lChoose the one or phrase that best completes each sentence.
The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A. protect B. pollute C. destroy D. eliminate
Water pollution is more and more serious due to the tests of nuclear weapon in the seas and oceans.
A. circulation B. environment C. elimination D. contamination
Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live.
A. regular B. rare C. short D. inadequate
Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil.
A. supplying B. recovering C. removing D. holding
The farmers removed some undeveloped trees to improve the growth of the rest.
A. eliminated B. planted C. fertilized D. transferred
Harmful insects must be _______to protect our crops.
A. conserved B. protected C. destroyed D. cultivated
The new laws will be _______to restrict wildlife destruction.
A. pasted B. passed C. supplied D. taken away
Up to now, AIDS have not been _______, and more and more people died of the disease.
A. treated B. concerned C. killed D. stopped
We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas _______.
A. during the night B. at night C. very quickly D. very slowly
She is a famous _______she is very interested in protecting wild animals from extinction.
A. conserve B. conservationist C. conservation D. conservational
Up to now, we have hardly estimated the _______that our country suffered during the war.
A. destroy B. destroyable C. destructive D. destruction
The government have become more and more worried about the _______of the coastline by the sea.
A. erode B. erosion C. erosive D. erodent
We should do something immediately to save the Earth_______ being destroyed.
A. from B. for C. in D. at
Man is doing harm _______the environment.
A. on B. in C. for D. to
Fire is the greatest danger _______forests.
A. on B. of C. to D. in
_________ the report__________ yet?
A. Was/written B. Has/written C. Did /write D. Has/been written
The roads in our town _________.
A. wide B. are being wide C. are being widened D. are being widen
Just a minute. The food is ready and the table _________.
A. set B. sets C. is setting D. is being set
_________this tractor_________ last year?
A. Did /buy B. Was / bought C. Has / bought D. Has /been bought
In some areas, water _________from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
A. is being taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. has taken
Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
The world’s rain forests must be safe from ______________. (destroy)
Major steps are being taken to control the ______________of beaches. (pollute)
Water ______________is necessary for hydropower stations. (conserve)
People are ______________doing harm to the environment. (constant)
The government has made no attempt to reduce soil ______________. (erode)
He stressed the need to pass a law in nature’s ______________. (defend)
Many species of plans and animals have been virtually ______________. (eliminate)
Trees, grasses, and other plant life play an important part in the natural ______________of water.
(circulate)
Modern farming practice has led to the virtual ______________of this bird. (disappear)
The giant panda is an ______________species. (endanger)
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
Water can be hold _______ land by vegetation.
Man is constantly doing harm _______the environment.
The farm is famous _______its production of coffee.
Burning coal and oil releases gases which are harmful _______humans.
I think she is old enough to take care _______herself. She can live independently from her parents.
Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words provided.
The manager always welcomes new employees.
(New employees
Janet’s colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
(Janet
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
(The phonograph
Stephan Court has just invented an armchair which can play music.
(An armchair which can play music
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