** Read the text and fill in the gaps
with the correct missing word.
SAFETY COMES FIRST
Many teenagers these days 1) use buses and trains to get
around. Instead, 2) choose bikes, skateboards, scooters
and even rollerblades to travel to their destination. In the past,
teenagers only used these things to play in the park or in sports
competitions, but now it's a new craze to use them as a means of
transport
These 3) good forms of exercise, but accidents can happen,
so you must pay attention to a few rules of the road. First, you must
always use proper safety equipment such as knee and elbow pads
4) helmets. When possible, try to stay on 5)
pavement and ride slowly. Also, never wear headphones, don't ride
too close to parked cars and always get off 6) skateboard,
bike or scooter and walk at pedestrian crossings. Finally, you must
never use a moving vehicle to pull you along!
Skateboarding, rollerblading or other activities are good ways to
exercise and a lot of fun. Just remember to pay attention and stay
safe when 7) are out and about!
B) substances
2. People also pollute their … in various ways.
C) surroundings
3. A lot of transport in our streets … the air with the noise.
D) pollutes
4. Environment pollution is one of the most serious problems … humanity today.
D) facing
5. Environment pollution … global warming, destruction of the ozone layer, and other disastrous processes.
A) causes
6. Air, water and soil – all harmed by pollution- are necessary to the … of all living creatures.
C) survival
7. Pollution of soil … the amount of land available for growing crops.
B) reduces
8. This problem is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that … people.
D) benefit
9. Exhaust from cars causes a large … of air pollution.
D) percentage
10. Factories … jobs for people and produce goods that people want.
A) provide
11. Factories and plants … much of the material that pollutes air and water.
A) discharge
12. Fertilizers and pesticides can ruin the soil but they are necessary … for growing of crops.
C) aids
13. Pollution can be gradually …
B) reduced
14. People should …laws that require factories to stop or reduce polluting activities.
C) enforce
15. International agreements ban most testing of nuclear … in the atmosphere.
B) weapons
I. Find the word with the same or similar meaning.
1. to throw away
b) to get rid of
2. rubbish
a) trash
3. to protect
c) to save
4. vital (problems)
b) crucial
5. to disappear
a) to die out
II.
1. You shouldn't use your car because it causes noise and air pollution.
2. This notice can be seen at the zoo or at the circus to protect people from danger.
3. He wants to become an ecologist himself to research and protect the environment.
4. Recently, however, our beach has become more polluted with litter left by tourists and locals.
5. Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down or burnt.
6. Your family can begin trying to save the Earth right now.
7. If you go the seaside, you'll see the pollution around you.
8. If people hadn't invented different machines and developed industry, the environmental problems wouldn't have appeared.
9. Why is litter so dangerous in the countryside?
10. When you buy packed goods, don't drop the packaging.
III.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should care about the protection of the environment.
2. If we want to protect our environment, lots of things should be changed in our life, but first of all should improve ecological education.
3. Sometimes fish die out in rivers because plants and factories throw chemical waste there.
4. People should be fined for dropping litter and rubbish collection should be made more often along our beach.
5. Very little of recycling material is actually recycled.
IV.
1. THE Nile flows to THE Mediterranean Sea.
2. There are small islands in THE Pacific Ocean.
3. THE Hymalayas are the highest mountains in -- Asia.
4. -- Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
5. -- Glasgow is one of the biggest cities in THE United Kingdom.
6. THE Red Sea is between -- Africa and -- Asia.
7. -- Great Britain is situated in THE British Isles.
V. Choose the correct translation of the sentences.
1. If he had worked hard, he would have achieved great progress.
с) Если бы он работал тогда усердно, он добился бы больших успехов.
2. If I got this book, I would be happy.
b) Если бы у меня была эта книга, я была бы счастлива.
3. If you had gone to the theatre last week, you would have enjoyed the evening.
b) Если бы ты сходил в театр на неделе, ты получил бы удовольствие от вечера.
VI.
1. If I (knew) the result now, I would phone her immediately.
2. If I (were) you, I would stay at home.
3. If you (hadn't missed) the train, you would have arrived in time.
4. If they had known it before, they (would have taken) measures.
5. Your brother (would become) much stronger if he took cold baths regularly.
6. If he were a first-class sportsman now, he (not train) enough last year. (странное предложение) Правильнее будет:
If he had trained enough last year, he would be a first-class sportsman now.
7. If I (had written) the composition yesterday, I would be free now.