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I Match each type of pollution with its definition.
1 Air polluion
2 Land pollution
3 Light pollution
4 Noise pollution
5 Thermal pollution
6 Visual pollution
7 Water pollution
8 Radioactive pollution
A The increase of temperature caused by human activity
B The contamination of any body of water such as lakes, groundwater, oceans, etc
C The contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases
D The release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment
E The brightening of the night sky preventing us from seeing stars by improper lighting of communities
F The destruction of the earth’s surface caused by the misuse of resources or improper dumping of waste
G Anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby landscape
H Any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying to humans and animals
II Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1 A algal
2 A thermal
3 A pollution
4 A untreated
5 A physical
6 A recycle
7 A pollute
8 A into
9 A emission
10 A ocean
B aquatic
B thankful
B earplug
B measure
B visual
B medical
B botanic
B history
B electricity
B factory
C contaminate
C there
C dump
C please
C music
C chemical
C contaminate
C tiny
C economy
C contaminate
D permanent
D through
D dust
D bread
D because
D athletic
D economy
D disease
D energy
D occur
III Find the word which has a different position of the main stress in each line.
1 A affect
2 A cholera
3 A radiation
4 A seriously
5 A aquatic
6 A medical
7 A physical
8 A scientific
9 A national
10 A prehistoric
B pollute
B pollutant
B political
B measurement
B historic
B hospital
B horrific
B dramatic
B chemical
B economic
C effect
C permanent
C historical
C scientific
C physical
C politic
C beautiful
C athletic
C medical
C linguistic
D litter
D groundwater
D contaminant
D logical
D botanical
D electric
D defferent
D domestic
D informal D.optimistic
IV Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1 A limit
2 A exist
3 A decrease
4 A weather
5 A rubbish
6 A national
7 A athletic
B pollution
B destroy
B urgent
B rapid
B become
B grammatical
B historic
C influence
C human
C serious
C action
C government
C medical
C dramatic
D dirty
D result
D national
D affect
D nature
D chemical
D classic
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9 A contaminate
10 A environment
11 A animal
12 A aware
13 A pollutant
14 A groundwater
15 A artificial
B economic
B present
B atmosphere
B pollution
B disposal
B contaminant
B illumination
B pesticide
C artistic
C continue
C factory
C energy
C scientific
C permanent
C radioactive
C herbicide
D scientific
D poison
D temperature
D chemical
D protect
D environment
D contamination
D billboard
V Complete the sentences Put the verbs in brackets into the first conditional sentence.
1 The bell ……….(ring) if there ……… (be) a fire
2 The bike ……… (break) if all three of you ………(get) on it
3 If you ……….(not learn) how to use a computer, it ……….(be) hard to find a job
4 We ………(also cut) down the amount of pollution we create if we …………(cut) down the use of fussil fuels
5 If we ……….(reuse) things, this ………(minimize) the dependence of making new things
6 We ………(reduce) noise pollution if we ………(grow) more tress since they absorb sound
7 If we ……….(recycle) glass, we ……… (reduce) air pollution by 20 percent
8 You ……… (save) 40 watt- hours a day if you ……….(turn) off your computer before bedtime
9 If you ……… (hear) loud noise too often, you……….(have) hearing lost
10 I ………(have) no money left if I ……… (buy) that expensive book
VI Rewrite the following sentences.
1 She comes late again She loses her job
If
2 I win this competition I give the award to the unlucky people
If
3 I don’t see you tomorrow I call you up
If
4 The weather is good tomorrow We go swimming
If
5 It rains She stays at home and watches TV
If
6 Mrs Ha wants to get a lot money She must work harder
If
7 Work hard or you can’t pass the exam
If
8 Practise speaking every day or you can’t improve your English
If
9 Keep your neighborhood clean and you will have an ideal place to live
If
10 Promise to try harder or I won’t help you
If
11 Go out more often or you will fall ill If
12 Keep your feet dry or you will get a cold
If
13 Unless he works harder, he’ll lose his job
If
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If
15 She won’t open the door if she doen’t know who it is
Unless
16 If she doesn’t hurry, she will miss the last train
Unless
17 If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long (look)
Unless ………, those shoes won’t last for long
18 You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day
If
19 Study hard or you will fail the coming exam
If ………
20 I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone
Unless ………
VII Complete the sentences Put the verbs in brackets into the second conditional sentence.
