Unit 11. Sources of energy

UNIT 11 SOURCE OF ENERGY
I. Choose the words that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. exhaust b. source c. enormous d. cause
a. sun b. solar c. safe d. sure
a. heat b. great c. release d. reach
a. geothermal b. power c. solar d. hydro
a. polluted b. consume c. nuclear d. fuel
II. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ______ the atmosphere.
a. to b. in c. on d. with
The natural environment consists ______ all natural resources.
a. in b. of c. to d. on
Solar energy can be changed ______ electricity.
a. in b. to c. into d. for
Oil, coal and natural gas are ______ fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants.
a. unleaded b. smokeless c. solid d. fossil
A nuclear reactor releases ______ which is dangerous to the environment.
a. radiation b. heat c. energy d. carbon dioxide
We could make better ______ of our energy resources.
a. spend b. use c. need d. limit
The government has spent £1 million on an advertising ______ to encourage energy conservation.
a. campaign b. promotion c. operation d. enterprise
All fossil fuels are ______ resources that cannot be replaced after use.
a. unlimited b. renewable c. available d. non-renewable
Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe.
a. boundless b. unlimited c. uncountable d. inflexible
Many newer cars have a much lower fuel ______.
a. consuming b. consumer c. consumation d. consumption
III. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence.
Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman ______ governor in the United States.
a. who elected b. to be elected c. was elected d. her election as
Pioneers, ______ in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self-sufficient.
a. who living b. living c. lived d. that lived
Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ______ on the campus of Princeton University. .
a. standing b. it stands c. has stood d. stood
Jerome Kern`s most famous work is Showboat, ______ , most enduring musical comedies.
a. it is one of the finest b. of the finest one
c. the finest one d. one of the finest
______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.
a. Discovering b. which was discovered
c. Discovered d. That when discovered
Neil Armstrong, ______ person to set foot on the moon, reported that the surface was fine and powdery.
a. the first b. to be the first c. was the first d. as the first
The Massachusetts State House, ______ in 1798, was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time.
a. completing b. which was completed
c. was completed d. to be completed
Lady Astor was the first woman ______ her seat in Parliament.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. who takes
Norman Weiner, ______ mathematician and logician, had an important role in the development of the computer.
a. who as a b. was a c. whom a d. a
War and Peace, ______, was published in 1869.
a. Leo Tolstoy`s most celebrated novel b. that is Leo Tolstoy`s most celebrated novel
c. which most celebrated novel of Leo Tolstoy d. is a Leo Tolstoy`s most celebrated novel
IV. Choose word or phrase - a, b, c or d – that needs correcting.
Louisa May Alcott, she best known for her books for children