UNIT 9.PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Part I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. arrived B. played C. stayed D. started
A. ended B. opened C. needed D. decided
A. listened B. stayed C. ended D. played
A. happened B. travelled C. started D. listened
A. needed B. loved C. lived D. played
A. tried B. played C. cleaned D. needed
A. looked B. ended C. worked D. missed
A. ended B. phoned C. watered D. played
A. played B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved
10 A. finished B. washed C. helped D. needed
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. listens B. works C. sits D. laughs
A. books B. walks C. stamps D. listens
A. opens B. works C. stamps D. books
A. holds B. notes C. goes D. sings
A. keeps B. gives C. cleans D. waters
A. runs B. fills C. draws D. books
A. drops B. kicks C. sees D. books
A. walks B. knocks C. plays D. wants
A. drinks B. listens C. travels D. needs
A. calls B. opens C. books D. learns
Part II. VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Greenpeace is an international group that protests against anything which is a ____ to the environment.
A. threat B. threaten C. threatening D. threatener
2. If government don`t ____ global warming, more natural disasters will occur.
A. achieve B. promote C. discourage D. prevent
3. Most of the air pollution results____ the burning of fossil fuels, motor vehicles,factories, aircraft and rockets.
A. in B. to C. on D. from
4. Environmental pollution is becoming an ____ serious problem that needs to betaken care of as soon as possible.
A. increasingly B. increasing C. increase D. increased
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. We are facing severe environmental pollution despite the fact that many worldorganizations are working hard to reduce it.
A. heavy B. destructive C. harmful D. serious
2. Water pollution is a result of dumping pollutants such as detergents, pesticides, oil,and other chemicals in rivers, which makes the water unclean.
A. substances B. stuffs C. contaminants D. wastes
3. Stop the degradation of the planet`s natural environment and build a future in which humans live inharmony with nature.
A. coexist peacefully with B. fall in love with C. agree with D. cooperate with
4. WWF was set up in 1961 and had its operations in areas such as the preservation of biological diversity.
A. difference B. abundance C. variety D. plenty
5. The seashore was much polluted because of the amount of waste left there. All thisrubbish is killing fish and other marine life.
A. sea plants B. sea mammals C. water life D. sea creatures
6. In 1986, the organization changed its name to World Wide Fund for Nature. However,it has operated under the original name in the US and Canada.
A. old B. former C. first D. ancient
7. Some