UNIT 9: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

E1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. contaminate B. deforest C. pollute D. protect
Question 2: A. meaning B. greater C. heatwave D. clearing
Question 3: A. protection B. control C. pollutionD. forest
Question 4: A. biodiversityB. climate C. gorilla D. giant
Question 5: A. book B. look C. flood D. good
Question 6: A. gorilla B. environment C. consequence D. respiratory
Question 7: A. tortoise B. ecosystem C. biodiversity D. promotion
Question 8: A. identify B. practical C. habitat D. respiratory
Question 9: A. extreme B. excellent C. execute D. exercise
Question 10: A. discuss B. issue C. fossil D. classroom
Question 11: A. pesticide B. impact C. focus D. practical
E2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. balance B. issue C. panda D. extreme
Question 2: A. upset B. tortoise C. wildlife D. heatwave
Question 3: A. serious B. influence C. energy D. pollutant
Question 4: A. promote B. support C. research D. nature
Question 5: A. aware B. protect C. impact D. danger
Question 6: A. solution B. habitat C. endangered D. awareness
Question 7: [Link] B. harmful C. disease D. destroy
Question 8: A. disappearB. average C. consequence D. negative
Question 9: A. awarenessB. illegal C. importance D. atmosphere
Question 10: A. environmentB. electrical C. ecosystem D. material
Question 11: A. natural B. chemical C. atmosphere D. solution
II-VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
E3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: ___________is the gradual increase of temperature on the earth's surface
due to greenhouse effect.
A. Global warming B. Climate change C. Natural habitats D. Extreme weather
Question 2: Air pollution is a major ___________that has serious effects on our health.
A. measure B. solution C. issue D. sewage
Question 3: Some animals lose their habitats because of ___________.
A. habitat B. energy C. deforestation D. biodiversity
Question 4: Although we are aware __ the importance of environment, we still overexploit
it.
A. from B. on C. for D. of
Question 5: Do you think we are doing enough to ____________ wild animals?
A. prevent B. protect C. promote D. predict
Question 6: Many ________ animals have been saved thanks to community efforts.
A. dangerous B. endangered C. generous D. natural
Question 7: We should _________action to protect endangered animals.
A. take B. get C. make D. do
Question 8: The loss of forests can destroy the natural soil and lead __________climate
change.
A. for B. to C. off D. down
Question 9: There will be ____, too. Some areas will become wetter while others will
become much drier.
A. weather changes B. weather forecasts C. climatic changes D.
climate changes
Question 10: “What was the weather like here” - "It was very sunny and hot. We had a bit
of a ___”
A. blance B. diversity C. habitat D. heatwave
Question 11: Global warming is the rise in the _________temperature of the earth's
atmosphere.
A. average B. normal C. casual D. polluted
Question 12: Earth Hour _________attention to climate change and global energy issues,
and promotes green activities worldwide.
A. attracts B. draws C. paints D. writes
Question 13: There are lots of things we can all do to ____ the environment.
A. enhance B. protect C. make D. build
Question 14: The gradual rise in the Earth's temperature is known as ____.
A. greenhouse effect B. global warming C. ozone layer D. acid rain
Question 15: All the different plants and animals in a natural community are in a state of
_____.
A. peace B. balance C. energy D. pollution
Question 16: Air pollution is a___of fossil fuel burning by motor vehicles, factories, aircraft
and rockets.
A. product B. example C. harm D. consequence
Question 17: Air pollution is a ___________ problem in many major cities.
A. practical B. global C. serious D. endangered
Question 18: Global warming is making ____weather events, such as hurricanes and
droughts.
A. extreme B. positive C. sustainable D. climatic
Question 19: Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the ____ of
many animals are being destroyed.
A. natural resources B. natural habitats C. ways of life D. living surroundings
Question 20: Holding World Environment Day is one of the ways the United Nations uses
to advocate for environmental ____ and call for political action.
A. experience B. protection C. decrease D. pollution
Question 21: The organisation focuses _______protecting the natural habitats of rare
animals.
A. in B. for C. to D. on
Question 22: The council has _____________ ideas to help manage traffic.
A. come up with B. taken part in C. made up with D. raised awareness of
Question 23: The loss of forests can damage the natural habitats of many animals and
put wildlife _______danger.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
Question 24: We had a discussion about _________ warming this morning.
A. global B. natural C. extreme D. negative
Question 25: High levels of pollution can upset the ____________ of an ecosystem.
A. average B. substance C. reason D. balance
Question 26: Greenpeace is an international group that protests against anything which is
a ____ to the environment.
A. threat B. threaten C. threatening D. threatener
Question 27: Scientists think that wild animals must ____________ in their natural
habitats.
A. keep B. to keep C. be keeping D. be kept
Question 28: Pollution can have serious effects_________ the balance of ecosystem.
A. in B. on C. to D. for
Question 29: We need to be____ of enviromental problems so that we can find ways to
protect nature.
A. aware B. calm C. kind D. willing
Question 30:_ is mainly caused by waste gases that come out of vehicles, machines or
factories.
