I. Fill in each blank with the correct preposition.
1. Thousands of people were exposed... radiation when the nuclear plant exploded.
2. Waste water from many factories which is dumped... water bodies directly causes water pollution.
3. Land pollution is responsible for damage done ... natural habitat of animals.
4. Americans throw... twenty-eight and a half million tons of plastic in landfills every year.
5. Scientist have come up ... new ways of saving energy.
II. Circle the mistake in each sentence, and then correct it.
1. Long exposure to loud noise results permanent hearing loss.
2. The misuse of resources and improper dumping of waste make land pollution.
3. The soil becomes contaminated because the use of so many pesticides and other farming chemicals.
4. Oil slicks from boats or ships pollute the sea, because many fish and sea birds die.
5. In many developing countries, water pollution is usually a leading cause of death if people drink from polluted water sources.
6. We should plant trees in our neighbourhood so trees help cool the planet.
III
The major cause of water pollution in Vietnam is the weakness industrial wastewater management. Many factories.... fresh water to carry away waste... their plants into canal rivers and lakes. Most of them do not have.... wastewater treatment system. Industrial was water is directly discharged into canals, lakes, ponds and rivers, causing serious... of surface water. For example,... 2008, Vedan factory, a sodium glutamate plant, release their untreated industrial wastewater into the Thi Vai River and... tons of fish and ducks the river to die.
Another cause of water pollution in Vietnam is the lack of awareness among citizens. Every day people genera a lot of... , and they throw it directly into canals, rivers and ponds. They... water from these sources to do their laundry, wash dishes, bathe and then they throw the dirty water that cointain detergent and shampoo directly into them.
