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Unit 9. PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in positionthe of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
01. A. disposal B. animal C. energy D. poverty
02. A. awareness B. solution C. importance D. happiness
03. A. origin B. dependence C. harmony D. factory
04. A. replacement B. pollutant C. resident D. depletion
05. A. instrument B. engineer C. newsletter D. family
06. A. vehicle B. musical C. article D. reduction
07. A. consumption B. chemical C. neighborhood D. pesticide
08. A. scientist B. consequence C. detergent D. influence
09. A. erosion B. atmosphere C. resources D. confusion
10. A. volunteer B. charity C. vegetable D. injury
Part II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. If you ask me, _________ waste is a much bigger problem than ordinary household waste.
A. industrial B. business C. working D. manufacturing
12. Do you know what CFC_________?
A. sets in B. does up C. stands for D. gets down
13. There’s been a________ in Germany and a village was completely destroyed.
A. flood B. drizzle C. shower D. smog
14. Dinosaurs have been________ for millions of years.
A. endangered B. extinct C. threatened D. disappeared
15. As town grow, they tend to destroy the surrounding________ areas.
A. urban B. commercial C. land D. rural
16. During the last hundred years we have done great________ to the environment.
A. injury B. pollution C. damage D. hurt
17. There are lots of things we can all do to________ the environment.
A. enhance B. protect C. make D. build
18. Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce greenhouse gas________.
A. exhaust fumes B. smokes C. wastes D. emissions
19. The government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of________ by industry.
A. pesticides B. exhaust fumes. C. toxic waste D. emissions
20. Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying________ with________, which stay in the soil for years. A. agriculture – pesticides B. agriculture - fertilizers
C. crops – fertilizers D. crops - pesticides
21. The gradual rise in the Earth`s temperature is known as________.
A. greenhouse effect B. global warming C. ozone layer D. acid rain
22. The________ that are produced by factories and cars are allowing more________ from thesun to reach carth. A. gases – radiation B. gases - light C. gas – light D. gas - radiation
23. As the Earth gets hotter, the Arctic and Antarctic________ will slowly melt and thelevel of the oceans will rise. A. snowballs B. avalanches C. ice caps D. icebergs
24. There will be________ , too. Some areas will become wetter while others will becomemuch drier.
A. weather changes B. weather forecasts C. climatic changes D. climate changes
25. Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the________ of manyanimals are beingdestroyed.
A. natural resources B. natural habitats C. ways of life D. living surroundings
26. Many of the world`s largest cities are________ and some are permanently covered by a________.
A. heavily polluted - polluted cloud B. heavy pollution - polluted cloud
C. heavy pollution - cloud of pollution D. heavily polluted - cloud of pollution
27. Make sure your car runs on unleaded petrol and your home uses sources of________ energy.
A. recycling B. reused C. renewable D. recyclable
28. Scientists have found holes in the________ , particularly over Antarctica.
A. ice caps B. polar ice