Tài liệu luyện thi Đại học Môn Tiếng Anh - The Environment 1 doc

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Vocab - The Environment 1
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Exercise 1: Complete the sentence with a word form the list.
beach field forest hill
island mountain river sea
a) We couldn’t cross the ____________ because there wasn’t a bridge.
b) At the back of the farm was a large ____________ with five horses.
c) Most fish live in the ____________.
d) Maria climbed the ____________ and looked down from the top.
e) The hill was covered with a thick ____________ of tall trees.
f) Tina lived on a small ____________ in the middle of the Aegean Sea.
g) Our school is on the top of a small ____________.
h) After his swim, Jim rested on the ____________.
Exercise 2: Choose the word which best matches the description.
a) Large white water bird with a long neck.
b) Four legged animal with horn good at climbing.
c) Sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs.
d) Insect with large beautifully coloured wings.
e) Small reptile with four legs and a long tail.
f) Small flying insect which drinks blood from the skin.
g) Small long-eared animal that lives in a hole.

h) Animal with long legs and neck and orangey skin.
i) Eight-legged creature which catches insects.
j) Young animal which barks, often a pet.
duck / swan
goat / sheep
crab / frog
butterfly / bee
lizard / snake
fly / mosquito
mouse / rabbit
camel / giraffe
bat / spider
kitten / puppy.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct word in each sentence below.
a) Sarah spent the summer at / on / to an island.
b) There is a castle at / in / above the top of the hill.
c) It was cold so I didn’t put my feet on / in / to the water.
d) At midday, we sat at / below / under a tree and had a picnic.
e) Caroline spent a lovely day at / on / in the seaside.
f) Would you like to have lunch in / on / next to the garden?
g) George and his friends camped in / on / under the beach.
h) We decided to have a weekend at / in / with the country.
Exercise 4: Read the following passage. Put the correct word form the list below.
You may use the words more than once.
so so much so many too too much too many enough
SAVE THE EARTH!
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are
1)
______ dirty to
swim in. There is

2)
_________ smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the
world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute
the air
3)
_________ that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have to cut down
4)
_________ trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all
over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow
5)
_________ to eat. In
certain countries in Asia there is
6)
_________ little rice. Moreover, we do not take
7)
_________ care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance,
tigers are rare in India now because we have killed
8)
_________ for them to survive.
However, it isn’t
9)
_________ simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before
it is
10)
_________ late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is
11)
_________ important to ignore.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentence with a word form the list.
bark berry blossom branch bud

leaf root stem thorn trunk
a) Sue managed to reach the of a tree and climb up to the window.
b) I felt ill after I ate a red from a bush in the woods.
c) The wall was cracked by the of a tree growing underneath it.
d) On the end of each there are two or three yellow flowers.
e) In the autumn, every in the tree turns yellow and then falls off.
f) Liz hurt herself on a while she was picking some roses.
g) The of this tree can be removed and used as a kind of paper.
h) In the spring all the apple trees are covered in white
i) Before the flower opened it was a large green
j) An oak tree has a very board , sometimes two metres thick.
Exercise 6: Choose the correct word in each sentence below.
a) Go along this road and up the hill / mountain at the end.
b) We travelled down the river / stream by boat to the sea.
c) Beside the road there were fields / gardens full of animals and plants.
d) Helen spent her holiday on a small Greek island / land.
e) The boys camped next to a small lake / ocean in Scotland.
f) The children enjoyed playing on the beach / seaside.

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g) Kate stayed in a small village in the country / outside.
h) From the ship, Mark could see the distant coast / side of France.
Exercise 7: Match each word or phrase with one of the explanations.
a) a gale
b) a reptile

c) a rainbow
d) a lair
e) a drought
f) a stream
g) an insect
h) a rodent
i) a weed
j) a mammal
_____ 1) a small river.
_____ 2) a place where a wild animal sleeps.
_____ 3) a period when there is a shortage of water.
_____ 4) a very strong wind.
_____ 5) an animal which feeds its young with its own milk.
_____ 6) a wild plant not wanted in the garden.
_____ 7) a crawling animal such as a snake or a lizard.
_____ 8) a small creature with no bones and six legs.
_____ 9) an arch of colours that appears in the sky.
_____ 10) a small animal with very strong teeth.
Exercise 8: Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs from the list with opposite
meanings.
clean up cut down destroy let plant
pollute prevent protect recycle waste
a) People should be encouraged to ___________ the environment, rather than
___________ it.
b) We should try to ___________ disasters happening, not just ___________ them
happen.
c) Everyone should try to ___________ beaches, and not ___________ them.
d) It would be a good idea to _________ more trees, not to __________ trees.
e) We can use things again if we __________ rather than ___________ them.
Exercise 9: Choose the correct word in each sentence.

a) Before we set off, we listened to the climate / weather forecast.
b) Paula saw a flash of lightning / thunder and then heard a deep boom.
c) The traffic had to slow down because of the thick fog / vapour.
d) There won’t be much rain. It’s only a short shower / stream.
e) Spring is my favourite season / term of the year.
f) Last summer was very hot, and there was a real heatwave / temperature.
g) Look at those clouds! There’s going to be a blast / storm.
h) On a hot day in summer, I look forward to the chilly / cool evening.
i) We were caught in the rain and damp / soaked to the skin.
j) In the morning there was half a metre of ice / snow blocking the road.
Exercise 10: Read the following paragraph carefully.
The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
However, little is known about the long term effects of such slow poisoning. The most
serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources
and transforming huge areas into wasteland. As a result, it is becoming extremely
difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. A way of
protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger
of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The dangers, however, are not
confined solely to the land and the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is
increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s
whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
*) For each of the following dictionary definitions, write down the correct word
(printed in bold type) in the passage:
1) birds, animals, fish which are not tame ______________
2) keeping something from harm ______________
3) the process of making something dirty or impure ______________
4) barren area, desert ______________
5) the air, water and land in which we live ______________
6) completely changing in form or nature ______________
7) wealth, goods or products people can use ______________

8) the air surrounding the earth ______________
9) the number of people living in a place ______________
10) difficulty which needs attention and thought ______________
11) results, consequences ______________
Exercise 11: What are they?
1) A very large sea. o__ __ __ __
2) Land with sea on all sides. i__ __ __ __ __
3) A river of ice. g__ __ __ __ __ __
4) The top of a mountain. s__ __ __ __ __
5) Where land meets sea very steeply. c__ __ __ __
6) Land with sea on 3 sides. p__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __