unit 6 the environment i there is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence find the mistake a b c or d 1 nam studies very hardly so he always gets good marks 2 my brother broke the

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UNIT 6: THE ENVIRONMENT

I There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find the mistake (A, B, C or D) Nam studies very hardly, so he always gets good marks

2 My brother broke the teacup as of his carelessness we are worried about the chemicals will pollute the lake

4 if we will go on litering, the environment will become seriously polluted 5.she spoke so quick that I didn’t understand what she meant

II Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild (1) - where they live are seriously threatened (2) everywhere One species has become (3) - in each year of this century; but many hundreds are (4) - in danger Lack of (5) would lead to the rapid advance of the (6) of extinction Already many kinds of wild have been (7) reduced in number that (8) - role in the ecosystem is

forgotten Animals (9) - the great apes, the whales, seals, etc are (10) to be in danger of extinction

1 a flats b houses c places d countries a most b almost c lots d much

3 a extinct b dead c destroy d missing a coming b living c staying d being a attention b attendence c look d observation a period b process c distance d journey

7 a very b too c so d such

8 a its b his c your d their

9 a like b as c same d similar

10 a regarded b thought c hoped d studied

III Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question

In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the earth This is also called the natural environment Some people call themselves environmentalists These people think that harmony with the environment is important They think they must protect the environment They think people should not put so much pollution into the natural environment The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources For example fish, sunlight, and forests These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that not come back naturally For example coal and natural gas

1 what does the word “environmentalists” in line mean? a living things

b people who protect the environment c people who destroy the environment d people who pollute the environment

2 One example of renewable natural resource is -a sunlight b coal c oil d natural gas

3 One example of non-renewable natural resource is -a fish b tree c water d coal

4 All of the following things are renewable natural resource except -a air b grass c silver d animal

5 what does the word “them” in line refer to? a materials b environmenttalists

c renewable natural resources d non-renewable natural resources III Choose one correction sentence from four options provided

a if we will go on polluting our lives, the environment be badly affected b our lives will be polluting badly if we go on affected the environment c our lives will go on badly affected if we be polluting the environment d if we go on polluting the environment, our lives will be badly affected hungry / as / haven’t / day / I’m / now / eaten / I / very / all //

a I’m very hungry now as I haven’t eaten all day b I’m haven’t eaten all day as I very hungry now c I now very hungry as I’m haven’t eaten all day d I haven’t very hungry as I’m eaten all day now

3 confident / people / work / keep / clean / we / that / will / together / environment / are / to / the // a we confident that people will are work together to keep clean the environment

b we are confident that people will work together to keep the environment clean c people will are together to work the environment keep that clean we confident d people work together to keep the environment clean we are confident that will doesn’t / I / never / him / if / apologize / will / talk / he / to / again //

a if he doesn’t talk apologize again, I will never to him b if he never apologize, I doesn’t will talk to him again c if he doesn’t apologize, I will never talk to him again d if he will doesn’t apologize I never to him talk again

5 using / instead / bags / food / what / banana / of / wrap / about / leaves / plastic / to //? a what about using banana leaves instead of plastic bags to wrap food?