TEST YOURSELF 8

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. hide                          
2.  ivory                       
3.  decline           
4.  continent

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. weapon           
2.  increase                   
3.  threat                      
4.  spread

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.  prohibit                            
2.  exhibit           
3.  habit                        
4.  hunting

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1.  elephants                 
2.  decades                   
3.  poachers                 
4.  actions

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. endangered               
2.  threatened               
3.  recovered                
4.  advanced

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.

People have hunted animals _______ food, hides, and ivory.

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

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 number of the world's elephants is restricted _______ some certain countries.

1.  at                                      
2.  into                         
3.  to                            
4.  upon

the original one.

Protecting wildlife _______ being extinct requires strict laws and forces.

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

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 _______ punishment is necessary to prevent poaching and cutting trees illegally.

1.  severe                      
2.  severely                   
3.  severity          
4.  severities

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.

Our environment is ___ because of serious pollution and endangerment.

1.  threat                      
2.  threatened     
3.  threatening              
4.  threaten

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.

An _______ of the number of elephants in Asia is about 5 million.

1.  estimate                   
2.  estimable                 
3.  estimated             
4.  estimation

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.

Since the 1600s, humans have rapidly increased _______ rate of extinction because of population growth and resource consumption.

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.

_______ passenger pigeon, one of several species of extinct birds, was hunted to extinction over _______ few decades:

1.  The / Ø          
2.  Ø / the           
3.  The / a           
4.  A / the

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.

Today, most of _______ world's habitats are changing faster than most species can evolve, or adapt to such changes.

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.

There was no scientific evidence that the catastrophic _______ in Britain's song-birds was due to the unwelcome attention of birds of prey.

1.  appearance              
2.  decline           
3.  increase               
4.  development

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.

_______ weapons have made more contribution to poaching and killing wild animals.

1.  Huge                       
2.  Light                       
3.  Advanced         
4.  Commercial

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 need _______ actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution.

1.  excitedly                  
2.  threateningly
3.  approximately        
4.  timely

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.

Are pandas ____ to only China? Do they survive in any other countries?

1.  restricted                
2.  distributed               
3.  submitted                
4.  threatened

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.

Poachers deserve strict __ for what damage they have caused to wildlife.

1.  estimation               
2.  award                      
3.  location            
4.  punishment

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.

Although the government has taken certain measures to protect elephants, numerous threats remain for them.

1.  too much                 
2.  a lot of          
3.  some                       
4.  a few

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 open the window, please? It is so hot in here.

1.  May                        
2.  Might                      
3.  Could                     
4.  Need

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 _______ go to the shop. I have already bought the milk.

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

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.

Family _______ spend more time talking, instead of just watching TV.

1.  must                        
2.  should           
3.  might                       
4.  needn'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.

You _______ drive at more than 70 miles per hour in the UK.

1.  mustn't                   
2.  needn't           
3.  may not                   
4.  might not

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.

Please, keep silent. You _______ speak during the exam.

1.  may not                  
2.  might not                
3.  needn't           
4.  must

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.

Yesterday, I had to cram all day for my French final. _______, I did not get to sleep until after midnight.

1.  Nevertheless  
2.  However                 
3.  Therefore               
4.  But

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.

While hiking in Alaska, you have to keep an eye out for bears. If you see one, you _______ approach it. It is dangerous. .

1.  might not                
2.  may not                   
3.  needn't           
4.  must not

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 do not have to be afraid of bear, _______ educating yourself about the dangers can help keep you safe. .

1.  but                          
2.  so                            
3.  therefore                  
4.  although

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.

Polar bears are beautiful animals; _______, they are wild and unpredictable in nature.

1.  despite                    
2.  however                  
3.  so                            
4.  therefore

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 _______ leave the table once you have finished your meal and politely excused yourself

1.  must                        
2.  needn't           
3.  may                        
4.  mustn't