Use of English

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Governments are trying to persuade countries not to cut down their r__________.

2 The Himalayas is a magnificent m__________ r__________.

3 If the i__________ c__________ melt, then it will affect sea levels all over the world.

4 We usually spend a lot of time sunbathing on the b__________ in the summer months.

5 Crossing the d__________ by car can be very dangerous because very few people live there.

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5 Complete the sentences with these words.

ozone layer oil spill droughts floods environment

1 Today, children are learning more about the dangers to the __________ at school than in the past.

2 Scientists say that we are destroying the __________ and this creates global warming.

3 Many sea birds died because of a huge __________ in the Atlantic last year.

4 Hotter summers with no rain will mean that there are more __________ in some countries.

5 After the heavy rainfall, there were __________ in many towns on the river.

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6 Replace get in the sentences with a different verb in the correct form.

1 My sister gets a lot of her new clothes online.

2 If we hurry, we’ll get there by 6 pm.

3 We’d better start walking home because it’s getting dark.

4 I didn’t get back from the cinema until 11:30 last night.

5 Did you get what you wanted for your birthday?

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Reading

7 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–F to fill the gaps. There is one extra sentence that you do not need.

A few years ago everyone was talking about the new electric cars. They were going to be the answer to our pollution problems. (1) ___ Why aren’t our roads full of electric cars? Why are we still sending out huge amounts of pollution into the atmosphere and using oil faster than the oil companies can produce it?

There are several reasons. It’s not because the cars aren’t for sale. They are. There are many different models and every year another, newer type of electric car is designed. (2) ___ Many of the faster, sporty-looking models are expensive, but there are plenty of cheaper types for sale. So what is the reason?

Experts say that it’s mainly because electric cars can’t travel very far before we need to charge their batteries and there aren’t enough charging points at the moment. (3) ___ It seems that the people who have bought electric cars use them as a second car, not their main one. (4) ___ They aren’t going to buy an electric car to use regularly until they can be sure that they are not going to stop on their way to work or somewhere important.

The hybrid car – a car that can switch from petrol to electricity – is more popular and more and more people are buying them. (5) ___ It’s obviously not quite as good for the environment as the electric car, but it shows that people are concerned and trying to do something about their carbon footprints.

A It isn’t because of the price. BThe only problem here is the cost, but in the future this will probably get much cheaper. CSo, where are they? D People worry about not having enough electricity. E Many people don’t buy them because they look small and ugly.
F People need a car that is reliable.

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 7)

8 You are going to hear five people talking about different ways of dealing with our rubbish. Listen and match the speakers A–E with the comments in 1–5.

1Companies don’t do enough.   Speaker ___
2This gives people a good alternative if you have a small kitchen.   Speaker ___
3This is not a good solution. It just makes things worse.   Speaker ___
4Different people can use our old things.   Speaker ___
5We have to change our habits.   Speaker ___

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Use of English

9 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words.

1 There’s a possibility that Sue will get a new job.

MIGHT

Sue _______________ a new job.

2 If I don’t do my homework well, my teacher will be angry.

PLEASED

My teacher _______________ if I do my homework well.

3 My plan is to catch the 6:30 train.

GOING

I _______________ the 6:30 train.

4 Look! She can’t win the race now.

LOSE

Look! She _______________ the race.

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Writing

10 Last year the council decided to pick up people’s rubbish every two weeks instead of every week and you think this is a bad idea. Write a letter to your newspaper. In your letter, you should

· say what the problem is

· explain why you think this is a bad idea

· say what you’d like the newspaper to do about it.

Write 100 words.

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