1 If my grandfather ………….(be) stiil alive, he ……….(to be) a hundred today
2 I ………(offer) to give you a lift if I ……… (have) my car here
3 Where you ……….(choose) if you could live anywhere in the world?
4 If you ………(drive) from London to Glassgrow, which way would you go?
5 If I ………(live) out of town, I ……… (take) up the garden
6 We ………(not have) any money if we ……….(not work)
7 I ……….(not mind) living inEngland if the weather ……….(be) better
8 If I ……….(be) you, I ……… (not wait), I ……….(go) now
9 If we ……… (have) more reliable cars, we ………(drive) to Spain rather than fly
10 If Mr Morgan ……… (be) still head teacher, he ……… (not permit) such bad behaviour
VIII Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form to complete the sentences.
1 If the local people drink the contaminated water, they ………(have) healthproblems
2 If there were more trees in this areas, the air ……….(be) fresher
3 All the aquatic animals ……… (die) if people don’t stop dumping sewage into the lake
4 Global warming ……… …………(not happen) if there weren’t too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
5 If the sun ………(shin), we will walk to the mountain
6 If people ………(stop) digging the street, there wouldn’t be noise pollution in this area
7 People use a lot of cars and motorcycles If people ……… (reduce) the use of motor vehicles, there ………(be) less serious air pollution
8 If you ……… (not read) these articles, you ……….(not know) the facts about water pollution
9 If I ……… (be) the president, I ……… (remove) all the factories out of the city
10 Your brother ……… (have) hearing problem if he ……….(listen) too loud music
IX Read the passage and answer the questions.
Land pollution is another term for soil contamination (for example, by factory chemicals or sewage and other wastewater) It means any kind of long- term land damage, destruction, degradation or loss Air and water pollution disappear, but land pollution doesn’t It stays exactly where it is Radiation can contaminate land for thousands of years That means radioactive waste dumps remain that way indefinitely
The biggest problem comes when contaminated land returned to use as buildings or agriculture land People might get their water from rivers Diseases might happen over years for this reason
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1 What’s another term for land pollution?
………
2 What causes land pollution?
………
3 Is long- term land damage a form of land pollution?
………
4 How long can radiation contaminate land?
………
5 When does the biggest problem happen?
………
6 What should we try to find?
………
7 Why should we recycle old things?
………
8 What do we need to do?
………
X Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement are true or false.
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems
Air pollution is the first kind It mostly comes from released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains, and poisonous gases emitted from factories Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living
The second pollution problem is sea pollution Many people earn their living from fish in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills, and factory wastes that the fish are dying This pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted This problem is growing more difficult every day We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live
1 Environmental pollution is one of the world’s problems
2 Vehicles and factories account for air pollution
3 Waste is usually dumped in the city where many people are living
4 The sea water is heavily contaminated by oil spills and industrial sewage
5 A lot of fish aredying because of marine pollution
6 Pollution has been reduced to the minumum nowadays
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1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C 6 D 7 B 8 A 9 D 10 C IV
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 C 9 D 10 A
11 B 12 C 13 C 14 A 15 A
V
1 will ring – is
2 will break - get
3 don’t learn – will be
4 will also cut – cut
5 reuse - willminimize
6 will reduce – grow
7 recycle – will reduce
8 will save – turn
9 hear – will have
10 have- buy
VI
1 was / were– would be
2 would offer – had
3 did you choose
4 drove / were driving
5 lived – would take
6 wouldn’t have - didn’t work
7 wouldn’t mind – were/ was
8 were – wouldn’t wait – would go
9 had- would drive
10 was/ were – wouldn’t permit VII
1 will have
2 would be
3 will die
4 wouldn’t happen
5 shines
6 stopped
7 reduced – would be
8 don’t read – won’t know
9 were – would remove
10 will have - listens VIII
1 Soil contamination
2 Factory chemicals or sewage and other wastewater
3 Yes, it is
4 For thousands of years
5 When contaminated land is returned to use as buildings or agriculture land
6 A way of stopping or reducing land pollution
7 To reduce our need for new ones
8 We need to clean up many contaminated sites
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