TEST YOURSELF 7

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  weapon                   
2.  become                   
3.  country                   
4.  decade

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.   habitat                    
2.  century          
3.  difficult                   
4.  prohibit

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  ivory                       
2.  punishment   
3.  government     
4.  destruction

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. continent                  
2.  however                  
3.  elephant                  
4.  tropical

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

A ban was given _______ all trade in ivory in 1989.

1.  with                         
2.  on                           
3.  for                           
4.  from

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Hunting wild animals is prohibited _______ law in many countries but it does not seem to be effective.

1.  in                                      
2.  on                            
3.  with                         
4.  by

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  population              
2.  particular                
3.  recovery                  
4.  illegally 

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

She was involved in conservational _______ and began to devoted herself to the wildlife protection movement.

1.  act                           
2.  action                      
3.  activity          
4.  acting

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

There was a huge decline _______ the number of pand

1.  in                                      
2.  for                           
3.  of                            
4.  out

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

According to present law, the authorities can give poachers a severe _______.

1.  punish                     
2.  punishable              
3.  punishment
4.  punishing

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Many Asian people _______ like hunting elephants for their ivory and tigers for their bones.

1.  particular                
2.  particularity  
3.  particularly    
4.  particularize

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

A _______ is the skin of a large animal such as a cow, horse, or elephant, which can be used for making leather.

1.  tooth                       
2.  hide                         
3.  ivory                       
4.  tusk

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Many wildlife parks have been installed security cameras to guard against _______ who regularly hunt wild animals illegally.

1.  poachers       
2.  conservationists          
3.  environmentalists    
4.  authority

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

It is _______ that about 700 deer have been killed in the last few years due to their horns.

1.  declined                   
2.  grown                      
3.  damaged                  
4.  estimated

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

We use _______ to attack or to fight against other people.

1.  weapon                   
2.  hide                         
3.  punishment   
4.  poaching

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

_______ is a hard cream-colored substance which forms the tusks of elephants. It is valuable and can be used for making carved ornaments.

1.  Horn                       
2.  Tooth                      
3.  Ivory                       
4.  Hide

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.

1.  action                      
2.  contamination         
3.  destruction           
4.  prohibition

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Due to the trade in animal parts, many species continue to suffer high rates of _______ exploitation.

1.  a                              
2.  an                            
3.  the                           
4.  Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

The whaling industry brought many species of _______ whales to extremely low population sizes.

1.  a                              
2.  an                            
3.  the                           
4.  Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Unrestricted whaling during the 20th century is _______ example of overexploitation.

1.  a                              
2.  an                           
3.  the                           
4.  Ø

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

I can't find my book anywhere. I _______ have left it on the train. I am not sure.

1.  must                        
2.  needn't           
3.  should                     
4.  might

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

You _______ lunch. We have already eaten.

1.  need preparing                                     
2.  needn't have prepared
3.  should prepare                                     
4.  should have prepared

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

If I had gone to the University of Miami, I _______ in their Spanish immersion program.

1.  should' participate                     
2.  needn't participate
3.  could have participated            
4.  must have participated

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

Let's do something to protect the environment, _______ we?

1.  must                        
2.  need                        
3.  will                          
4.  shall

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

I will do everything. You _______ do anything unless you really want to.

1.  may                         
2.  needn't          
3.  must                        
4.  ought to

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

You ___ forget to learn the lesson by heart. The new teacher is so strict.

1.  needn't                    
2.  mustn't                   
3.  mayn't                     
4.  mightn't

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

They _______ be away for the weekend, but I am not sure.

1.  might                      
2.  can                          
3.  must                        
4.  should

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

You _______ now if you wish.

1.  must leave               
2.  may leave               
3.  need leaving  
4.   mustn't leave

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

If there is anything you _______. Let me know.

1.  must                        
2.  should           
3.  need                        
4.  may

Error Identification.

Disease, pollute (A), and limited distribution are  (B) factors  (C) that threaten (D) various plant and animal species.

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d