VII Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.

VIII Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

​1.​Constant exposure to noise pollution will lead in the loss of hearing​​

​ A​ B​ C​ D

​2.​Because of we turned on a lot of bulbs, our eyes got strained.​​​

​​ A​ B​ C​ D

​3.​If he reads this article, I guess that he would never do any​​

​​ A​ B​ C

​​harms to environment any more.

D​​

​4.​The local citizens would be very happy if they were supplied with a ​​

​​ A ​ B​ C​ D

​​clean water.

​5.​If the environment were not polluted, birds wouldn’t leave​​

​​ A​ B

​​their habitats and plants would die.

​​ C​ D​​

IV Below are the verbs to go with “pollution”. Put those words which have similar meaningsinto the 4 main groups as suggested below.

cut ​ prevent ​ fight ​cause ​ combat

result in​ avoid ​control ​ limit ​reduce

lead to​ tackle ​minimize​​

V Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

​1.​………….. loss can be caused by noise pollution.

​A. sound​B. hearing​C. listening​D. audio

​2.​Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads ………….. the death of many aquatic animals and plants.

​A. to​B. in​C. from​D. at

​3.​Households pollute water sources by ………….. waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers.

​A. damaging​B. dumping​C. losing​D. leading

​4.​This month’s electricity bill is too high ………….. the air conditioner is turned on all the time.

​A. since​B. due to​C. although​D. because of

​5.​The government has come ………….. a solution to the water problems of the city.

​A. up to​B. up with​C. to with​D. on to

​6.​All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory ………….. dumping poison into the lake.

​A. will keep​B. to keep​C. kept​D. keeps

​7.​A lot of fish has died recently because of the ………….. water in this lake.

​A. contaminating​B. contaminated​C. contaminate​D. contaminant

​8.​If the air was clean, we ………….. have to wear masks when going out.

​A. wouldn’​B. won’t​C. would​D. will

​9.​If I ………….. you, I ………….. water from that dirty tap.

​A. am - will drink​B. am - won’t drink

​C. were - would drink​D. were - wouldn’t drink

​10.​If he ………….. trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now.

​A. will throw​B. would throw​C. didn’t throw​D. doesn’t throw

VI Put the verbs into the correct forms.

​1.​If people (be) ………………. fully aware of the dangers of air pollution, they (damage) ………………. the atmosphere this way.

​2.​If I (be) ………………. you, I (turn) ………………. the volume down for him to sleep.

​3.​We (not be) ………………. able to drink that water if it is not refined.

​4.​If you (reduce) ………………. the number of bulbs in your house, you (pay) ………………. less money for the electricity bill next month.

​5.​If many animals and plants die, it (unbalance) ………………. our ecosystem.

I.Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

​1.​A. measure B.leather​ C. algea​ D. feather

​2.​A. treatment​ B.earplug​ C. hearing​ D. fear

​3.​A. poison​ B. visual​ C. measure​ D. pleasure

​4.​A. thermal ​B. litter​ C. permanent​ D. service

​5.​A. affect​ B. cholera​ C. pollutant​ D. radiation

II Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

​1.​A. repetitive​ B.electrical​ C.priority​ D. energetic

​2.​A. national​ B.physical. ​C.arrival​ D.natural​

​3.​A. medical​ B.national​ C.chemical​ D.informal​

​4.​A. dramatic​ B.tornado​ C.historic​ D.injury

​5.​A. aquatic​ B. problematic​ C. influential ​D. degradable

B.​VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III Now match type of pollution and its definition.