UNIT 2.

HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT- Test 1 (key)

I. Find the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
1. A. recycle B. clean C. car D. cause
2. A. place B. plan C. habit D. attract
3. A. prevent B. energy C. attend D. encourage
4. A. protect B. provide C. model D. collect
5. A. heat B. situation C. turn D. sustainable
6. A. litter B. issue C. device D. pick
7. A. raw B. organ C. appliance D. adopt
8. A. compulsory B. human C. bus D. rubbish
9. A. waste B. search C. support D. cause
10. A. plastic B. emission C. estimate D. remind
II. Find the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following
questions.
1. A. explosion B. chemical C. natural D. organise
2. A. reduce B. litter C. event D. improve
3. A. lifestyle B. issue C. meeting D. adopt
4. A. energy B. neighbourhood C. attention D. regular
5. A. station B. global C. destroy D. water
6. A. attend B. damage C. footprint D. welcome
7. A. household B. protect C. friendly D. public
8. A. model B. habit C. product D. remind
9. A. harmful B. plastic C. bottled D. collect
10. A. temperature B. activity C. sustainable D. electrical

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following sentences.
1. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere can lead to increasing global temperatures and air pollution, and destroy
the natural world.
A. result in B. involve in C. result from D. turn up
2. It's not difficult to reduce your carbon footprint. You can do it by making your daily activities eco-friendly.
A. climate-friendly B. unfriendly
C. kindly D. environmentally-friendly
3. Walking or cycling are activities that can help reduce your carbon footprint and your impact on the
environment.
A. influence B. consequence C. effect D. circumstance
4. A carbon footprint is the total amount of C02 produced by human activities and includes the emissions of
other greenhouse gases.
A. discharges B. controls C. reductions D. expansion
5. Modern household appliances make housework much easier.
A. Current B. Contemporary C. Recent D. Up-to-date
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following sentences.
1. Large carbon footprint is a reason for destroying the natural world.
A. gentle B. artificial C. pure D. uncommon
2. Small changes in your daily habits can help reduce the carbon footprint you produce.
A. lower B. increase C. rise D. improve
3. More people adopt a green lifestyle. It is a choice we make to change to a greener and more sustainable
lifestyle.
A. continual B. viable C. untenable D. wasteful
4. Recycling as much as possible reduces the need to collect new raw materials and protects natural resources.
A. unprocessed B. well-done C. cooked D. prepared
5. Organic methods help reduce the use of harmful chemicals in food, which is better for our health.
 A. fortunate B. profitable C. favorable D. helpful
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
1. I'm ______ reduce my carbon footprint but I don’t know what to do, so I join the club.
A. keen on B. keen to C. used to D. used for
2. The club’s ______ is to improve our environment and encourage people to adopt a greener lifestyle.
A. wish B. desire C. purpose D. aim
3. We’ll organise more activities to raise local people’s ______ of environmental issues.
A. awareness B. aware C. unaware D. unawareness
4. Don’t throw away your used household items, but ______ and recycle them.
A. reduce B. produce C. sort D. break
5. Globally, the ______ carbon footprint per person is more than 4 tons per year.
A. medium B. average C. personal D. estimated
6. Instead of using your ______ car or motorbike, you should use public transport, walk or cycle as much as
possible.
A. particular B. public C. common D. personal
7. Everyone should ______ all electrical appliances before going out of the room to save energy.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
8. She’s interested in listening to music loudly, so she ______ the radio.
A. turned off B. turned on C. turned up D. turned down
9. The park is dirty because many people ______ litter on the paths.
A. make B. drop C. keep D. hold
10. The club is ______ by the Youth Union in my school.
A. cleaned up B. picked up C. based on D. set up
11. I think we are all able ______ a lot of things to protect our environment.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to doing
12. Students are ______ to pick up litter that they see on the ground.
A. raised B. attracted C. reminded D. decided
13. Eco-friendly car models always attract great ______ at exhibitions.
A. attend B. attention C. attentive D. attentively
14. One of the most important ______ of energy is the Sun.
A. resources B. bases C. roots D. sources
15. They have already ______ a decision that they are going to buy a new house next month.
A. had B. made C. taken D. got

