IX. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Many human activities over the last 200 years have been responsible (1) ____ polluting the air and
damaging people’s health. Automobile engines and power plants burn combustible (2) ____ like
gasoline and coal and allow toxic gases and smoke to escape into the air. Some pollutants destroy the ozone
layer, which is the thin blanket of gases that
(3) ____ Earth from the Sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays. Other pollutants contribute to (4) ____
warming by adding to the planet’s natural greenhouse effect. Still others create acid rain, a phenomenon
that has disastrous (5) ____ on lake and forest habitats. Air pollution is not limited to industrial areas.
Depending on the direction of the wind and its force, air pollutants may (6) ____ spread to other
countries very far from the source of the pollution.
Big cities like Los Angeles and Mexico City are*often covered by smog, a fog that occurs (7) ____ air
pollution. In 1952, the City of London, England, was enveloped by smog so thick that people on the streets
had to feel their way around by (8) ____ the walls of buildings!
1. A. for B. of C. to D. with
2. A. chemicals B. means C. fuels D. matters
3. A. covers B. protects C. stops D. damages
4. A. environmental B. thermal C. temperature D. global
5. A. affects B. causes C. sources D. effects
6. A. never B. even C. ever D. hardly
7. A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. due of
8. A. climbing B. walking C. touching D. putting up
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1. A. for B. of C. to D. with
2. A. chemicals B. means C. fuels D. matters
3. A. covers B. protects C. stops D. damages
4. A. environmental B. thermal C. temperature D. global
5. A. affects B. causes C. sources D. effects
6. A. never B. even C. ever D. hardly
7. A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. due of
8. A. climbing B. walking C. touching D. putting up
1. A. existence B. introduction C. recommendation D. manufacture
2. A. damaged B. changed C. transferred D. affected
3. A. since B. if C. although D. because
4. A. like B. rather C. better D. prefer
5. A. be B. being C. to be D. been
6. A. unless B. however C. even if D. as
7. A. performance B. rehearsal C. display D. expression
8. A. In addition to B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In place of
9. A. ever before B. lately C. ever since D. never before
10. A. very B. too C. as D. so
1. A. healthy B. tasty C. main D. most
2. A. strength B. power C. energy D. effort
3. A. able B. enable C. unable D. capable
4. A. lose B. put C. gain D. drop
5. A. in B. into C. up D. for
6. A. skipping B. making C. buying D. serving
VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
A. In many countries , people come to live in towns and cities (1)……….they need work. After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come (2)………..work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There (3)…………usually an area nearby where the factory workers (4)………….. . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets (5)………….more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows.
1. A. so B. and C. because D. although
2. A. to find B. find C. to do D. do
3. A.are B. were C. is D. was
4. A. work B. play C. visit D. live
5. A. because B. but C. so D. however
B. People of different ages (1)______different tastes for TV programs. Young children like (2)______cartoon most. So there (3)______many kinds of films on children’s corner. Tenagers like sports shows, fashion shows, (4)______(often romatic, horror or detective), music (often pop and rock) and sometimes cartoons. But there are not many good programs for people of this age. Adults prefer to watch the news, reports, movies and contests. Old people like watching and listening to classical music most. They also watch movies, news and other programs that (5)______ them.
1. A. has B. have C. are having D. Had
2. A. to watch B. watching C. A&B are correct D. watch
3. A. are B. is C. will be D. be
4. A. game show B. animal show C. movies D. cartoon
5. A. provide B. suitable C. wear D. suit
1. a. healthy b. tasty c. main d. most
2. a. strength b. power c. energy d. effort
3. a. able b. enable c. unable d. capable
4. a. lose b. put c. gain d. drop
5. a. in b. into c. up d. for
6. a. skipping b. making c. buying d. serving
1. A healthy B. tasty C. main D. most
2. A. strength B. power C. energy D. effort
3. A. able B. enable C. unable D. capable
4. A. lose B. put C. gain D. drop
5. A. in B. into C. up D. for
