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
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V Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1.………….. loss can be caused by noise pollution.
A. soundB. hearingC. listeningD. audio
2.Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads ………….. the death of many aquatic animals and plants.
A. toB. inC. fromD. at
3.Households pollute water sources by ………….. waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers.
A. damagingB. dumpingC. losingD. leading
4.This month’s electricity bill is too high ………….. the air conditioner is turned on all the time.
A. sinceB. due toC. althoughD. because of
5.The government has come ………….. a solution to the water problems of the city.
A. up toB. up withC. to withD. on to
6.All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory ………….. dumping poison into the lake.
A. will keepB. to keepC. keptD. keeps
7.A lot of fish has died recently because of the ………….. water in this lake.
A. contaminatingB. contaminatedC. contaminateD. contaminant
8.If the air was clean, we ………….. have to wear masks when going out.
A. wouldn’B. won’tC. wouldD. will
9.If I ………….. you, I ………….. water from that dirty tap.
A. am - will drinkB. am - won’t drink
C. were - would drinkD. were - wouldn’t drink
10.If he ………….. trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now.
A. will throwB. would throwC. didn’t throwD. 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.
