Bài tập kiểm tra từ vựng chủ đề sự bảo tồn (Preservation)

PRACTICE EXERCISES

BÀI TẬP

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce greenhouse gas                

A. exhaust fumes B. smokes C. wastes D. emissions

Question 12: The government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of        by industry.

A. pesticides B. exhaust fumes C. toxic waste D. emissions

Question 13: If government don't        global warming, more natural disasters will occur.

A. achieve B. promote C. discourage D. prevent

Question 14: Environmental groups  are putting         on governments to take actions to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problems at its source.

A. force B. pressure C. persuasion D. encouragement

Question  15: Some scientists,         believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results.

A. but B. although C. despite D. however

Question 16: The plants of a community are the producers: they use carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen to

       their tissues using energy in the form of sunlight.

A. build up B. turn up C. put up D. hold up

Question 17: We should educate people to be fully aware of danger and join hands to                   endangered species from becoming extinct.

A. protect B. ban C. escape D. rescue

Question 18: The        biological diversity is being promoted by millions of supporters worldwide.

A. preservative B. preservation C. preserve D. preserved

Question 19: When people can understand clearly the           impacts, they will be more aware of conserving forests.

A. environment B. environmental C. environmentalist D. environmentally

Question 20: In the        agriculture, farmers try to limit the use of chemicals and fertilizers.

A. sustainable B. conserving C. preserving D. supporting

Question 21: Global warming is damaging the environment         , governments are trying to reduce this warning.

A. Consequently B. Unequivocally C. Evidently D. Indisputably

Question 22: Excessive logging of forests in the past century has resulted in     .

1. which it is known as deforestation
2. knowing this as deforestation
3. what becomes known as deforestation
4. that is known as deforestation

Question 23: Nature is a great        of useful materials.

A. produce B. producer C. productivity D. product

Question 24: The council wants to        thecharacter of the city while reconstructing the Old Quarter.

A. preserve B. store C. defense D. abandon

Question 25: In Singapore, people try to        80% of all waste.

A. reprocess B. reclaim C. recycle D. reuse

Question 26: We need to act  quickly to        toclimate change, or it will be a disaster for the whole

planet.

A. adapt B. go back C. reverse D. transit

Question 27: The city council is discussing a detailed         plan for maintaining clean beaches and parks.

A. activity B. action C. measure D. approach

Question 28: To         green is to practice simple green lifestyles, which helps save the planet for further generation.

A. go B. act C. make D. get

Question 29: It is advisable that people start using products.

A. environment-friendly B. friend-of-environment

C. friendly to environment D. friendly environmentally

Question 30: People should        a green lifestyle to help conserve the natural resources.

A. adapt B. adjust c. adopt D. adjoin

Question 31: Environmentalists are worried that our natural resources will        if we don't take initiative to go green.

A. run B. deplete C. deprive D. end

Question 32: People should use bicycles instead of motorbikes          it will help to reduce exhaust fumes and pollution.

A. unless B. although C. since D. while

Question 33: We reuse bags, old clothing and scrap paper at home        we can reduce waste.

A. lest B. in order to C. for fear of D. so that

Question 34: The local university has recently        to students several ways to go green, which has had huge impact on the community.

A. introduced B. enacted C. passed D. enforced

Question 35: Sometimes people just focus on the        benefits without thinking of the environmental risks of certain economic activities.

A. long-term B. short-lived C. immediate D. potential

Question 36: The raw sewage needs to be        treated.

A. chemically B. chemical C. chemist D. chemistry

Question 37: There are more than 20        working on the water treatment project.

A. researches B. researcher C. researchers D. research

Question 38: Many people        that natural resources will never be used up.

A. view B. consider C. believe D. regard

Question 39: Conservation is the protection of the        environment.

A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize

Question 40: The NatureServe Network empowers people to sustain         by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge of our shared lands and waters.

A. diverse B. biodiverse C. diversification D. biodiversity

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 41: Moral justification has been extended by a movement called "deep ecology" the members of which rank the biosphere higher than people because the continuation of life depends on this larger perspective.

A. event B. view C. ideal D. truth

Question 42: A sustainable forest is a forest where trees that are cut are replanted and the wildlife is

protected.

A. pre-tested B. preserved C. reserved D. protested

Question 43: I am very much interested in learning more about ecotourism and its benefits.

A. problems B. advantages C. dangers D. issues

Question 44: Ecotourism means travel to areas of natural or ecological interest to observe wildlife and learn about the environment.

A. look at B. look up C. look into D. look down

Question 45: Conservation conflicts arise when natural-resource shortages develop in the face of steadily increasing demands from a growing human population.

A. stand up B. sit up C. get up D. spring up

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