1 Complete the sentences with a word below and the correct preposition. There is one word that you do not need.
anxious excited interested fed up proud
1 Kevin Macdonald was very ____________ ______ lives of people around the world, so he decided to learn more about them by making a documentary.
2 At the moment, I’m volunteering in a school in Guatemala. My parents are very ____________ ______ me.
3 Couch surfing is a good way of seeing the world and making new friends, but some people can be ____________ ______ staying with strangers.
4 My brother got ____________ ______ his boring life, so he packed all his things and moved to Africa to help build a new hospital.
Mark: ___ / 8
2 Match the words in A to the words in B to make compound nouns. Then match them to definitions 1–8.
A: key mobile parking lap car computer shopping credit
B: card key board list game top ticket phone
1 You can play this. ____________
2 You can work on this anywhere. ____________
3 You use this to open the door of a car. ____________
4 You use this to pay for things. ____________
5 A piece of paper with things that you want to buy. ____________
6 Something you can type on. ____________
7 You get this if you leave your car in the wrong place. ____________
8 You can use this to call people. ____________
Mark: ___ / 16
Answers & Comments
1. to clear up a) to protect b) to pollute c) to clean
2. garbage a) danger b) litter c) bin
3. to save a) to help b) to prohibit c) to avoid
4. human being a) nature b) man c) animal
5. to destroy a) to recycle b) to pack c) to damage
II. Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases below.
pollution environment throw away poison waste plant
protected save recyclable environmental
1. You shouldn't … the garbage in the forest, woods or park after you have had your picnic there.
2. You can see this notice by a river or a lake in some seasons when fish should be … .
3. Local government should support the idea of recycling and provide each house with bins for different types of …
4. Children should be taught to protect the … .
5. We can … trees and create parks for endangered species.
6. Together we can … the planet and all of us with it.
7. The … of the environment is dangerous for people and wildlife.
8. If countries had spent more money on scientific research, scientists would have solved some … problems.
9. How much of … material is actually recycled?
10. Rivers, lakes and seas are filled with … : industrial, chemical and nuclear wastes.
III. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
1. PROTECT - People of some professions should wear … clothing.
2. NATURE - If you care about the protection of the environment, you should buy only … food with no added chemicals.
3. ECOLOGY - You have probably already heard about such a profession as an … .
4. PREDICT - Scientists have made … and they are alarming.
5. USE - Many things that we throw away can still be … .
IV. Fill in the definite article the if needed.
1. … Volga runs into … Caspian Sea.
2. … Pacific Ocean is very deep.
3. … Kazbek is the highest peak of … Caucasus mountains.
4. I have never been to … Lake Onega.
5. … Washington is the capital of … United States.
6. … Europe and … America are separated by … Atlantic Ocean.
7. … Shetland Islands are situated to the north of … Great Britain.
V. Complete the sentences, using Conditional II and III.
1. If you (do) your morning exercises every day, your health would be much better.
2. If I (be) you, I would agree to go to the museum.
3. If they (not go) to Moscow last year, they wouldn't have heard that famous musician.
4. I (write) the composition long ago if you had not disturbed me.
5. If you really loved music, you (go) to the con