Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks

Count  wild       forest       decrease        goals      protect          discover       danger

1. It can be difficult to find your way through a Answer.

2. Some kinds of Answer  animals are not afraid of people.

3. Conservationists often need to  Answer the number of animals in certain areas.

4. If we don't do something about it, the elephant population will continue to Answer  .

5. Many wild animals are in  Answer because of the activities of people.

6. Conservationists always hope to Answer  new animal populations.

7. Most people are afraid of crocodiles, but it is still important to  Answer them.

8. One of the Answer  of an explorer is to learn about new places.

1 she gave a talk on ......................... wild animals that are rare nowadays a protecing b to protect c protection d protected 2 the diameter of an average ........................is only about 4 kilometers a tidal wave b tornado c volcano d typhoon 3 she hopes her friends will not laugh ....................her a in b to c with d at 4 which animal in vietnam ..............................to be the logo of sea games 2003 ? a will be chosen b will choose c was chosen d chose 5 every year earthquakes are responsible ............................. a large number of heaths a for bwith c about d to 6 it is many years .........................mount vesuvius last erupted a for b when c since d which

Exercise 5. Complete each sentence with one of the words given.AnimalDomesticatedEnvironmentalHealthRareArtificialEndangeredExtinctPedigree Wild1.Michael breeds ___________ cocker spaniels as a hobby.2.We should make a distinction between wild and _________ animals.3.Some farms have stopped using ____________ fertilizers.4.Many species of wildlife could become ____________ if left unprotected.5.The gardens contain many kinds of ___________ plants.6.Some vegetarians object to eating __________ products of any kind.7.The dolphin is one of many ____________ species.8.More and more of my friends are eating so – called ___________ foods.9.People are becoming more concered about ___________ matters.10.We’re going up the moutainside to look for __________ strawberries

Read the passage and answer the question

Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.

As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ, Thus, an extract made from a heart- shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems.

Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses

Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….

A. lack of wild animals and plants

B. early mans power as a hunter

C. need for more readily available food

D. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic

Look at the table below. Which of the following are ways to protect local biodiversity? Tick (✔) the correct boxes. Add two more if you can.