The forces of nature are used by man to generate energy for his many needs.. The flow of water has long been used by man for various purposes.. River are used for travelling and transpot
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Exercise 1 Read the passage carefully
The forces of nature are used by man to generate energy for his many needs
Gravity, being a fundamental force of nature Is always present One of the most obvious effects of gravity is that it makes water flow The flow of water has long been used by man for various purposes River are used for travelling and transpotation Dams, both natural and man – made, enable electricity to be generated On a small scale, water power is used to run mills and do other simple work for man
There is research being carried out to harness the energy of waves This energy is again converted to electricity to serve man
By far, electricity is the most versatile of all of nature’s energy Without electricity, we will have no electric light, air conditioner, television, radio, electronic computer, rice cooker, motor car etc So it is without doubt our most important sources of energy
The Earth is surrounded by a huge invisible magnetic force field that stays reasonably constant all the time Ever since the discovery of the magnetic compass, man has made used of it for navigation The compass is still being used today by aeroplanes and ships that sail the seas It is indispensible component of navigation It enables man to find his way around the entire planet
The most powerful force on the entire planet is the force released in an atomic explosion Man discovered this awesome force just about fifty years ago and has since been trying to harness it safely and profitably Unfortunately, nuclear energy is still a very difficult thing to control No doubt it is a source of tremendous and almost inexhaustible energy, but the price we must pay for using it seems too much Nobody wants to be burdened by the by–products of an atomic reactor They are too toxic and radioactive The problems associated with safe disposal of these by–products are too numerous to surmount Unless man finds better ways to harness the power of the atom, it is better to leave it alone Otherwise man might destroy himself with
it
Sadly too, atomic energy is being used to make bombs Bombs are nothing but tools of destrcution Man in his madness or ignorance has stockpiled thousands of such horrors and they are just waiting to be let loose upon the world So far, only Hiroshima and Nagasaki had tasted the horror of the atomic bomb There is much fear that one day the whole world will be consumed by a nuclear war that will end everything for man If that happens it will just be man’s foolishness He is given this whole beautiful Earth to enjoy in If he uses what he
is given correctly, he lives If he uses what he is given foolishly, he will certainly perish
A – Answer the questions by ticking True or False
1 Man can’t use the forces of nature to generate energy for his many needs
2 Man knows how to make use of rivers for travelling and transportation
3 The flow of water has no longer used by man
4 Water power is used to run mills and do other simple work for man
5 We can have a modern life without electricity
6 Man is using atom to make bombs
7 Man might destroy himself with atomic bombs
8 The atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B – Give the best title for the passage
C – Give the antonym of each word given below
1 huge 3 visible 5 powerful 7 exhaustible
2 destructive 4 active 6 tamed 8 loose
Exercise 2 Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences
1 The director advises that we are on time for the next meeting
2 The counselor has insisted that Rochester takes time to relax
3 Did the general urge that his troops fought /
4 Her father suggested that she didn’t buy a used motor – bike
5 It is important that she finishes the typing today
6 The man, as well as his wife and four children , were injured in the accident
7 The best time to play football are the two hours before lunch time
8 Buried under the floorboards are the murdered man
9 The parents or the children inherits the estate
10 Your request that the test is delayed has been denied
Exercise 3 Give “ Ing” form of some suitable verbs to complete the sentences
1 I’m annoyed about John’s _
2 Do you mind my ?
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4 Have you considered a job abroad?
5 There’s nothing to prevent her from _!
6 Does your suit require _, Sir ?
7 No one can make an omelet without _ eggs
8 Do you object to on Sundays ?
9 a child will do more harm than good
10 One of my bad habits is my head when I am upset
11 the same mistake twice is unforgiven
12 How long do you intend to go on _?
13 I don’t regret !
14 We are all interested in
15 She couldn’t help
Exercise 4 Fill in the blanks with suitable words
Endangered species
The future of the African elephan depends on man No (1) _can human beings and (2) _ animals live in harmony throughout vast areas of (3) _ continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have increased as well as his numbers There are regions, (4) as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, (5) the old relationship may remain for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has gone Conservation, if it is to be effective, must be a positive, constructive policy, and it is wishful thinking to imagine otherwise, particularly in the case of elephant And if this is not yet true of the whole of Africa , it soon will be, for the increase (6) _ the human population is almost universal Where human (7) and wild animals find themselves in competition (8) each other, the animals will lose Even if there appears to be (9) _ room for both, man will not tolerate for long a situation in (10) _ elephants and other creatures make even occasional raids (11) his fields of food or economic crops For many years this has been (12) _ major cause of conflicting interests and (13) _ of the reasons why so many elephants have been (14) _ to control (15) _ numbers
Exercise 5 Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning
1 I was amazed when Jane got into university, given the fact that she hadn’t worked hard at school
To my _
2 Tom insisted on being told the complete story
Nothing but _
3 I’m sure it wasn’t Jane you saw because she was at home at that time
It can’t _
4 How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged ?
When
5 I wish I’d taken my doctor’s advice
It’s
6 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it
The bread isn’t _
7 My mother told me that I should never borrow money from friends
“ Never _
8 Ann kept one hand on the steering wheel She opened a can of soda pop with the other hand
Keeping _
9 I studied for three months for the examination Regardless of that, I barely passed
Regardless _
10 “ Are you planning to enter law school?” I asked Mary
I asked
Exercise 6 Find the word with different sound
1 a good b roof c foot d flood
2 a see b measure c saint d second
3 a stage b managed c village d baggage
4 a seat b meat c meant d heat
5 a may b pay c mayor d day
6 a coughed b laughed c mapped d wicked
7 a chemist b check c child d cheer
8 a don’t b bone c sold d comic
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10 a bought b thought c through d ought