TEST 2 (UNIT 10)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. flora                B. fauna                C.  conservation        D. delta

2. A. species                B. forest                C.  explore                D. experience

3. A. pangolin                B. endangered                C.  kangaroo                D. mangrove

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

4. A. tropical                B. waterway                C.  freshwater                D. employment

5. A. overuse                B. amazing                C.  introduce                D. disappear

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. Many organisations have criticized the ______________ of natural resources.

A. overuse                B. overvalue                 C.  overview                D. overweight

7. Although humans may have the longest lifespan of any ______________, giant tortoises have the longest recorded lives among vertebrates.

A. reptile                 B. fauna                 C.  mammal                 D. amphibian

8. The human body is a very complex ______________.

A. living                B. organist                C.  organism                D. organization

9. These factors may be affected by ______________ components of the environment such as water supply or nutrient levels in the soil.

A. living                B. non-living                 C.  alive                D. lively

10. The Amazon river basin contains the world’s largest tropical ______________ with a large number of species.

A. vegetation                B. wood                C.  rainforest                 D. foliage

11. Farmers and fishermen have been waiting for the annual ______________ season to earn more money as the water is expected to wash away saline residue and protect aquatic resources.

A. flood                B. water                C.  rain                        D. flooding

12. Ca Mau Province has the longest navigable ______________ in the Mekong Delta - over 7,000 kilometres.

A. waterline                B. waterfront                C.  waterway                D. watercourse

13. Many habitats such as ______________ and wetlands are disappearing fast.

A. mangroves                 B. areas                 C.  suburbs                D. regions 

14. These ______________ are designed to reduce pollution.

A. actions                B. quantities                C.  measures                D. levels 

15. Try to keep a(n) ______________ between hunters and prey in the nature.

A. equality                B. right                        C.  dominance                D. balance

IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word below. There are three extra words.

Ways to Protect Biodiversity

Variety is the spice of life, an old saying goes. Without a variety of life or biodiversity, ecosystems suffer. Damaging biodiversity means damaging ¹⁶ ______________ and human life is affected, too.

Unfortunately, human activities have harmed the world’s biodiversity. Too much fishing and hunting, destruction and damage to ¹⁷ ______________, pollution, climate change - all these threaten biodiversity. Fortunately, some damage can be reserved through restoration of an area’s habitat. Restoring a habitat provides the foundation for ¹⁸ ______________. The species that should be living in an area can increase in numbers. Even in urban areas, restoring native plants can provide food and shelter for native animal and insect ¹⁹ ______________. Human activities are reducing biodiversity at a rate 1,000 times faster than has happened over the last 65 million years. The Earth can’t sustain biodiversity under such conditions. Practising sustainability means using resources more wisely so that the Earth can maintain its ²⁰ ______________. For instance, anyone can buy organic products, which reduces habitat damage by eliminating harmful pesticides and fertilizers. Energy-efficient products consume less energy and also protect resources.

V. Choose a word from the list to combine with the preposition to form a compound noun.

21. The lecturer distributed ______________-outs before she started speaking. 

22. Jack does a daily ______________-out at the gym, starting with 20 ______________-ups.

23. He’s giving his office a major______________-out this week.

24. I love having a ______________-in on Sundays.

25. There was a surprising large ______________-out at the concert.

VI. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Conservation

Conservation concerns man’s safeguarding and preservation of natural resources and his responsibility ²⁶ ______________ improving the ²⁷ ______________ conditions in which he lives. An important task of ²⁸ ______________ is the prevention of waste - waste of forests, soil, minerals, wildlife and human life.

Trees help to preserve land because ²⁹ ______________ roots bind the soil and retain water.                         ³⁰ ______________ trees, heavy rains will cause soil erosion and the remaining land become poor and worthless. Terrible floods often occur in the areas ³¹ ______________ trees are cut down in great quantity. Forest conservation also means the prevention of bush fires and the attention to planting and looking ³² ______________ new, young trees.

Not only should man preserve forests but he should ³³ ______________ realize the importance of wild life protection. Unless governments have good system of control or pass laws restricting the hunting and fishing of rare animals, they will slowly disappear.

Natural resources such as coal, gas and mineral ores are ³⁴ ______________. But the need for them is growing day by day. To conserve them, we must use them wisely and look for ³⁵ ______________ materials.

26. A. to                B. for                        C.  of                        D. about

27. A. environment        B. environmental        C.  nature                D. creature

28. A. prevention        B. determination        C.  conservation        D. conversation

29. A. those                B. their                        C.  that                        D. its

30. A. No                B. None                C.  Never                D. Without

31. A. where                B. which                C.  that                        D. the

32. A. for                B. up                        C.  after                D. over

33. A. even                B. just                        C.  also                        D. together

34. A. unlimited         B. limited                C.  limiting                D. unlimiting

35. A. different         B. changed                C.  various                D. alternative

VII. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.