Besides transportation, rivers (4) _____ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5) ______.. And in order to get water fo[r]
(1)WEEK - February REVISION UNIT 7 I Choose the word which has different stress:
1 A humanistic B atomic C ironic
2 A progressional B traditional C technological
3 A electronic B botanic C artistic
4 A confidential B continental C conditional
5 A symphonic B politic C dynamic
II Choose the correct answer:
1 _ water is one of the factors that have driven many species to the verge of extinction
A.Contaminating B.Contaminate C.Contamination D.Contaminated
2 It's recommended that we become more concerned _ the environment around us
A.of B.to C.with D.about
3 The _ use of pesticides and herbicides has led to contamination of groundwater in some areas
A.widespread B.occasional C.general D.experimental
4 Air , together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today
A.pollute B.pollution C.polluting D.polluted
5 Many people in this city have received medical _ for the disease
A.support B.treatment C.help D.assistance
6 The reduction in air pollution was last year
A.dramma B.dramatise C.dramatically D.dramatic
7 In many poor nations, there are frequent outbreaks of cholera and other diseases because people there _ untreated water
A.drink B.to drink C.drinking D.drank
8 The road in front of my office is always when it rains heavily
A.to flood B.flooding C.flood D.flooded
9 Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes global
A.warm B.warming C.warmly D.warmth
10 It won't be possible to save the Earth if we don't take _ right now
A.action B.job C.work D.duty
III Fill in blank with the correct forms of the given verbs in brackets: If she (work) _ hard, she will pass the exam
2 Would you buy this house if you (have) _ a million dollars?
3 If I (be) a millionaire, I (help) _ the poor but now I don't have a lot of money
4 We (not/ arrive) in time if we (take) the bus
(2)6 If Hoa (keep) _ putting things off, she (miss) the deadline of the project
7 I can't imagine what I (do) _with the money if I (win) _ the football pools or lottery
8 If I (have) _ some tools, we (be) able to repair the car, but we haven't had any with us
9 Jack doesn’t go to the gym and exercise If he (go) _ to the gym, I’m sure he (be) healthier
10 Let’s walk to the railway station If we (wait) _ here any longer for the bus, we (miss) our train
IV Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box:
substance poisonous light pollution waste Earth's surface acid water temperature surprised dumping poison air pollution
1 If this factory continues into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die
2 I think there is around here because all trees and plants turn yellow and dry When thermal pollution happens, the in rivers, lakes and oceans changes Soil pollution happens when people destroy the
5 Poison is a that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it They are all _ to see that all the fish they grow on their farm are dead
7 You can see stars at night in the countryside because there isn't any _ there Many households around the West Lake dump _ into it so the water is polluted
9 The vegetable price is increasing because the rain has caused damage to almost all vegetables in this area
10 The _ chemical waste in this factory is dumped into the river so its water now becomes almost black
V Combine each pair of sentences, using the words/ phrases in brackets: There was a loud noise next to my door last night I couldn't sleep (because)
_ The tsunami happened Many people in this area became homeless (made)
_ The acid rain happened last month Many plants and trees died (Since)
_ Trees and grasses cannot grow here The soil is badly polluted (If)
_ There is serious water pollution The factory doesn't treat its waste well (If)
(3)6 Many rivers and lakes are poisoned Factories produce waste and pour it into rivers and lakes (because)
_ The environment is polluted Birds leave their habitats and plants die (makes)
_ Plastic bags are a major source of waste We should not throw plastic bags everywhere (so) _ The food is contaminated People's health is poor (results in)
_ 10 Factories release fumes The air people breathe gets polluted (due to)
_ 11 Mr Quang works in a noisy environment His hearing becomes worse (If)
_ 12 Since the air is polluted, many Vietnamese people wear masks (Because of)
_ VI Reorder words or phrases to make complete sentences:
1 soil / too / the / polluted / can't / grow / here / because / trees / is //
_ because / dead / oil / spills / the / many / of / were / seabirds //
_ small space / large families / noise / lead / can / sharing / to / pollution //
_ causes / thermal / deforestation / also / pollution //
_ killings / result / mass / in / fish / , / of / insects / plants / can / or / pollution / thermal //
_ makes / dangerous / the / for / of / the ecosystem / chemicals / discharge / on land / it //
_ pesticides / can / agriculture / sick / using / many / make / farmers / feel / on //
_ smoking / there / ban / public places / a / campaign / is / in / to //
_ you / Singapore / , / will / if / litter / be / the street / in / fined / you / on //
_ 10 water / causes / death / polluted / animals / of / the / aquatic //
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(4)Rivers are (1) _ of the world's most important natural resources Many cities are on large rivers, and (2) every country has at least one river that (3) _ an important part in the lives of its people Besides transportation, rivers (4) _ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5) And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let the water become a lake (6) the dam Then people can use their water not only to (7) fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries (8) _, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9) size and the number of industries increases We are learning that it is necessary to (10) rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources
1 A.one B.ones C.among D.those
2 A.most B.mostly C.almost D.about
3 A.takes B.makes C.occupies D.plays
4 A.supply B.provide C.distribute D.bring
5 A.banks B.shores C.sides D.beaches
6 A.behind B.on C.below D.under
7 A.take B.irrigate C.drain D.give
8 A.Moreover B.Therefore C.Thus D.However
9 A.of B.about C.in D.for
10 A.keep B.get C.hold D.maintain