First Certificate Masterclass
Unit Test 9
1 Complete the sentences using a preposition.
a There should be a ban driving in the city centre.
b I sympathise your ideas.
c Are you aware the danger that smoking can cause?
d Those chemicals are harmful the environment.
e There was a lot of anger the way the protesters were treated.
f The large scale killing of seals is a threat their survival.
g The charity depends government money.
h People always complain noise pollution.
i Unleaded fuel is better the environment than leaded fuel.
j The build-up of greenhouse gases in the air contributes global
warming.
k There should be a high tax smoking.
l The organisation Greenpeace is opposed harming the
environment.
mI have a lot of respect the environment.
n Do you believe saving the world s rainforests?
o Our country s environmental policies are different yours.
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2 Complete the text by writing the correct form of the word given.
When I was younger, I was an 1 (ACT) member of our village s
environmental group. Although the 2 (POPULATE) of the village was
small, it was a big group. We believed that some things were
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(DANGER) for the world. We met regularly and the meetings held a
4
(FASCINATE) for me. We discussed everything from the
5
(MIGRATE) of birds from one part of the world to another, to the
danger of 6 (VOLCANO) eruptions. I remember Tom had a
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(SCIENCE) background, and he thought things through in a very
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(SYSTEM), organised way. He was a clever man. Sometimes we had
9
(COMPETE) to see who could give the most 10 (INTEREST)
talk on an environmental issue. Now I am older, but I still belong to the same
group.
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3 Rearrange the letters in brackets to complete the sentences. The first letter is given.
a The volcano last e in 1987. (t r p e d u e)
b If we keep killing tigers, they are in danger of becoming e .
(c x t i n e t)
c The world s c is warming up. (a c m l e i t)
d The g effect is dangerous for the environment. (u e n e r o g s e h)
e The polar bear s natural h is cold places. (t b i a h t a)
f I was e from the building because of a bomb scare. (u v e c e d a t a)
g Serious d to the environment is caused by car fumes. (e d a g m a)
h Cars e toxic gases from their exhaust pipes. (t m i e)
i Which e issue do you support? (n e n r o t e n l v i a m)
j The d happened because it didn t rain for six months.
(g o u d r h t)
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4 Underline the correct words in italic.
a He s the person whose / that is collecting money for charity.
b The reason which / why I m not going is that I ve been before.
c Do you remember the summer when / which there was a water shortage?
d This is the car which / who has unleaded fuel.
e He s the man who / whose wrote the article about noise pollution.
f This was the place about which / to which I d heard so much.
g I was the person to whom / about whom the problem was mentioned.
h I like to travel in the winter where / when there are fewer people.
i There s the woman whose / whom car was stolen.
j The agent whose / that we bought the tickets from is called Mike Smith.
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5 Add commas to the following sentences where necessary.
a The shed that my brother built is still standing.
b John who I first met at school is a close friend of mine.
c Our next door neighbour whose daughter s name is Sally is coming to dinner.
d The town where my father was born is famous for its football team.
e The Tower of London where a lot of people died is a major tourist attraction.
/5 marks
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Unit Test 9 key
1 a on f to k on
b with g on l to
c ofh about m for
d to i for n in
e atj to o from
1 mark for each correct answer
2 a active f volcanic
b population g scientific
c dangerous h systematic
d fascination i competitions
e migration j interesting
1 mark for each correct answer
3 a erupted f evacuated
b extinct g damage
c climate h emit
d greenhouse i environmental
e habitat j drought
1 mark for each correct answer
4 a that f about which
b why g to whom
c when h when
d which i whose
e who j that
1 mark for each correct answer
5 a no commas necessary
b ,who I first met at school,
c ,whose daughter s name is Sally,
d no commas necessary
e ,where a lot of people died,
1 mark for each correct answer
Total marks: 50
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