut although keeping d/ healthy D/Although the world’s energy resources take many millions of years to produce, we are quickly beginning to exhaust these supplies Recently a UN committee reported that the world’s oil and gas supplies would last about 100 years if used carefully The report stated that there could be enough oil and gas for a century only if the present demand could control If the demand continued to grow, the report said that fuel supplies would last for less than forty years According to the report, governments must now take steps to control the amounts of fossil fuels which are used It took billions of years to produce the world’s energy …………… According to a UN committee report, man should use the world’s oil and gas carefully …………… These supplies last forever …………… If the demand keeps growing, fuel supplies won’t last for more than forty years …………… E/ Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness and even death Polluted water kills many kinds of wild animals and other marine life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for growing food 38.The most important problem of mankind nowadays is environmental pollution 39.They are polluted air, polluted water and polluted soil 40.Many kinds of wild animals and other marine life can’t die because of polluted water 41.The pollution of soil makes the amount of land for growing food narrower V Transformation: Ice on the poles will melt because the temperature keeps increasing If the temperature You are interested in reading the book I gave you I’m glad We can’t go out because of heavy rain Since it is I last saw her when I was a student I haven’t Our neighbors have little spare time They are willing to help street children in our city Although She said: “I’ll go on a trip to Phong Nha Cave tomorrow “ She said (that) Unless we reduce the use of water and electricity, we’ll have to pay more this month ->If we She last wore that dress at her sister’s wedding -She hasn’t 9.Nam said to me,” Do your grandparents still live in Nha Trang now?”  Nam asked 10.Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car In spite of 11 A scientist has won the Nobel Prize He discovered a new planet The scientist 12-Computers are used to design new models  People ... years if used carefully The report stated that there could be enough oil and gas for a century only if the present demand could control If the demand continued to grow, the report said that fuel... wild animals and other marine life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land for growing food 38 .The most important problem of mankind nowadays is environmental pollution 39.They are polluted... and other marine life can’t die because of polluted water 41 .The pollution of soil makes the amount of land for growing food narrower V Transformation: Ice on the poles will melt because the temperature