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1. The Clarks' living room . in blue and white. They want it toã look nice for their daughter's wedding reception.
2. The logging industry in that country still uses animal power. After the trees are cut down, the logs to the. central camp by elephants.
3. On your trip to Tahiti, you ---'- to' many interesting customs, delicious food, and delightful people.
4. The old clock wasn't ticking because it ________ ã . Someone forgot to do it.
5. The news of the victory throughout the country over the radio and television. Everyon� heard about it almost as soon as it happened.
6. The bus was extremely-crowded. I _______ this way and that by the other passengers every time the bus turned a comer.
7. Oil exploration costs a lot of money. The explorations inthe southern part of the country by the government.
8. Gold --- in several countries. The nugget that Elena is wearing came from Brazil.
9. , We couldn't enter the street. A rope _______ across the street.
10. Arabian horses _______ at the Bar X ranch. They are quite expensive.
VI. Use the ,word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
THE ENVIRONMENT: OUR RESPONSIBILITY
These days it is, impossible -to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being and the future looks bad. What can each ofus do?-
We cannot clear up our rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the of plants and animals.
But we can stop adding to the pr�blem while _ search for answers, and laws are passed in nature's ___ _
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle ____ , but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of ___ _ you do, or use as little plastic as possibf e. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces bills. We must all make a personal to, work for the future of ou,r planet if we want to ____ a better world for our grandchildren.
THREAT
POLLUTE APPEAR SCIENCE DEFEND COMPLETE DRIVE HOUSE DECIDE SURE
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vn;ã Choose from the list A-F the most suitable heacjing for each part (1-5) of the extract. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
LOOKING AFTER THE COUNTRYSIDE - THE NATIONAL TRUST
The National Trust is an organization whose aim is to conserve the British countryside. Gill Page visits the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales and talks to 9,ne of the wardens employed by the Trust to look after the beautiful areas it owns. I . ' .
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Common sense. That's what a National Trust Warden rieeds, according to Gareth Roberts. 'And you definitely need to be good at handling people, because you're continually dealing with fanners' visitor, conservationists. and building firms.'
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Gareth was born and bred on the Lleyn Peninsula and worked on his parents' farm _until he married. About 80 people applied for the post as National Trust Warden for the Lleyn Peninsula. In the end, Gareth's local knowledge and fanning experience won him the job, despite his lack of formal training.
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' I find it particularly helpful that I still farm with rriy parents and that I can.
deal with farmers on the same level and be aware of their problems. Also, they can't take me in about anything!' he says. His farming life also means he is well able to cope with the physical -demands of the job - erecting fences, pl�ting trees, building walls.
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ã Gareth says that, wl,ien he started his job, farmers and conservationists were set against each other. Both sides wanted things done their way. Now they are talking and can see each other's point of view. 'We're at the cro�sroads and there's just a small step needed to join them together,' says Gareth.
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Cons.ervation is one of the main aspects of Gareth's work, along with public entry to the Trust's tenant farmers. ' My role is to make sure jobs get finished, with
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as little fuss and as economically as possible. What I enjoy most is seeing .projects completed, although about half my time is spent on reports, signing bills_and so on.'
A. What makes him good at the job B. Towards '1:greement
C. Getting things done D. Changes the environment E. The most suitable candidate F. The right qualities for the job_
VIII. Put the following sentences into the.passive voice.
1. The keepers feed the animals at the zoo twice a day.
2. People say that the loss of forests has caused a lot of natural disasters.
3. No one has watered the plants in th� garden for a long time.
4. Did a monkey attack him when he was standing near the bars?
5. A forest fire is destroying valuable wood, wildlife and good soil.
6. We should use earth to put out the campfire.
7. They want' someone to take care of the abandoned cats.
8. Mr! Aspinall is going to build another zoo._
9. Who owns Howletts Zoo inãKent?
10. They made him open the handbag.
IX. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
CONSERVING THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES
In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying theã world around us. We are using up all of our natural resources.
We 1:11ust learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children,and,our grandchildren.
There are several major parts to this problem.
Distribution. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries have a lot -of water ãandã some have only a little. Some areas get , all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is dry. There are huge forests
_ in the Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only desert.
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Petroleum. We are using up the world's petroleum. We u�e it in our cars and to heat our buildings in winter. Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich.
They use them to kill insects t�at eat plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of people also die from these chemicals , every year. Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this, polluted
air to other countries and other continents.
Poverty. Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down trees for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert. However, people need wood to cook their food.ã Poor people cannot save the environment for the future. ' '
We now haveã the information an_d the ability to solve these huge problems.
However, this is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to conserve the world's resources. No one controls the future, but we all help make it.
1. We humans are destroying our ___ _
A. environment B� farms _C. decade 2. Good distribution means ----
A. having things in the right places at.the right time
B. cutting down forests and selling them to other countries C. building water system to carry water to farms
D. conserving our natural resources
3. Petrochemicals help. make the ____ rich.
A. insects B. air C. soil
D: deserts
D. water 4. Poor farmers don't give their land a rest because ____
A.,they don't have petrochemicals to kill insects
B. they don't have enough land to let some of it rest each year C. they need more water
D. they need firewood
5. Which one of these statement is NOT true?
A. People must work. together to save the environment.
8. We have the ability to solve environmental problems.
C We control the future.
D. We help make the fufure.