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

1. A. government B. borrowing C. program D. promotion

2. A. polar B. land C. impact D. animal
3. A. possession B. access C. property D. American
4. A. release B. easy C. threat D. increase
5. A. preserve B. conserve C. fossil D. discuss
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. protection B. charity C. chemical D. neighbourhood
2. A. submarine B. assignment C. disposal D. depletion
3. A. chemical B. solution C. disposal D. erosion
4. A. scientist B. chemical C. injury D. announcement
5. A. evidence B. principle C. allergy D. awareness
II. Put the correct word for the sentences below.
deforestation preserve greenhouse effect fossil fuels
damage depletion pollute global warming
1. The ____ greenhouse effect _____ occurs when the earth's atmosphere traps certain gases such as carbon
dioxide as well as water vapour. This makes the earth's surface warmer.
2. ______Damage________ is harm or injury that makes something less valuable or able to function.
3. To ______ preserve ________ is to keep and protect something from damage, change or waste.
4. ____ Fossil fuels ______ are non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fuel oil and natural gas formed
from dead plants and animals underground.
5. Global warming is the gradual increase of temperature on the earth's surface due to greenhouse effect.
6. Depletion ______ is the using up or reducing something like energy or resources.
7. To _____pollute_______ is to make air, water, or soil dirty or unclean.
8. Deforestation _____ is the removal or cutting down of all trees in an area for urban use and farm lands.
III. Choose the correct words in the bracket to complete the sentences.
preserved forestation confused erosion
global environment attraction environmental
1. Scientists have tried to assess the impact of human activities on the ______ environment ______.
2. We should have ____ forestation ____ plans to replace the trees cut down for farmland use in the region.
3. Oceanic oil spills become a major ____ environmental _____ problem, chiefly a result of intensified
petroleum exploitation.
4. The rhino habitat has been perfectly _____ preserved _____ in the region.
5. The students are somewhat ____ confused ___ by the usage of the words “preservation” and
“conservation”.
6. Many climatologists believe that the decline in mountain glaciers is one of the first observation signs of
_____global____ warming.
7. Rising sea levels can add to the _____ erosion _______ of our coastlines.
8. Waste water has polluted seas and lakes surrounding tourist ____ attraction _____, damaging the flora
and fauna.
IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the
same line.
1. In banana plantations, flooding occurs partly because of deforestation and partly
because of poorly ____constructed____ drainage systems. CONSTRUCT
2. African and Asian elephant numbers feel dramatically in the 19th and 20th centuries,
___largely_____ due to the ivory trade and habitat loss. LARGE
3. The environmental consequences of large dams are numerous, including direct
impacts to the biological, chemical and _____physical______ properties of rivers. PHYSICS
4. In areas with high concentrations of tourist activities and attractive natural attractions,
waste ______disposal______ is a serious problem. DISPOSE
5. Unlike pesticides, ______fertilizers_____ are not directly toxic but their presence in FERTILIZE
fresh water changes the nutrient system.
6. ___Erosion_____ caused by deforestation can also lead to increased flooding. ERODE
7. The Earth's natural resources should be consumed at a sustainable___ level. SUSTAIN
8. Dealing with resource _____depletion______ requires a broad range of strategies. DEPLETE
 9. Experts predict that the world's rain forests could completely disappear in 100 years at
the current rate of ____deforestation_____. DEFOREST
10. Mining is an extractive industry, often with huge ____environmental____ and ENVIRONMENT
social impacts.
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Jack asked me ____.
A. where do you come from? B. where I came from
C. where I come from D. where did I come from?
2. She asked me ____ I liked pop music.
A. when B. what C. if D. x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know ____ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father ____ a race horse.
A. owns B. owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ____?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it ____ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The builders have ____ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
9. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
10. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she'd been on holiday the ____ week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
11. Fossil fuels which are non-renewable pollute the air and cause air ____.
A. pollution B. solution C. contaminate D. consumption
12. Recycling provides a method of reducing the amount of waste materials that gets to the landfills - thus
____ it less probable for environmental pollution to take place.
A. making B. doing C. causing D. trying
13. If wastes are thrown ____, they can cause pollution in water, land and air.
A. inappropriately B. disappointingly C. eco-friendly D. favourably
14. Trees not only bring nature to urban areas, but they also help clean the air by absorbing pollutants, ____
oxygen, ____ water, and grow food.
A. to provide - to save B. to provide - save C. providing - saving D. provide - save
15. Air pollution is such a serious ____ that it has been a direct factor in the ____ of millions of people each
year.
A. threat - death B. threat - deaths C. threaten - death D. threaten - deaths
16. Sometimes it's better not to buy something new, and buy it ____ instead.
A. used B. usable C. use D. useful
17. He asked the children ____ the river.
A. don't pollute B. if they don't pollute C. not to pollute D. not polluting
18. They asked me how many students ____ in the school.
A. there were B. were there C . there are D. are there
19. He told me that ____.
A. he would participate in the conservation campaign yesterday
B. he had participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
C. he participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
D. he has participated in the conservation campaign the previous day
20. He asked, “Why did she write the article on conservation?”
He asked why ____.