A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise pollution D. Soil pollution
Question 31: Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying
measures which will reduce greenhouse gas ____.
A. exhaust fumes B. smokes C. wastes D. emissions
Question 32: There’s been a ____ in Germany and a village was completely destroyed.
A. flood B. drizzle C. shower D. smog
Question 33: We have to suffer a lot of floods due to our serious of forests.
A. destroy B. destructive C. destruction D. destructor
Question 34: Illegal trade in animal body ____ can lead to the disappearance of many
animals
A. parts B. sections C. kinds D. sorts
Question 35: During the last hundred years we have done great ____ to the environment.
A. injury B. pollution C. damage D. hurt
Question 36: The problems of pollution call for a prompt from the government.
A. act B. action C. acting D. active
Question 37: If government don't ____ global warming, more natural disasters will occur.
A. achieve B. promote C. discourage D. prevent
Question 38: The loss of forests can have a ________impact on the environment.
A. positive B. giant C. negative D. practical
Question 39: Environmental pollution is becoming an ____ serious problem that needs to
be taken care of as soon as possible.
A. increasingly B. increasing C. increase D. increased
Question 40: Fish and poultry have a much lower impact the environment, and other plant
proteins are even less damaging the planet.
A. Ø - for B. on - to C. on - with D. of - to
Question 41: We are aware of the __ of natural resources. We should save them for
future use.
A. poison B. preservation C. usage D. exploitation
Question 42: They have built a particular reserve which is suitable _______ pandas.
A. at B. upon C. in D. for
Question 43: Forest dwellers had always hunted the local ___ but their needs had been
small.
 A. wildlife B. commerce C. reserve D. generation
Question 44: She is a famous .She tries her best to protect rare animals from extinction.
A. environment B. environmental C. environmentalist D. environmentally
Question 45: They are asking for public donations to protect some certain wild
animals____dying out.
A. from B. for C. with D. up
Question 46: More and more rare animals are danger of extinction.
A. for B. on [Link] D. in
Question 47: Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
Question 48: They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
Question 49: She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
Question 50: The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he had been B. whether I had been C. where has he been D. where had
he been
Question 51: Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father
was
Question 52: The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he
prefers
Question 53: Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous C. did not eat / before D. would not
eat / last
Question 54: Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do/ following D.
was going / previous
Question 55: John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
Question 56: Jack asked me _____.
A. where do you come from? B. where I come from
C. where I came from D. where did I come from?
Question 57: She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
A. when B. what C. if D. x
Question 58: I asked him______________,but he said nothing.
A. what's the matter was B. what was the matter
C. what the matter was D. the matter was what
E4: Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in
capitals
Question 1: Animals should be kept in their ____________ habitats. (NATURE)
Question 2: Habitats of ____________ animals are damaged by human activities.
(ENDANGER)
Question 3: 3. Many endangered animals are at risk of disappearing due to habitat
__________ and illegal hunting. (LOSE)
Question 4: The presentation focused on ____________ protection and climate change.
(ENVIRONMENT)
Question 5: ____________ hunting can cause pain and suffering to wild animals, and
destroy animal families. (LEGAL)
Question 6: You should never buy ____________ made from endangered animals.
(PRODUCE)
Question 7: ____________ is a serious environmental problem in many parts of the
world. (DEFOREST)
Question 8: ____________ is important because plants and animals depend on each
other to survive. (DIVERSE)
Question 9: A new series of educational programmes shows the ____________ of wildlife
to humans. (IMPORTANT)
Question 10: Earth Hour has grown to become an international ____________ for the
environment. (MOVE)
Question 11: Habitat ____________ is the process by which a natural habitat becomes
incapable of supporting its native species. (DESTROY)
Question 12: The protection and ____________ of the environment is one of the most
important issues facing humankind today. (PRESERVE)
Question 13: Researchers are finding that sometimes a ____________ to an
environmental problem can cause trouble in another area. (SOLVE)
E5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 1: My friend said she would take part in a go-green event the following week.
A. participate in B. look after C. get on with D. carry out
Question 2: She wanted to know if giant pandas were still endangered.
A. strong B. much C. large D. flooded
Question 3: Air pollution is a major cause of respiratory diseases or even lung cancer.
A. reason B. right C. action D. sorrow
Question 4: Many schools provide environmental education to increase students'
awareness of conservation needs.
A. effort B. benefit C. exploitation D. knowledge
Question 5: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify
them.
A. destroy B. drain C. endanger D. discover
Question 6: Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife.
A. organization B. contamination C. protection D. damage
Question 7: Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent
action is taken.
A. vanishing B. damaging C. polluting D. destroying
Question 8: Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water,
and fertile soil for agriculture.
A. destruction B. contamination C. fertilizer D. variety
Question 9: The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.
A. reserve B. generation C. natural environment D. diversity
Question 10: It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are
poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa
A. disappeared B. increased C. threatened D. reduced
Question 11: Overpopulation in big cities has severely affected the air and water quality.
A. seriously B. insignificantly C. largely D. commonly
E6: Change the sentences into the reported speech.
Question 1: Mr Jones was very sad and said "All this rubbish is killing fish and other sea
creatures."
