UNIT 10 nature in danger

that some pandas survive Question 26: By cutting down the tress, people destroy the ecosystem of the rain forest ____  a.. Question 33: Arsenal played so well that they could have won

UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER

Find the word that has its bolded part pronounced differently from the other three in each question

Question 8: National Parks are established to create the environment for rare

animals to survive and offspring

 b interest

 c encouragement

 d consequence

Question 10: Scientists think it unlikely that the species will actually become

extinct as a _ of the oil spill

 a the reason

 b the reason for that

 c for which reason

 d the reason why

Question 20: concerns about wildlife never keeps a wild animal as pest

 a Anyone that

 b Anyone which

 c Anyone for whom

 d Anyone those

Question 21: Did you listen to the lecture on the environment by Dr Pike,

 a whom I have ever told you about

 b about that I have ever told you

 c I have ever told you

 d that I have ever told you

Question 22: _ want to use rain forests are cutting them down without any hesitation

Question 24: Those villagers _ near the forest chop down hardwoods to sell for high prices

 a live

 b who live

 c whom live

 d for whom to live

Question 25: We have just had an exploration through that forest

 a which some pandas survive

 b where there are some pandas surviving

 c in which there are some pandas survive

 d that some pandas survive

Question 26: By cutting down the tress, people destroy the ecosystem of the rain forest

 a on which they depend

 b where they depend on

 c which they depend

 d where they depend

Question 27: comes from thousands of factories has caused enormous

oncreases in air pollution levels

Question 31: Most of the people in the village prefer the city life

 a Everyone in the village prefers the city life

 b No one in the village likes living here

 c Not everyone in the village prefers living in the city

 d Few people in the village prefer living in the city

Question 32: Jane is not too young to join our club

 a Jane is so young that she can’t join our club

 b Jane is old enough to join our club

 c Jane is too old to join our club

 d Jane is not old enough to join our club

Question 33: Arsenal played so well that they could have won the match

 a Arsenal didn’t win the match although they played well

 b Arsenal played very well and won the match

 c If Arsenal had played well, they could have won the match

 d Arsenal didn’t play well, so they didn’t win the match

Question 34: “No smoking,” says the sign

 a You are not let smoke here

 b You cannot smoke here

 c You are not allowed smoking here

 d There’s no smoke here

Question 35: She married young

 a She married a young man when she was young

 b She was too young to get married

 c When she got married she was young

 d She married a man when he was young

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Recent research reveals that the degradation of agricultural soils, forests, woodlands, coastal fisheries, and wildlife resources is more and more serious The majority of the estimated costs of environmental degradation comes from forests and natural resources are being depleted at an alarming rate More than 50% of the original forest has been converted to agricultural land by slash-and-burn Despite land expansion, productivity has declined because of soil erosion Fish, timber, and non-timber forest product stocks are decreasing As a result, coastal towns have begun to experience severe water shortages Hydropower is dropping Wildlife populations and iodiversity are in serious decline and many species face extinction Poor forest management and soil degradation result in huge economic losses The degradation

of water increases the costs and reduces the quality of both water and power The prospects for economic development and poverty reduction are dependent on natural resources Rural households rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, fisheries, and wildlife which provide protein in diets Urban economic activities depend on reliable hydroelectric power However, people do not have much awareness of protecting the environment on which their life depends

Question 36 The passage is about _

 a forest fires

 b the degradation of the environment

 c fishery and agriculture

Question 39: Which sentence is NOT true?

 a There are water shortages in coastal towns

 b Hydropower is declining

 c Water is not influenced by pollution

 d We depend on natural resources to solve the problems of poverty

Question 40 People _

 a do not know much of protecting the environment

 b have a great awareness of the environment

 c are doing a lot of things to prevent pollution

 d can increase economy without natural resouces

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

Human beings (Question 41) to protect only the beautiful and non-threatening parts of our environment We tend to pay more (Question 42) to animals on land than (Question 43) other large sea animals Environmentalists have not done (Question 44) to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks (Question 45) population has decreased nearly to the (Question 46) of extinction Sharks are (Question 47) _ the oldest creatures on Earth, (Question 48) _ in the seas for more than 350 million years The fact that they have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proofs of their efficiency and adaptability to change environments It is time (Question 49) _ human beings to begin considering the protection of sharks as (Question 50) important part of a program for protection of our natural environment

