UNIT 11 sources of energy

The lady still has a few tickets for sale Question 32: Unlike his sister, Peter usually prefers a small breakfast.. deforestation Question 37: Growing palm trees _____.. supplies cheaper

UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY

Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question

Question 16: Thanks to the of scientists all over the world, our life has

become better and better

Question 21: We have a lot of important documents on energy to read

 a that we have to read

Question 23: I think we should use hydroelectric power, _

 a that is clean and safe

 b to be clean and safe

 c being clean and safe

 d which is clean and safe

Question 24: Solar power, a potential of alternative sources of energy, is a big question for researchers

Question 29: The heart from the sun is infinite

Question 31: The lady informed me that the tickets are sold out

 a The tickets have just gone on sale

 b The concert has been cancelled

 c All the tickets have been sold

 d The lady still has a few tickets for sale

Question 32: Unlike his sister, Peter usually prefers a small breakfast

 a Peter usually eats no breakfast

 b Peter doesn’t like his sister

 c Peter’s sister eats as much as he does for breakfast

 d Peter eats a smaller breakfast than his sister

Question 33: Tom had the library books renewed

 a Tom lost the library’s new books

 b Tom may keep the library books for one more week

 c Tom is going to the new library to look for some books

 d Tom had to pay a late fee for the books

Question 34: Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years

 a Emma goes to the cinema every year

 b Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year but she did last year

 c Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time

 d Emma hasn’t seen a film for a long time

Question 35: The contractor said the repairs on Fred’s house would be very

expensive, but Fred decided to have the work done

 a Fred told the contractor to do the work in spite of the cost

 b Fred told the contractor that the price was too high

 c Fred cannot afford the work on his house

 d Fred repaired his own house

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Many countries are now growing palm oil trees to gain energy The rush to energy derived from plants will lead to deforestation, push small farmers off the land and lead to serious food shortages and increased poverty unless it is carefully managed Rich countries want to see crops grown for fuel to help stabilize the price of oil, open

up new markets But the United Nations urges governments to beware their impacts The report, which predicts winners and losers, will be studied carefully bio-fuel industry which wants to provide 25% of the world’s energy within 20 years 17

countries have committed themselves to erowing the crops on a large scale It has

been said that 10% of all fuel must come from bio-fuels by 2020 The crops have the potential to stabilize the price of oil, but forests are being cut to grow plantations of palm oil trees These crops will take the best land, which will increase global food prices Growing bio-fuel crops can be harmful to farmers who do not own their own land, and to the poor who buy food Using bio-fuels results in some reductions in emissions but we cannot fight climate change by large scale deforestation Investments need to be planned carefully to avoid generating new environmental and social problems

Question 36: The passage is about _

 a a new source of energy from palm tree which can replace oil

 b the report on energy

 c winners and losers

 d deforestation

Question 37: Growing palm trees _

 a causes no harm

 b helps poor farmer to be rich

 c supplies cheaper food

Question 39: Which is not one of the disadvantages of growing palm trees?

 a It makes the oil price stable

 b It causes deforestation

 c It may make food more expensive

 d It may lead to climate change by large scale deforestation

Question 40 The writer advised us

 a to grow as many palm trees as possible

 b not to grow palm trees any more

 c to plan carefully in the investing of palm trees

 d to generate new social problems

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

Oil (Question 41) for almost half of the world’s sea trade Over land and short distances across the sea, crude oil can (Question 42) transported by pipeline For long distance transport by sea, (Question 43) _ ships are used (Question 44) first, oil was transported in (Question 45) barrels on ordinary cargo ships Then Marcus Samuel adopted the idea of building ships (Question 46) _ to transport only crude oil and oil (Question 47) which were in effect floating tanks This was the birth of the oil tanker The main design feature of (Question 48) oil tanker is the division of the oil-carrying space into separate tanks for different types of oil or oil products (Question 49) _ excessive movement of the liquid at sea Some of the largest oil tankers in the world can (Question 50) 3 million barrels (126 million gallons) of oil

Question 10: Coal power stations sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere

Question 15: There is of solar energy that we cannot make full use of

 b plenties

 c plentiful

 d plentifully

Question 16: Thanks to the of scientists all over the world, our life has

become better and better

Question 21: We have a lot of important documents on energy to read

Question 23: I think we should use hydroelectric power, _

 a that is clean and safe

 b to be clean and safe

 c being clean and safe

Question 24: Solar power, a potential of alternative sources of energy, is a big question for researchers

 a being

Question 31: The lady informed me that the tickets are sold out

 a The tickets have just gone on sale

 b The concert has been cancelled

 d The lady still has a few tickets for sale

Question 32: Unlike his sister, Peter usually prefers a small breakfast

 a Peter usually eats no breakfast

 b Peter doesn’t like his sister

 c Peter’s sister eats as much as he does for breakfast

Question 33: Tom had the library books renewed

 a Tom lost the library’s new books

 c Tom is going to the new library to look for some books

 d Tom had to pay a late fee for the books

Question 34: Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years

 a Emma goes to the cinema every year

 b Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year but she did last year

 c Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time

Question 35: The contractor said the repairs on Fred’s house would be very

expensive, but Fred decided to have the work done

 b Fred told the contractor that the price was too high

 c Fred cannot afford the work on his house

 d Fred repaired his own house

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Many countries are now growing palm oil trees to gain energy The rush to energy derived from plants will lead to deforestation, push small farmers off the land and lead to serious food shortages and increased poverty unless it is carefully managed Rich countries want to see crops grown for fuel to help stabilize the price of oil, open

up new markets But the United Nations urges governments to beware their impacts The report, which predicts winners and losers, will be studied carefully bio-fuel industry which wants to provide 25% of the world’s energy within 20 years 17

countries have committed themselves to erowing the crops on a large scale It has

been said that 10% of all fuel must come from bio-fuels by 2020 The crops have the potential to stabilize the price of oil, but forests are being cut to grow plantations of palm oil trees These crops will take the best land, which will increase global food prices Growing bio-fuel crops can be harmful to farmers who do not own their own land, and to the poor who buy food Using bio-fuels results in some reductions in emissions but we cannot fight climate change by large scale deforestation Investments need to be planned carefully to avoid generating new environmental and social problems

Question 36: The passage is about _

 a a new source of energy from palm tree which can replace oil

 b the report on energy

 c winners and losers

 d deforestation

Question 37: Growing palm trees _

 a causes no harm

 b helps poor farmer to be rich

 c supplies cheaper food

Question 39: Which is not one of the disadvantages of growing palm trees?

 b It causes deforestation

 c It may make food more expensive

 d It may lead to climate change by large scale deforestation

Question 40 The writer advised us

 a to grow as many palm trees as possible

 b not to grow palm trees any more

 d to generate new social problems

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

Oil (Question 41) for almost half of the world’s sea trade Over land and short distances across the sea, crude oil can (Question 42) transported by pipeline For long distance transport by sea, (Question 43) _ ships are used (Question 44) first, oil was transported in (Question 45) barrels on ordinary cargo ships Then Marcus Samuel adopted the idea of building ships (Question 46) _ to transport only crude oil and oil (Question 47) which were in effect floating tanks This was the birth of the oil tanker The main design feature of (Question 48) oil tanker is the division of the oil-carrying space into separate tanks for different types of oil or oil products (Question 49) _ excessive movement of the liquid at sea Some of the largest oil tankers in the world can (Question 50) 3 million barrels (126 million gallons) of oil