UNIT 9: UNDERSEA WORLD I.Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced diferently from the rest 1. a. dear b. clear c. year d. bear 2. a. here b. where c. wear d. pair 3. a. floor b. poor c. usually d. casual 4. a. jealous b. weather c. heavy d. ideal 5. a. four b. pour c. tour d. course II. Choose the bset answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The prefix sub in the word submarine means__________. a. again b. under c. above d. none 2. The UK is divided ____ four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. a. between b. among c. into d. for 3. If I _____ you, I woldn’t buy that coat. a. am b. was c. were d. would be 4. You_____ to go to bed late. a. shouldn’t b. oughtn’t c. mustn’t d. can’t 5. The shrim is a kind of________. a. krill b. mammal c. plant d. fish 6. The sea is polluted, which________ sea plants and animals. a. dangers b. dangerous c. dangerously d. endanger 7. Tam________ more if he ________ more time. a. will read/ had b. would read/ has c. read/ has d. would read/ had 8. I think you ______ apologize for your behavior. a. should b. ought c. shall d. have 9. Sperm whale populations are now______ risk due to hunting. a. in b. for c. of d. at 10. The starfish lives on or depend________ the bottom. a. in b. for c. on d. of III. There is one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Fine the mistake. 1. If you sold your house, you didn’t get much money for it. 2. The Government should done more to help homelees people. 3. What weould you do if you have change to travel in the submarine? 4. Do you think I ought apply for this job? 5. If modern technology didn’t exist, we will never have these precious pictures. IV. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. People have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until the 20 th century. What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much faster, so more and more whales were caught. In the 1960s the main whalingcoutries were killing more than sixty thousand whales a year, and everyone began to realise that something had to be done. It was environment groups like Greenpeace that really made things change. They set out to make people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct. But even now we don’t know if all this interest has come to late. Let’s take the great blue whale for example, which at thirty to forty meters long is the biggist animalthere has ever been- now there are perhaps about two thousands or so left. In fact they have been protected for quite a long time, but there is still no sign that the population is growing. 1. How long have people been hunting whales? a. for over 2000 years b. since the 20 th century c. for nearly 200 years d. since the 1960s 2. The 20 th century has bought many dangers to whales due to_____. a. improved methods of technology b. faster ships c. longer nets d. both a and b 3. What makes people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct? a. Greenpeace b. Environmental groups c. Main whaling countries d. International agreement 4. Approximately how many blue whales are there on earth now? a. 2,000 b. 30,000 c. 40,000 d. 60,000 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about blue whales? a. They can grow up to forty meters long. b. They are the biggest animals on earth. c. Their population is growing fast. d. They have been protected for quite a long time. V.