11. This beautiful dress ______ for me by my mother last week.

A. is made B. was made C. will be made D. has been made
12. Those flowers and plants ______ every day.
A. will be watered B. are watered C. were watered D. are being watered
13. Hundreds of films ______ by CGV Cinemas since January.
A. have showed B. have been showed C. were showed D. showed
14. "When ______?” - " In 1876."
A. the telephone was invented C. did the telephone invented
B. was the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent
15. The preparation for the graduation ceremony ______ by the time the students ______.
A. had been finished - came C. had finished - came
B. have been finished - came D. will have finished - come
16. Do you hear the footsteps behind us ? I think we ______.
A. were being followed C. are followed
B. are being followed D. were followed
17. My computer ______ by my brother at this time last night.
A. was being repaired B. was repairing C. is repairing D. was repaired
18. This work ______ by the marketing team next Monday.
A. will be done B. will have been done C. will do D. is done
19. A lot of clean-up activities ______ by our club this weekend.
A. will have organized B. is being organized
C. are going to be organized D. will be organizing
20. These reports must ______ by the manager.
A. have checked B. be checking C. be checked D. check
10. They recommend that we bring a ______ bag when we go shopping.
A. usable B. reuse C. reusable D. useful
11. He started to cycle to work ______ driving his own car last week.
A. in spite of B. instead of C. due to D. because of
12. Scientists said that it took years for the material to ______ into small pieces.
A. break down B. break up C. turn down D. turn up
13. Household appliances should be ______ to save energy and avoid dangerous situations.
A. turned off B. turned on C. turned up D. turned down
14. Each of our small habits, such as leaving the room with the lights on, wastes ______.
A. electric B. electrical C. electrically D. electricity
15. We shouldn't drop litter in the street because this will make the street dirty and ______ the environment.
A. polluted B. pollution C. pollute D. polluting
16. Rubbish will be ______ in the central market and in the streets around the schools.
A. pick up B. picked up C. to pick up D. picking up
17. The students are keen on ______ the voluntary activities because they can make new friends.
A. join B. to join C. joining D. joined
18. We can improve the environment in our school in many ways and even small actions can make a big
______.
A. improvement B. difference C. diversity D. contrast
19. The ______ of greenhouse gases can cause climate change.
A. estimation B. diffusion C. ejection D. emission
20. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere can lead ______ increasing global temperatures and air pollution, and
destroy the natural world.
A. for B. at C. to D. from
21. Following the school's regulations is ______ for every teacher and student. They are not allowed to be late
for school.
A. compulsory B. helpful C. good D. useful
22. These simple activities can help reduce your carbon footprint and your impact ______ the environment.
A. with B. about C. from D. on
23. Do you know the oldest type of _______ energy is the biomass that is derived from plant matter?
A. remarkable B. significant C. sustainable D. affordable
24. We buy _______ food at the farmers' market. It costs a little bit more, but we think it's better for our health.
A. organic B. non-organic C. healthy D. wealthy
25. In the UK, poor air quality is responsible ___________ some 40,000 deaths each year.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
26. Sustainable energy is energy that __________ the needs of the present generations.
A. meets B. takes C. makes D. picks
27. We can’t go along here because the road _______.
A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs
28. ___________car models always attract great attention at exhibitions.
A. Eco – friendly B. Wealthy C. Passionate D. Portable
29. Remember to turn off your ___________when they are not used.
A. household chores B. household appliances C. household finance D. invitations
30. Small changes in your daily habits can help reduce the ___________you produce.
A. carbon footprint B. footsteps C. issues D. trouble
31. One of the most important _____________of energy is the sun.
A. resources B. sources C. means D. kinds
32. Students are reminded to _________ litter that they see on the ground.
A. turn off B. put off C. pick up D. turn up
33. Switching to ________ light bulb is one way to protect the environment.
A. energy-expending B. energy-wasting
C. energy-saving D. energy-lacking
34. More people _________ a green lifestyle because it is good for the environment.
A. adopt B. conclude C. compose D. create
35. A modern hospital _________in this town soon.
