Listen to the conversation twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Choose the correct answers A, B, C, or D to finish the sentences.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.
Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
There are several types of pollution. However, ___(40)___ is the most serious in our area. It is caused by several factors. Firstly, families dump sewage into the river. Secondly, there are two new factories in our area, and they are dumping chemical waste into the lake and river. Thirdly, pesticides are another source of pollution. Farmers in our area usually use these to kill insects. We do not ___(41)___ enough fresh water to water the plants and crops. People cannot ___(42)___ in the river and the lake ___(43)___ the water there is so polluted. Another negative effect is that sometimes in the afternoon there is bad smell from the polluted river, so people do not enjoy ___(44)___ along it anymore.
Recycling is very good for the environment. For example, we make paper ___(45)___ trees. If we recycle old paper, we will ___(46)___ many trees. Recycling uses less energy and helps control pollution.
There are three steps for recycling: ___(47)___ sorting and processing. We can recycle a lot of things such as newspapers, magazines, books, cans, etc. Plastic is also a common recyclable product. We can recycle plastic bottles, plastic bags and many ___(48)___items. We can recycle glass, too. Jars, broken pieces of glass and other glass products can be recycled.
Put ___(49)___ bins around the house and in the neighbourhood, and we can have things to recycle.