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TOPIC 2. Exercise 3

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  • 23. Land pollution can have a huge environmental impact _______ the form of air pollution and soil pollution which in turn can have adverse effects on human health.
    with
    in
    on
    to
  • 16. We should develop such ____ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.
    tradition
    alternative
    surprising
    revolutionary
  • 2. If people stop destroying animal’s natural habitat, more species will survive and produce _____.
    offsprings
    benefit
    ecology
    landscape
  • Burning garbage _________ dangerous gases to the environment, and this may lead to global warming.
    throws
    emits
    sends
    rejects
  • 26. Water energy or solar energy can both be used to _______ electricity.
    design
    heat
    operate
    generate
  • 15. Oil, coal and natural gas are ____ fuels made from decayed material.
    smokeless
    unleaded
    fossil
    solid
  • 28. The factory's use of _______ has caused a significant increase in air pollution levels.
    organic materials
    pesticides
    recycled products
    natural resources
  • 20. ___ are very anxious about the falling rhino population.
    Conservationists
    Naturalists
    Environmentalists
    Environmental activities
  • 17. It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy ____as much as possible.
    waste
    exhaustion
    consumption
    destruction
  • 30. One of the main areas of this organization is the _______ use of natural resources.
    wasteful
    forgettable
    vegetable
    sustainable
  • 11. It is time that governments ___ levels of environmental pollution.
    reduced/decreased
    decreased
    dropped
    reduced
  • 6. Human beings are ____ for the changes in the environment.
    blame
    responsible
    account
    faulty
  • 24. Consumption of fossil fuels at an alarming rate can _______ to global warming which can further result in melting of polar ice caps and increase in sea levels.
    lead
    drive
    run
    attach
  • 25. Human activity is leading to the extinction of species and habitats and _______ of bio-diversity.
    lost
    lose
    loss
    losing
  • 9. Air pollution is such a serious ___ that it has been a direct factor in the ___ of millions of people each year.
    threat – death
    threaten – death
    threat – deaths
    threaten- deaths
  • 1. Many rare ____ are in danger of extinction.
    pairs
    species
    beings
    classes
  • 27. The area is roped off because the water is seriously _______ .
    purified
    disappeared
    endangered
    contaminated
  • 3. Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become ____.
    extinct
    vanished
    empty
    disappeared
  • 5. People should make every_________to preserve the environment for the next generation.
    affect
    effort
    disappear
    endangered
  • 7. By cutting down trees, we ____ the natural habitat of birds and animals.
    would
    damage
    injure
    hurt
  • 21. Fish and poultry have a much lower impact ________ the environment, and other plant proteins are doing even less damage ________ the planet.
    on - to
    Ø – for
    of – to
    on - with
  • 8. ____ aren’t effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them.
    Herbicides
    Pesticides
    Composts
    Fertilizer
  • 19. The creation of nature reserves will help to ensure the ___ of many endangered species
    extinction
    survival
    elimination
    disappearance
  • 18. One of the aims of Greenpeace is to ___ of the environmental problems facing our planet.
    raise awareness
    raise concern
    arouse interest
    take responsibility
  • 14. We get the energy we require for our everyday needs from many sources, but not all of them are ___.
    economic
    eco-friendly
    ecological
    unharmed
  • 10. The campaign ___ things like water bottles and aluminum cans into new, useful objects like park benches, bikes, etc.
    reuses
    reduces
    reproduces
    recycles
  • 12. The ___ is the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live.
    environment
    planet
    consequence
    resource
  • 13. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____, and we’ll soon have no other choice but switching ___ alternative sources.
    on/of
    to/on
    up/off
    out/to
  • 29. Overusing chemical sprays and fertilizers makes land _______ and vegetation harmful to human health.
    clean
    polluted
    potential
    wet
  • 4. Many animals are ____ for their fur and other valuable parts of their bodies.
    chased
    hunted
    followed
    run after
  • 3. Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become ____.
    vanished
    empty
    extinct
    disappeared