UNIT 10 NATURE IN DANGER
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. scatter B. nature C. danger D. race
A. exactly B. exist C. exhaust D. extinct
A. feature B. species C. weather D. decrease
A. survive B. prohibit C. fertilizer D. environment
A. decreased B. influenced C. endangered D. established
II. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
What exactly is the influence of air pollution ...... human beings?
A. to B. with C. on D. for
The campaign will hopefully ensure the survival ...... the tiger.
A. of B. for C. to D. on
It is possible for local wildlife to coexist ...... industry.
A. to B. of C. in D. with
The health of our children is being ...... by exhaust fumes.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. endangered
The society was set up to ...... endangered species from extinction.
A. prevent B. distinguish C. preserve D. survive
If people stop destroying animal`s natural habitat, more species will survive and produce .......
A. offspring B. ecology C. landscape D. benefit
People in this region cultivate mainly rice and vegetables.
A. destroy B. grow C. develop D. support
Among the problems facing the national park`s manager, the most serious ones are those of ...... and expansion.
A. improvement B. reassessment C. distinction D. maintenance
Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
A. powerful B. significant C. disastrous D. detectable
The factory was fined for ...... chemicals into the river.
A. discharging B. dumping C. producing D. exposing.
III. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
Jean Fragonard was a French artist ...... portrait of children.
A. whose paintings B. who has painted C. who painted D. whose painted
The smoke from burning fuels causes pollution if it ...... into the atmosphere.
A. releases B. is released C. will be released D. released.
Portland, Maine, is ...... the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent his early years.
A. where B. it where C. where is D. which is where
Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment .......
A. that the birds live B. where the birds live in C. which live the birds D. in which the birds live
Wild animals ...... in their natural habitat will have a better and longer life than those which are kept in protected areas.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lived
There should be some measures to protect the humpback whale, ...... an endangered species.
A. to consider B. considered C. consider D. is considered
We should participate in the movement ...... to conserve the natural environment.
A. organized B. to organize C. organizing D. organize
The purchase of wild animals .......
A. should ban B. must ban C. have to be banned D. must be banned
The school has been given 20 computers, half of ...... are brand new.
A. that B. those C. them D. which
The computer, ...... the memory capacity has just been upgraded, is among the latest generations.
A. that B. whose C. of which D. which of
IV. Choose word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
Despite of a language barrier, humans have managed to communicate with others through sign
A B C
language, in which certain motions stand for letters, words, or ideas
Radio stations at which broadcast only news first appeared in the 1970s.
A B C D
JKL Motorbikes sells six different models, the first which they started making in 1985
A B C D
Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of security and lighting
A B C D
If Monique had not attended the party, she never would meet her old friend Dan, whom she