Unit 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES
TEST 4
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. extinction b. animal c. classify d. primary
a. biologist b. seriously c. commercial d. identify
a. habitat b. different c. industry d. introduce
a. medicine b. endanger c. addition d. survival
a. derive b. provide c. modern d. depend
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth`s resources can lead only to eventual global disaster.
a. exploit b. exploitable c. exploitation d. exploitative
Farmers make their soil more productive by distributing _______.
a. fertile b. fertility c. fertilizers d. fertilizable
Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.
a. pollutes b. pollutants c. pollutions d. polluters
Contamination and global warming have driven many species of animals and plants _______ the threat of extinction.
a. for b. to c. with d. on
Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it.
a. from b. on c. for d. of
They have built a particular reserve` which is suitable _______ pandas.
a. at b. upon c. in d. for
We should do something immediately to conserve _______ nature
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Everyone knows what is happening to _______ earth but we just do not know how to stop it.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.
a. destroy b. drain c. endanger d. discover
If an area is _______, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed.
a. endangered b. deforested c. contaminated d. polluted
Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
a. raise b. produce c. supply d. reserve
Many schools provide environmental education to increase students` awareness of conservation needs.
a. effort b. benefit c. exploitation d. knowledge
All the countries of the area have _______ to protect their wildlife but they are rarely enforced.
a. efforts b. laws c. results d. reserves
Forest dwellers had always hunted the local _______ but their needs had been small.
a. wildlife b. commerce c. reserve d. generation
Keep quiet. You _______ talk so loudly in here. Everybody is working.
a. may b. must c. might d. mustn`t
John is not at home. He _____ go somewhere with Daisy. I am not sure.
a. might b. will c. must d. should
_______ I have a day off tomorrow? - Of course not. We have a lot of things to do.
a. Must b. Will c. May d. Need
The computer _______ reprogramming. There is something wrong with the software.
a. must b. need c. should d. may
_______ I be here by 6 o`clock? - No, you _______.
a. Shall/mightn`t b. Must / needn`t c. Will / mayn`t d. Might / won`t
If I had gone white water rafting with my friends, I _______ down the Colorado River right now.
a. should have floated b. must be floating
c. would be floating d. would have been floating
You _______ touch that switch, whatever you do.
a. mustn`t b. needn`t c. won`t d. wouldn`t
Susan ___ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering so loudly.
a. mustn`t b. couldn`t c. can`t d. needn`t
You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven`t got a penny to their