2E: Plan a Party

"What happens to what we throw away?" Many wonder.

1. Many wonder what happens to what we throw away.
2. Many wondered what happened to what we threw away.
3. Many wondered what has happened to what we threw away.
4. Many wonder what happened to what we threw away.

"In China, waste is growing twice as fast as the population," the lecturer said.

1. The lecturer said that in China, waste was growing twice as fast as the population.
2. The lecturer said that in China, waste is growing twice as fast as the population.
3. The lecturer said that in China, waste has been growing twice as fast as the population.
4. The lecturer said that in China, waste had been growing twice as fast as the population.

“We're staying in tonight," said Emily.

1. Emily said that we were staying in tonight.
2. Emily said that they were staying in tonight
3. Emily said that we were staying in that night.
4. Emily said that they were staying in that night.

"Where does all our rubbish go?"

1. We will not know where all our rubbish goes.
2. We should know where all our rubbish goes.
3. We did not know where all our rubbish goes.
4. We will never know where all our rubbish went.

"I've bought a ring," he said to his girlfriend.

1. He said his girlfriend that he had bought a ring.
2. He said his girlfriend that he bought a ring.
3. He told his girlfriend that he had bought a ring.
4. He told his girlfriend that he bought a ring.

"We went to work yesterday," she said.

1. She said that they had been to work the day before.
2. She told that they had been to work the day before.
3. She said that they had been to work the following day.
4. She said that she had been to work the day before.

"You'd better not waste your time, Tommy," Mum said.

1. Mum urged Tommy to waste time.
2. Mum advised Tommy not to waste your time.
3. Mum advised Tommy not to waste his time.
4. Mum advised Tommy not to waste her time.

“We saw a strange man in the garden," they told their son.

1. They told their son that we had seen a strange man in the garden.
2. They told their son that they had seen a strange man in the garden.
3. They told their son that we saw a strange man in the garden.
4. They told their son that they saw a strange man in the garden.

Trees should be planted everywhere possible. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

1. Trees, which should be planted everywhere possible, absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
2. Trees should be planted everywhere possible as they absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
3. Trees should be planted everywhere possible to be able to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
4. Trees should be planted everywhere possible where they absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

Biodiversity has its own economic importance. Protection of biodiversity is important.

1. Biodiversity has its own economic importance, so protection of biodiversity is important.
2. Biodiversity has its own economic importance that protection of biodiversity is important.
3. Protection of biodiversity is so important that biodiversity has its own economic importance.
4. Protection of biodiversity is important to make biodiversity have its own economic importance.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 11.

1. to
2. in
3. on
4. about

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 12.

1. implement
2. implements
3. implementing
4. implemented

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 13.

1. that
2. it
3. the
4. what

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 14.

1. from
2. in
3. on
4. at

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 15.

1. done
2. made
3. taken
4. struck

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 16.

1. science
2. scientific
3. scientist
4. scientifically

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 17.

1. share
2. confront
3. face
4. concur

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 18.

1. observable
2. observing
3. observed
4. observation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 19.

1. be
2. have been
3. being
4. having been

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans (11) ____ global climate and about what policies should be (12) ____ to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is (13) ____ recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result (14) ____ some future date if steps are not (15) ____ to halt the trend.

Mainstream (16) ____ organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) (17) ____ with the assessment that most of the (18) ____ warming over the last 50 years is likely to (19) ____ due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and (20) ____ fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Question 20.

1. climate-relating
2. climate-related
3. climatic-relating
4. climatic-related