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_____________________________________________________________________
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Question 2: "We can clean the beach together." said Nick.
 ____________________________________________________________.
Question 3: "I'll ask our friends and neighbours to come and help us" Mary said to them.
 ____________________________________________________________.
Question 4: "I'm so happy to hear that, children" Mr Jones said to his children.
 ____________________________________________________________.
Question 5: Tony said "The disposal of untreated sewage in rivers and oceans leads to
water pollution."
 ________________________________________________________.
Question 6: Mary said "Loud and annoying sounds from innumerable vehicles in the
highway nearby cause noise pollution."
 _____________________________________________________________.
Question 7: Mai said "The rising sea level is product of global warming, a natural
phenomenon. The only unnatural thing about global warming is the accelerated rate at
which it is happening."
 ________________________________________________________.
Question 8: Linda said "Environmental pollution is an impact of human activities on the
environment."
 _________________________________________________________.
Question 9: Mr Jones gave the people gloves and said to them: "Protect yourselves from
germs."
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 10: Nam said, "The environment is severely affected by pollution."
 ________________________________________________________.
Question 11: Mai said, "The burning of fossil fuels leads to air pollution."
 __________________________________________________________.
Question 12: Peter said, "Intensive insecticide and pesticide sprays in agriculture make
the soil contaminated."
 ____________________________________________________.
Question 13: "It's confusing because there are too many web pages about the
environment" Nam said.
 ____________________________________________________________.
Question 14: "Air pollution is one of the causes of the greenhouse effect" scientists said.
 ________________________________________________________.
Question 15: "Pollution is one of the problems in my neighbourhood" Nam said.
 __________________________________________________
Question 16: "More people are aware of the preservation of natural resources" the editor
said.
 _____________________________________________________.
 Question 17: "We are discussing the protection of the natural environment" the students
told their teacher.
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 18: "Use the web search engine to find the information that you need" Nam's
father told him.
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 19: He said, “I don’t have much time to talk to you.”
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 20: Kate said, “I will help you carry your luggage.”
 _______________________________________________________.
Question 21: They said, “We went to Japan on holiday last week.”
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 22: She said, “I can go home on my own.”
 ______________________________________________________.
Question 23: They said, “We haven’t been to the bank for a long time.”
 __________________________________________________________.
Question 24: He said, “I don’t understand the teacher’s question.”
 ___________________________________________________________.
Question 25: Mary said, “I will play cards tomorrow.”
 __________________________________________________________.
Question 26: Nick told me, “I am going to see my parents next month.”
 __________________________________________________.
Question 27: “ I enjoyed the performance yesterday,” Trang said.
 _____________________________________________________.
Question 28: “I am very happy with your results,” Mrs. Green said to us.
 ________________________________________________________.
Question 29: “I stopped using single-use plastic box,” Mary said.
 _________________________________________________________.
Question 30: “Adam will repair the car next weekend,” she said.
 ______________________________________________________.
Question 31: “Many activities will be held to encourage environmental protection,” my
teacher said.
 ____________________________________________________.
Question 32: “I will take the dog out for a walk,” my mother said.
 _______________________________________
Question 33: “We took part in many activities of preserving the environment yesterday,”
the students said.
 _______________________________________________________.
III-READING:
E7: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Climate change is one of the most intuitive changes in global warming. As a result of a
large amount of carbon dioxide emissions, there is a sharp rise in high-temperature
weather, which has an irreversible impact on our environment and ecology. Scientists
say, “Changing weather patterns linked to rising global temperatures have resulted in a
dearth of wind across northern China, according to several recent studies, exacerbating a
wave of severe pollution that has been blamed for millions of premature deaths”. However,
when I returned home last Christmas, there was no snow on the street, instead, it was a
warm winter with sunshine. The continued of global warming may not only bring about
changes in climate. The world may undergo more unpredictable changes due to global
warming in the future.
Global climate change has seriously affected the living environment of animals, the
change of climate, the quality of human life, and the threat to human security. Global
warming has become a very difficult trend to reverse. It and rising temperatures have
caused very serious consequences for human beings, brought great impact on the Earth’s
organisms and seriously affected people’s lives, but people didn’t realize the seriousness
of the problem. It is urgent to protect the environment and people should take active
measures to deal with it.
Question 1: What could be the best title for the passage?
A. The Protection of Ozone Layer to Earth B. Climate Change and
Global Warming
C. The History of Ozone Development D. The Destruction if Animals’ Habitat
Question 2: The word “which” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. a wave of severe pollution B. a sharp rise in high-temperature weather
C. a large amount of carbon dioxide emissions D. a great impact on the earth’s
organism
Question 3: The word “reverse” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. turn right B. reduce more C. change to opposite D. increasing
sharply
Question 4: According to the passage, all of the following are the impacts of climate
change and global warming EXCEPT _______
A. exacerbating a wave of severe pollution B. improving the quality of
human life
C. threatening human security D. bringing about serious changes in climate
Question 5: According to recent studies, millions of premature deaths are caused by
_______.
A. living environment B. active measuresC. rising temperature D. severe pollution