More than two hundred years ago, the term “Environmental pollution” was very strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering garbage is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1. What was strange to people more than two hundred years ago?

      A. Environment                                                          B. Environmental pollution 

      C. Pure water                                                              D. Fresh air

2. How did people live in the past?

      A. They lived healthily  B. They breathed fresh air

      C. They drank pure water                                           D. All of these

3. Who is destroying the surroundings nowadays?

      A. The environment itself                                           B. People from other planets       

      C. It is man                                                                 D. Animals

4. Is scattering garbage good or bad for our health?

      A. Yes, it is                    B. No, it isn’t                       C. It is good                         D. It is bad

5. Which of the followings is not true?

      A. in former days, people led a healthy life.

      B. People have no awareness of the dangerous of pollution

      C. Water is now heavily contaminated by industrial waste                                    

      D. It's harmful for our health if rubbish is spreaded over our areas

* Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer.
More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle.
Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
1. More than two hundred years ago …………………………….
A. air was polluted badly B. the environment was polluted as much as it is today
C. people were faced with pollution. D. people knew nothing about environmental pollution
2. In former days, people …………………………….
A. led a healthy life B. drank contaminated water
C. were worried about pollution D. lived in the polluted environment
3. Nowadays, many people are concerned about …………………………….
A. the polluted water B. the wastes from the factories
C. the pollution of the environment D. the destruction of the poisonous air
4. Factory owners …………………………….
A. know nothing about pollution B. treat wastes from their factories safely
C. have no awareness of pollution D. don’t want to spend money on treating the wastes safely
5. It’s harmful for our health …………………………….
A. if rubbish is buried B. if we don’t scatter our rubbish
C. if rubbish is spread over our area D. if we spend time on gathering rubbish

Question 2: Choose the best answer to complete the passage. (2,0p)

            More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank (1)_______water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the (2) _______ is quite different. The world today is facing with many (3) _______ threats. The most dangerous threat is war, and after the threat of war is (4) _______. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is (5) _______the surrounding with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous (6) _______and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that (7) _______from factories  make water and (8) _______ polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on (9) _______the wastes safely. (10) _______ rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

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VIII.  Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D by circling the letter you choose. 

More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank (1) ______ water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the (2) ___ is quite different. The world today is faced with many (3) _____ threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is (4) _____. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is (5) _______ the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous (6) ____ and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or bicycles. Manufactures know that (7) _____ from factories make water  and (8) ______ polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on (9) _____ the wastes safely. (10) ______ rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1. A. fresh    B. pure    C. clean    D. boiled    

2. A. situation B. case      C. circumstance D. both A & C

3. A. chief B. significant C. major    D. main      

4. A. contamination B. pollution C. dirtying  D. both A & B

5. A. poisoning B. destroying C. dirtying D. contaminating

6. A. steam B. vapor    C. air        D. moisture  

7. A. wastes  B. junks    C. garbage D. litters  

8. A. land B. ground      C. soil    D. earth     

9. A. solving B. dealing  C. processing D. treating    

10. A. Throwing B. Scattering C. Distributing D. Pouring  

      Read the following passage and choose the best option to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

        More than two hundred years ago, the term "environment pollution" is quite strange to people. They live healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. The world today is faced with any major threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is pollution. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually, it is man that is destroying the surroundings with any kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycles. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

 38.  More than two hundred years ago __________ .

             A. the environment was polluted as much as it today.

             B. people were faced with pollution

             C. air was polluted badly

             D. people knew nothing about environmental pollution.

39.  The most dangerous threat that the world is faced with is _________ .

             A. water                       B. pollution                    C. air                               D. war

40. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases __________.

             A. but they still prefer travelling by cars             B. so they do not travel by car any longer

             C. so they prefer travelling by bicycles               D. they no longer use cars

41. In former days, people ____________ .

             A. breathed fresh air, drank pure water and lived healthily

             B. lived in the polluted environment

             C. breathed polluted air, drank pure water and lived healthily

             D. were worried about pollution

42. Factory owners _____________ .

             A. have no awareness of pollution

             B. do not want spend money on treating the wastes safely

             C. treat wastes from their factories safely

             D. know nothing about pollution

More than two hundreds years ago, the term “ environmental…………(21)…….” was quite strange to people. They lived healthy, drank pure water, and ………(22)………..fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite differrent. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the ………(23)………. Actually it is man that is ……………(24)……… the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody ………(25)…….. that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases  that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by …………(26)………. Manufactures know that wastes from …………….(27)… make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth ………(28)…….. a lot about pollution?

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About two hundred years................[1] man lived..............[2] greater harmony with his environment............[3] industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite..........[4]. People all over the world are worried about........[5] is happening to the environment, because.......[6] modern industry and the need for more energy. Newspapers and magazines.................[7] about water pollution, air pollution