Question 8: National Parks are established to create the environment for rare

animals to survive and offspring

 c encouragement

 d consequence

Question 10: Scientists think it unlikely that the species will actually become

extinct as a _ of the oil spill

 a the reason

 b the reason for that

 c for which reason

Question 20: concerns about wildlife never keeps a wild animal as pest

 b Anyone which

 c Anyone for whom

 d Anyone those

Question 21: Did you listen to the lecture on the environment by Dr Pike,

 b about that I have ever told you

 c I have ever told you

 d that I have ever told you

Question 22: _ want to use rain forests are cutting them down without any hesitation

Question 24: Those villagers _ near the forest chop down hardwoods to sell for high prices

 a live

 c whom live

 d for whom to live

Question 25: We have just had an exploration through that forest

 a which some pandas survive

 c in which there are some pandas survive

 d that some pandas survive

Question 26: By cutting down the tress, people destroy the ecosystem of the rain forest

 b where they depend on

 c which they depend

 d where they depend

Question 27: comes from thousands of factories has caused enormous

oncreases in air pollution levels

Question 31: Most of the people in the village prefer the city life

 a Everyone in the village prefers the city life

 b No one in the village likes living here

 d Few people in the village prefer living in the city

Question 32: Jane is not too young to join our club

 a Jane is so young that she can’t join our club

 c Jane is too old to join our club

 d Jane is not old enough to join our club

Question 33: Arsenal played so well that they could have won the match

 a Arsenal didn’t win the match although they played well

 b Arsenal played very well and won the match

 c If Arsenal had played well, they could have won the match

 d Arsenal didn’t play well, so they didn’t win the match

Question 34: “No smoking,” says the sign

 a You are not let smoke here

 c You are not allowed smoking here

 d There’s no smoke here

Question 35: She married young

 a She married a young man when she was young

 b She was too young to get married

 d She married a man when he was young

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Recent research reveals that the degradation of agricultural soils, forests, woodlands, coastal fisheries, and wildlife resources is more and more serious The majority of the estimated costs of environmental degradation comes from forests and natural resources are being depleted at an alarming rate More than 50% of the original forest has been converted to agricultural land by slash-and-burn Despite land expansion, productivity has declined because of soil erosion Fish, timber, and non-timber forest product stocks are decreasing As a result, coastal towns have begun to experience severe water shortages Hydropower is dropping Wildlife populations and iodiversity are in serious decline and many species face extinction Poor forest management and soil degradation result in huge economic losses The degradation

of water increases the costs and reduces the quality of both water and power The prospects for economic development and poverty reduction are dependent on natural resources Rural households rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, fisheries, and wildlife which provide protein in diets Urban economic activities depend on reliable hydroelectric power However, people do not have much awareness of protecting the environment on which their life depends

Question 36 The passage is about _

 a forest fires

 b the degradation of the environment

 c fishery and agriculture

Question 39: Which sentence is NOT true?

 a There are water shortages in coastal towns

 b Hydropower is declining

 c Water is not influenced by pollution

 d We depend on natural resources to solve the problems of poverty

Question 40 People _

 a do not know much of protecting the environment

 b have a great awareness of the environment

 c are doing a lot of things to prevent pollution

 d can increase economy without natural resouces

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

Human beings (Question 41) to protect only the beautiful and non-threatening parts of our environment We tend to pay more (Question 42) to animals on land than (Question 43) other large sea animals Environmentalists have not done (Question 44) to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks (Question 45) population has decreased nearly to the (Question 46) of extinction Sharks are (Question 47) _ the oldest creatures on Earth, (Question 48) _ in the seas for more than 350 million years The fact that they have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proofs of their efficiency and adaptability to change environments It is time (Question 49) _ human beings to begin considering the protection of sharks as (Question 50) important part of a program for protection of our natural environment