A. will be built B. will build C. will built D. will be build
36. You should cut down ________ electricity usage to reduce your carbon footprint.
 A. in B. on C. to D. for
37. Switching to ____ eco light bulb is one way to protect the environment.
A. energy-wasting B. energy-expending C. energy-lacking D. energy-saving
38. I never leave any electrical appliances on standby and I think it is a good way to ____ energy in the home.
A. take care of B. use C. keep D. conserve
39. Money ______ to the homeless shelter by Larry.
A. donated B. was donating C. was donated D. donates
40. This house is going ______ by my mother
A. sold B. to be sold C. to sold D. to sell
A. with B. about C. from D. on
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
1. Adopting green technologies can help _________ the environment.
A. improve B. attend C. organise D. raise
2. Many households have chosen to _________ a greener lifestyle to reduce their carbon footprint.
A. encourage B. reduce C. achieve D. adopt
3. Sustainable farming practices aim to _________ food without causing harm to the environment.
A. collect B. produce C. attract D. remind
4. Effective waste collection can _________ pollution and protect the environment.
A. provide B. revise C. prevent D. taste
5. Volunteers work together to _________ litter and keep public spaces clean.
A. water B. pollute C. calculate D. collect
6. Community leaders came together to _________ a plan for the protection of the local ecosystem.
A. base B. make C. plant D. drop
7. The event in the park helped _________ attention to environmental issues.
A. attract B. part C. save D. cause
8. A green lifestyle involves using eco-friendly products and _________ carbon footprint.
A. revising B. reusing C. recycling D. reducing
VII. Match each word on the left with the word that has OPPOSITE meaning on the right.
1. harmful d a. local
2. natural e b. unenthusiastic
3. planned h c. clean
4. keen b d. beneficial
5. compulsory g e. artificial
6. global a f. new
7. used f g. optional
8. polluted c h. unprepared
VIII. Complete each sentence using the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Avoiding using _____harmful ______ chemicals in farming practices is important for maintaining a healthy
and natural ecosystem. (HARM)
2. Recycling _______used _________ materials helps conserve resources and reduce waste in the environment.
(USE)
3. Using _____bottled _______ water contributes to plastic waste. (BOTTLE)
4. Using energy-efficient appliances can reduce the use of _____electricity ____. (ELECTRICAL)
5. _____Global _________ efforts are needed to address climate change and its impact on the environment.
(GLOBE)
6. Taking small steps like recycling and reducing plastic waste can have a positive impact on
_____environmental ________ protection. (ENVIRONMENT)
7. It’s important to ___recycle ___ paper, plastic, and glass regularly to reduce waste. (RECYCLING)
8. Environmental __organisations __ play a vital role in supporting sustainable practices. (ORGANISE)
9. People are encouraged to use _____reusable _____ shopping bags when buying food and things. (REUSE)
10. The ____planned___ project aims to restore the environment and prevent deforestation. (PLAN)
IX. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (will or be going to)
1. I have made my decision. I ____am going to recycle______ all my plastic bottles to reduce the amount of
plastic waste. (RECYCLE)
2. I think she ______will volunteer_______ at the local community garden to help promote sustainable
farming practices. (VOLUNTEER)
3. The plan has been made. They _____are going to plant_______ trees in our neighbourhood to improve air
quality and provide shade. (PLANT)
4. I don’t think he ___will participate ____ in a clean-up campaign tomorrow. (PARTICIPATE)
5. Tomorrow is the Earth Day. They ____are going to turn___ off the lights to save electricity. (TURN)
6. I forgot to tell you. I ____am going to join_____ a wildlife conservation organisation to protect endangered
species from extinction. (JOIN)
7. Look at the litter that we have collected. This _____is going to be______ a successful event. (BE)
8. The event sounds fun. I ____will take ________ part in the clean-up day to keep our streets clean. (TAKE)
9. This organic strawberry tastes so good. I ________will buy _____ more. (BUY)
10. I’m sure that more people ______will support_____ local farmers by buying organic products.
(SUPPORT)

TEST 1
1A 2D 3C 4B 5B 6D 7A 8C 9B 10D 11C 12A 13A 14B 15D 16A 17D 18C 19A 20B 21D 22B 23A 24A 25B
26D 27C 28A 29B 30C 31A 32D 33D 34D 35B 36C 37B 38A 39D 40C

TEST 2
1D 2A 3C 4B 5D 6C 7A 8C 9B 10B 11C 12A 13D 14A 15C 16D 17A 18A 19A 20A 21D 22C 23B 24A 25A
26D 27C 28B 29D 30D 31A 32C 33D 34A 35A 36B 37B 38B 39C 40D

TEST 3
1B 2B 3D 4B 5D 6A 7B 8B 9C 10C 11A 12D 13B 14D 15D 16A 17D 18A 19D 20C 21A 22B 23B 24B 25A
26C 27D 28D 29D 30B 31C 32A 33D 34C 35A 36B 37A 38C 39C 40D