UNIT 6-english 9

June 8, 2008
I. Choose the words from the box to complete the following passage.
Dirty- threatens- wastes- pollution- recycling- products- areas- disposing- sources- garbage

Many cities have a serious pollution problem. Motor vehicles, factories and other (1)…….. create so much air pollution that it may hang in the air like (2)…….. fog. Air pollution (3)……….. the health of the people who live in cities. Citiy (4)………. Cause water pollution when they are poured into waterways. These wastes kill fish and make some (5)……… unfit for swimming. In addition, many large cities have difficulty (6)…………… of their garbage. The amount of (7)…………… grows each year, but places to put it are quickly filling up.
Citizens, governments, industries, scientists, and business people must work together to gradually reduce (8)………….. For example, most cities have introduced (9)……….. programs, which cut down on garbage and the space needed to store it. Residents separate recyclable products from garbage, and city governments provide drop- off cities or pick up the (10)………….. from homes.
II. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital.
Eg. 0. You must be careful when you open that door. CARE
1. We must learn about keeping the environment………………… POLLUTE
2. Don’t eat those vegetables. They are………………………… POISON
3. We’ll live a happier and…………… life if we keep our environment clean. HEALTH
4. You are talking compete…………………… SENSE
5. Environmental…………………. Is everybody’s responsibility. PROTECT
IV. Choose the best option in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
1. We are all…….. destroying the environment around us. (slow/ slowly)
2. Wild plants and animals on the earth are………………. Disappearing (quick/ quickly)
3. Farm workers have to work very…………… during the harvest. (hard/ hardly)
4. Bob is sometimes a………………. driver. I think he drives…………. When he’s in a hurry. (dangerous/ dangerously).
5. Please don’t go too…………. The edge of the cliff. (near/ nearly)
6. Mr.Black sounded really………… this morning. He had his car stollen. (unhappy/ unhappily)
7. Frogs are found…………….. rare in this area. (comparative/ comparatively)
8. The lakes in our town are polluted…………………..(bad/ badly)
9. My uncle’s old car was………………. But his new one is very…………….(slow/ slowly- fast/ fastly)
10. What is for dinner? It smells very………….(delicious/ deliciously)
V. Read the following passage carefully. For each of the following dictionary definitions, write down the correct word (printed in bold type in the passage).
The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into wasteland. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The danger, however, is not confined solely to the land and the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
0. birds, animals, fish which are not tamed. Wildlife
1. keeping something safe from harm ………………………..
2. the process of making something dirty or impure. ………………………..
3. barren area, desert. ………………………..
4. the air, water and land in which we live. ………………………..
5. completely changing in form or nature. ………………………..
6. wealth, goods or products people can use. ………………………..
7. the air surrounding the earth. ………………………..
8. the number of people living in a place. ………………………..
9. difficulty which needs attention and thought. ………………………..
10. results, consequences. ………………………..
VI. Complete each of the following sentences with your own words.
1. It is extremely important that………………………………………………………………………………
2. It is surprising that………………………………………………………………………………
3. I’m not pleased that………………………………………………………………………………
4. It seems necessary that………………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m afraid that………………………………………………………………………………
6. we are disappointed that………………………………………………………………………………
7. Yesterday she was annoyed that………………………………………………………………………………
8. He is sure that………………………………………………………………………………
9. They are amazed that………………………………………………………………………………
10. I’m sorry that………………………………………………………………………………