A. she had written the article on conservation B. she has written the article on conservation
C. she wrote the article on conservation D. did she write the article on conservation
1. Yesterday, Laura ____ him to put some shelves up.
 A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
2. Tom has ____ this story wasn't completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
3. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ____ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
4. I wonder ____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
5. Mathew ____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
6. Hello, Jim. I didn't expect to see you today. Sophie said you ____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
7. Ann ____ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me C. tell me goodbye D. told me
goodbye
8. I told you ____ to switch off the computer, didn't I?
A. don't B. not C. not to D. to not
9. Bill was slow, so I ____ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
10. Sarah was driving too fast, so I ____ to slow down.
A. asked her B. asked C. ask D. have asked her
11. You should use electric fans instead of air conditioners ____ they don't emit dangerous gases.
A. so B. but C. because D. although
12. Kevin told Phong ____ for many years.
A. plastic had been popular material for containers
B. plastic would be popular material for containers
C. plastic has been popular material for containers
D. plastic was popular material for containers
13. Kevin told Phong, ____ to our environment in several ways.
A. plastic may be very harmful B. plastic had been very harmful
C. plastic is too harmful D. plastic was very harmful
14. He ____ we could buy or make reusable bags and leave some bags in our bike for shopping.
A. said us B. says to us C. told us D. told to us
15. My mother encouraged me ____ for recycling.
A. to collect B. collecting C. collect D. should collect
16. The campaign ____ things like water bottles and aluminum cans into new, useful objects like park
benches, bikes, etc.
A. becomes B. recycles C. turns D. comes
17. Fish and poultry have a much lower impact ____ the environment, and other plant proteins are even less
damaging ____ the planet.
A. on - to B. on - with C. x - for D. of - to
18. We get the energy we require for our everyday needs from many sources, but not all of them are ____.
A. ecological B. economic C. unharmed D. eco-friendly
19. Burning garbage ____ dangerous gases to the environment, and this may lead to global warming.
A. emits B. throws C. sends D. rejects
20. Individually wrapped candy or chocolate causes a lot of trash, ____ fruits and vegetables are healthier
and mean less waste.
A. because B. while C. so D. a
VI. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct.
1. The (A) deplete of the ozone layer (B) is not (C) a good thing (D) for the Earth. → depletion
2. We (A) need (B) to protect the (C) environmental for the (D) next generation. → environment
3. Deforestation will lead (A) to the extinction of rare (B) animal due to the loss of (C) their habitats, and
(D) extreme floods and land erosion. → animals
4. (A) Worldwide rainforest (B) preserve has (C) been the aim (D) of many environmentalists. →
preservation
5. (A) Person should (B) make efforts to preserve the environment (C) for the sake of (D) themselves and
their children. → People
6. Environmental (A) pollute is (B) one of the greatest and most urgent (C) problems in modern (D) times.
→ pollution
7. Many countries (A) have signed up to international agreements (B) which aim (C) to reduce the negative
(D) impaction of climate change. → impact
8. (A) Any amateur (B) gardener knows (C) plantation need two things (D) to survive: sunlight and water.
→ plants
Change these statements into reported speech
1. She said, “I’ll see you tomorrow”.
2. ………………………………………
3. He said, “I saw her yesterday”.
4. ………………………………………
5. She said, “I don’t like this film”.
6. ………………………………………
7. Tom said, “I went swimming today”.
8. ………………………………………
9. He said, “I met her about 3 months ago”.
10. ………………………………………
11. She said, “Peter and Sure are getting married tomorrow”.
12. He asked me, “Did you borrow my dictionary?”
13. ………………………………………
14. They said to me, “Does your father work here?”
15. ………………………………………
16. She asked him, “Does your brother live in New York?”
17. ………………………………………
18. He said, “Will she come here tonight?”
19. ………………………………………
20. I asked the hotel receptionist, “Do you have a double room?”
21. ………………………………………
22. Peter asked us, “Have you seen that movie yet?”
23. ………………………………………
24. “How long does the train take?” asked Ann.
25. ………………………………………
26. “How far do I have to walk?” she asked.
27. ………………………………………
28. “What are you doing?” he asked.
29. ………………………………………
30. “Why are you so late?” the teacher asked him.
31. ………………………………………
32. I asked the doctor, “How many times a day should I take the medicine?”
33. ………………………………………
34. “What time does the plane arrive?” we asked.
35. “Listen carefully”, he said to us.
36. ………………………………………
37. “Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said to him.
38. ………………………………………
39. “Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said to her.
40. ………………………………………
41. “Don’t shout”, I said to him.
42. ………………………………………
43. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us.
44. ………………………………………