Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 9 Preserving the environment

UNIT 9-PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others

1.A. energy B. finally C. hospital D. denial 2.A. beautiful B. consumption C. offensive D. aquatic 3.A. orginize B. picturesque C. engineer D. afternoon 4.A. article B. chemical C. etiquette D. Japanese 5.A. employee B. committee C. referee D. absentee 6.A. confusion B. degraded C. editor D.pollutant 7.A. pestiside B. habital C. important D. adventure 8.A. dangerous B. harmony C. natural D. mountaineer 9.A. animal B. destruction C. unfriendly D. solution 10.A. government B. understand C. mystery D. tropical Answer keys:

1. D 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.B Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :

1. There is a ...................... water because it hasn’t rained for a long time.

A. shortage B. short C. shortest D. shorter 2.One of the aims of Greenpeace is to .................... of the environmental problems facing our planet.

A. take responsibility B. arouse interest C. raise concern D. raise awareness 3. The creation of nature reserves will help to ensure the .................. of many endangered species

A. extinction B. survival C. elimination D. disappearance 4. are very anxious about the falling rhino population.

A. Environmentalists B. Environmental activities C. Conservationists D. Naturalists 5. Earth day was started by John McConnell in 1970 as a way to make people .............. the problems of the environment

A. attention to B. responsible with C. aware of D. attentive to 6. The heavily polluted water near the factory .................. the safety of the local people.

A. endangers B. preserves C. contaminates D. is threatened 7. The huge oil slick is moving slowly towards Ireland, and several miles of coastline are under ....................

A. threat B. stake C. pressure D. damage 8.Tornadoes are very dangerous because there is ................., and people do not have much time to find a safe place

A. small warning B. a lot of warning C. little warning D. few warning 9. We admire Lucy for her intelligence, cheerful disposition and ................

A. honest B. honesty C. honestly D. honested 10. Several ..................... are known to cause cancer to develop.

A. chemist B. chemistry C. chemical D. chemicals 11. “Thank you so much for your support” - ...........................................

A. Welcome! It’s very nice of you B. Well done C. There is nothing I can do about it D. It. s my pleasure 12. Farmers can enrich the soil by using ......................

A. fertile B. fertility C. fertilizers D. fertilize 13. Sugar is the ....................... of healthy teeth.

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A. destruction B. destructively C. destroying D. destroyer 14. The river has been polluted with toxic waste from ..................... factories.

A. local B. locate C. locally D. locality 15. Why aren’t you coming with us ? - ................................

A. That’s why I don’t like going out B. I have too much assignments to do. I’m sorry C. I was very tired. That’s why D. I don’t agree. I’m afraid 16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sonia said you .................. ill.

A. are B. were C. was D. should be 17. The man .................... that he had done this before and that he had some experience in the field.

A. told B. said me C. talked D. said 18. A nuclear reactor releases radiation which is .......... ..... to the environment.

A. dangerous B. endangered C. in danger D. danger 19. Human ................. have not shown their intention to live in harmony with the nature.

A. race B. beings C. being D. kind 20. The poor people in the city ................... terrible suffering as a result of disaster

A. have experienced B. had experienced C. experience D. have been experienced Answer keys:

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.B 20.A Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :

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