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1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 I’m having new windows installed to … the amount of heat that escapes from the house.

A protect

B gather

C support

D reduce

2 When the polar bears … in Hudson Bay, it’s the perfect opportunity to see them.

A rescue

B gather

C assist

D crush

3 If we don’t … endangered species, they will disappear forever.

A reduce

B gather

C protect

D donate

4 We are having our … on the island booked by a travel agent.

A wilderness

B accommodation

C permit

D grounds

5 If you live in a(n) … area, you need a car to get into the town.

A solitary

B rural

C urban

D approximate

6 If too many tourists are allowed on the beach, the baby turtles may be … .

A crushed

B protected

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C gathered

D assisted

7 We have all the … on our house done by a professional.

A conservation

B accommodation

C maintenance

D support

8 If there were fewer … areas, there would be less pollution from cars and lorries.

A rural

B solitary

C approximate

D urban

9 If we had … more money, perhaps the gorillas would have had better protection.

A assisted

B donated

C supported

D reduced

10 If people don’t start walking more and driving less, the levels of … will continue to increase.

A pollution

B conservation

C maintenance

D survival

11 We’re having a small house built on the …; we have a beautiful view of the water.

A bay

B ice cap

C glacier

D wilderness

12 If polar bears weren’t such … creatures, they would spend less time alone.

A approximate

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B solitary

C rural

D urban

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2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 If hunters hadn’t killed so many tigers for their fur, they wouldn’t now be (a)n

in

danger/endangered

species.

2 If they don’t stop cutting down the rainforest, many animals and plants will lose their

natural/wildlife

habitat.

3 We are having our car fixed to be more eco-friendly and reduce the effects of

international/global

warming.

4 If

greenhouse/green

gases are produced, the Earth gets warmer.

5 If

people/human

activity wasn’t so damaging, animals would have a better chance at survival.

6 They are having a

reservation/conservation

project set up so that more people can be involved in

saving our planet.

7 If you go on an environmentally-

friendly/kind

holiday, you’e doing your part to reduce pollution.

8 The government is having a huge reserve built in one of the countries largest wilderness

parks/centres

.

9 When animals lose their

breeding/feeding

grounds, they lose their source of food and die out.

10 If you decide to get

self-confident/self-catering

accommodation, you will have to cook your own

meals.

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3. Complete the sentences with one word which best fits each gap.

1 That man looks very suspicious; I’m sure he’s ………….. to something illegal.

2 I’m sorry but I was ………….. to go out; can you come round later in the day?

3 I’m ………….. experiments on animals; I believe they are cruel and unnecessary.

4 I’m all ………….. your plan to go on a boat trip; I think it’s a great idea.

5 I called round at Lynn’s house but she was ………….. .

6 My brother is really ………….. heavy metal music; he listens to it all the time.

7 Everyone at school is ill with the flu so the school trip is ………….. .

8 Is your film …………..? Can I watch my new DVD now?

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4. Complete the sentences with words to do with eco-holidays. All the letters are

given, but they are mixed up.

1

ilwfledi

During our walk in the countryside we saw lots of …………….,

including rabbits, squirrels and a fox.

2

scurinoxe

Our teacher is organising an ……………. to visit the turtles in

Zakynthos.

3

rtpi

Did you enjoy the school ……………. to the nature park?

4

orurstsi

A lot of ……………. visit the island, which is famous for it’s old

windmills.

5

cvotaina

We’re going to spend the summer ……………. in our seaside cottage.

6

avtisitiec

……………. at the adventure camp include canoeing, sailing and

swimming with dolphins.

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otru

We went on a ……………. of France, Belgium and Holland.

8

olntvusere

The conservation park is looking for ……………. to work there at

weekends.

9

klihdaomersya The hotels and restaurants are full of ……………. from all over the

world.

10 ceona

The hotel has a great view out over the Pacific ……………. .

Marks / 10

Marks / 40