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I.Choose the correct item.

1.The cost of cleaning up toxic……………..is very high.-waste/sewage/residue/rubbish
2.If we cut down these trees, we will destroy the natural…………..of the birds and animals that live
in them.-ecosystem/space/area/habitat
3.What is the future of genetically…………..food? Will we accept or reject
it?-manufactured/modified/produced
4.We must investigate……………energy forms.-alternative/balanced/creative/ultimate
5.I have decided to buy only environmentally ............cleaning products from now
on.-welcome/friendly/different
6.It is better for animals to live in the……………..-wild/wildlife/nature/habitat
7.One of the major environmental …………..that needs to be considered is
deforestation.-measures/issues/laws/warnings
8.The Siberian tiger is under threat of ..............-destruction/extinction/exhaustion
9.You shouldn`t throw……………ols newspapers, you should recycle them.-away/up/in/down
10.The minister for the environment has devised a ……………..to reduce
pollution.-schedule/scheme/timetable
II.Fill in the missing words.
1.She cheers everyone up with her ................smile.

2.Twins often have a close ..........with one another.
3.When the child was .......to hospital, she missed her beloved pet.
4.Driving conditions will be dangerous due to thick ...........
5.I am really happy at the moment, there is not a.........on the horizon.
6.Mary took the new girl under her......and made her feel welcome.
7.My dog has to wear a special ..............around its neck.
8.They say there is a pot of gold buried at the end of every............
9. The wildlife sanctuary was set up up.........in the jungle.
10.Some pets seem to have an amazing ability to locate their.............
collar sunny fog rainbow cloud deep wing admitted bond owners
III.Put the words into five groups of three and find a category for each group.
bark earthquake beak storm purr wet paw thunder howl flood hot claw drought
lightning dry
IV.Reading comprehension.
A.Match the words to their definitions.
steam 1.the air around the Earth
heat 2. the general weather conditions that are typical of a place
lethal 3. a series of things that are repeated again and again
drought 4. a long period of time without rain
rainfall 5.something that happens, especially something important or unusual
hit 6. the quality of being warm, or the temperature of something that is warm
climate 7. to have a bad effect on someone or something
cycle 8.extremely dangerous and causing death
event 9. the amount of rain that falls
atmosphere 10. the hot mist that forms when water boils
B.Choose the correct answer.
What is happening to our weather?
What is ‘extreme’ weather? Why are people talking about it these days? ‘Extreme’ weather is an
unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the wrong
time. In theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such
extreme weather events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de
Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record
rainfall in Pakistan.
The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed,
burying hundreds of people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people. Meanwhile, other
parts of the world suffer devastating droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the
last ten years. And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in Europe. That summer,
35,000 deaths were said to be heat-related.
So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they
caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a
mixture of both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are
natural cycles in the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, originate
in the Pacific Ocean. The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects
weather all around the world. On the other hand, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans is slowly but
steadily going up. And this is a result of human activity. We are producing greenhouse gases that trap
heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans
produce more water vapour – think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it
produces steam more quickly. Satellite data tells us that the water vapour in the atmosphere has gone
up by four percent in 25 years. This warm, wet air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and
typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing.
Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change. And
we also need to act now to save lives and money in the future.
1. The article says extreme weather is ...
becoming more common. /not a natural occurrence. /difficult for scientists to understand.
2. According to the article, extreme weather is a problem because ...
we can't predict it. /it affects places where lots of people live. /it’s often very destructive.
3. Extreme weather can by caused by ...
satellites above the Earth. /water vapour in the atmosphere. /very hot summers.
4. Why was the rain in Nashville considered to be an extreme event?
There was a lot of rain over a long time period. /It doesn’t usually rain in Nashville. /There was a lot
of rain in a short time.
5. What happened after the extreme rain in Rio de Janeiro?
There were major floods. /There were many deaths. /Millions of people were affected.
6. What caused many deaths in 2003?
a period of hot weather /floods that followed a bad summer /a long drought
7. Which of these things is the basis of normal weather patterns?
greenhouse gases /human activity /El Niño and La Niña
8. Where does atmospheric water vapour come from?
the land /the ocean /greenhouse gases
9. We can use satellites to ...
change where storms will happen. /trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. /measure changes in
atmospheric water vapour.
10. According to Michael Oppenheimer ...
we don't understand extreme weather events. /we can limit the effects of extreme weather. /we can
stop climate change.
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