UNIT 9: PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern:
1
A
treasure
B
purpose
C
structure
D
suggest

2
A
belongings
B
dedicate
C
impressive
D
construction

3
A
discover
B
victory
C
tournament
D
popular

4
A
surpass
B
proposal
C
wonders
D
approximate

5
A
wonder
B
believe
C
prepare
D
transporting

6
A
campground
B
include
C
market
D
common

7
A
emotion
B
average
C
bricklaying
D
lyrical

8
A
pollution
B
compose
C
atmosphere
D
confusion

9
A
waterfall
B
wilderness
C
swimming
D
undertake

10
A
improve
B
leisure
C
guitar
D
pursuit

II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
I wondered ………… the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
C. was I doing D. am I doing
He ………… that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
Bill asked Tom ………… in London.
A. does the train arrive B. did the train arrive
C. whether the train arrives D. if the train had arrived
I asked them when ………… changed.
A. was the timetable B. the timetable is
C. the timetable has been D. the timetable had been
She warned me ………… late-night horror films.
A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching
They asked me how many children ………… in the school.
A. there are B. are there C. there were D. were there
The scientist said the earth ………… the sun.
A. goes around B. is going around C. had gone around D. was going around
My parents reminded me ………… the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. to plant C. of planting D. not to forget to plant
They said they had come back …………
A. yesterday afternoon B. the day before C. last week D. the day before yesterday
He asked me ………… a seat.
A. have I reserved B. if I have reserved
C. whether had I reserved D. if I had reserved
He asked me why ………… to the meeting.
A. didn’t I come B. don’t I come C. you didn’t come D. I hadn’t come
She reminded me to come on time for the party …………
A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow
C. in two days’ time D. next weekend
Peter said that if he ………… rich he ………… a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were – would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
I asked him whose car ………… the previous night.
A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow
They asked me ………… in London then.
A. is my brother working B. if my brother is working
C. was my brother working D. if my brother was working
He asked the children ………… too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
The woman asked ………… get lunch at school or not.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. even if the children could D. could the children
Laura said that when she ………… to school she had seen an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
Julia said that she ………… there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be

III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____.
A. up B. on C. to D. out
2.