Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in

each of the following questions.

1. Mr Brown claimed that he shot a group of men because they
were poaching on his land.
A. conserveing B. protecting C. capturing D. hunting
2. The wonderful diversity of our region's wildlife is now coming under
threat
A. variety B. direction C. sacrifice D. friendliness
3. The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created
or destroyed.
A. protest B. protection C. production D. induction
4. Older people are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures even
inside their homes
A. well-protected B. immune C. susceptible D. shielded
5. Some people predict the extinction of family life as we know it today.
A. reservation B. protection C. threat D. disappearance
6. Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species idue to declining
numbers.
A. resistant B. dangerous C. threatened D. preserved
7. Many investment management companies have evolved from small
entrepreneurial organizations.
A. resolved B. involved C. revolted D. developed
8. Secondly, the wildlife has to compete with the surrounding agriculture
for the habitat.
A. place of cooking B. place of traveling
C. place of living D. place of working
9. It's very rare to find someone who combines such qualities.
A. in small numbers B. real
C. authetic D. fake
10. He looks after the land as a private reserve for wildlife habitat,
running marsupials and their predators instead of cows.
A. money reserve B. booking reservation
C. a protected area D. an emergency fund
11. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an
unprecedented scale.
A. dirt B. contamination C. protection D. damage
12. I don't know how it's possible for a person to disappear without trace.
A. vanish B. damage C. pollute D. destroye
13. Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of
the country?
A. destruction B. contamination C. fertilizer D. variety
14. Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the
war.
A. changed B. increased C. installed D. damaged
15. New particles are formed in the polluted air of major cities.
A. contaminated B. disappeared C. purified D. endangered
16. An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound
lane.
A. dealt with B. hidden C. taken place D. checked in
17. When resources become depleted the base camp is moved to a new
location, enabling the group to exploit a new foraging territory.
A. enlarged B. exhausted C. increased D.
expanded
18. Our communication environment has changed drastically in the last
10 years.
A. extremely B. slightly C. moderately D.
completely
19. In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.
A. come up B. take in C. drop by D. take up
20. They pulled down the warehouse to build a new supermarket.
A. renovated B. purchased
C. maintained D. demolished
Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
1. These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
A. remain alive B. persist
C. get through D. lose their lives
2. Certain chemicals have been banned because they are damaging the
environment.
A. prohibited B. destructed C. devastated D. hunted
3. There are severe penalties for failing to declare all your income to the
Inland Revenue.
A. alarming B. grave C. dreadful D. mild
4. There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the
environment.
A. plentiful B. lavish C. bountiful D. scarce
5. All visitors are kept out of the conservation area.
A. prevented from entering B. prevented from destroying
C. allowed to enter D. allowed to take photos
6. It is predicted that the natural resources will run out by the end of the
century.
A. come in B. run short C. run away D. remain
7. It is urgent that these governments work out a solution to the problem
that they are all facing.
A. keep secret B. find C. share D. arrive at
8. In order to protect endangered species, it is important that all
people join in.
A. participate B. leave C. take part D. enjoy
9. Many people decided to give up eating meat and become vegetarians.
A. cut up B. put up C. continue D. use up
10. Let's clear up this rubbish and put it in the bin.
A. mess up B. clear away C. tidy D. clean off
11. These audio-visual methods have the added advantage of being
independent of the availability of the system.
A. benefit B. drawback C. characteristic D. danger
12. Releasing too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere can lead
to global warming.
A. eventuate in B. result from C. take off D. take in
13. The delays in the schedule proved very costly.
A. cheap B. inexpensive
C. infinite D. Both A and B are correct
14. We should grow more trees so that they can absorb more carbon
dioxide from the atmosphere.
A. emit B. affect C. consume D. improve
15. The factory was fined for having dumped a huge amount of rubbish in
to the river.
A. penalized B. levied C. compensated D. punished
16. The cancer treatment has some unfortunate side effects.
A. deadly B. disastrous C. lucky D. bad
17. These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms.
A. clear B. visible C. ambiguous D.
apparent
18. The typhoon devastated a large section of the east coast.
A. built B. demolish C. destroy D. wreck
19. Climate change will severely affect many countries in coming decades.
A. heavily B. dangerously C. badly D. mildly
20 They have made maximum use of the natural resources available.A.
high B. minimum C. average D. top
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. _______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living
organisms and how they interact with their environment
A. Biology B. Biological C. Biologist D. Biologically
2. A/ an ________ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of
becoming extinct.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangered D. endangerment
3. Besides, several programmes should be ______ that spreads the world
of the conservation of the elephants in the public.
A. told B. used C. operated D. introduced
4. Cheetah's tail is _______ during fast running, because it balances the
animal and allows fast and sudden turns which happen often when the
prey tries to escape.
A. essential B. basic C. adequate D. sufficient
5. People should be told about the things that threaten the safety of ______
so that they can avoid doing them.
A. the wild B. wildness C. wild life D. wildlife
6. We need to preserve the ________ of wildlife because each species has
an important role to play.
A. diversity B. atmosphere C. population D. nuclear
7. The energy __________ by the windmill drives all the drainage pumps.
A. that is producing B. which produces
C. producing D. produced
8. Coal burning ________ a large amount of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
A. decreases B. reduces C. relaxes D. releases
9. Methane is a far more active ________ than carbon dioxide, but also one
which is much less abundant in the atmosphere.
A. greenhouse damage B. danger area
C. greenhouse gas D. greenhouse effect
10. The local authorities were blamed ______ignored the pollution issues in
the area
A. About having B. on having C. for having D. before having
11. Toxic waste is an example of a ___________.

A. pollutant B. polluted C. pollution D. unpolluted

12. The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient ____ to

and investment in its conservation.
A. interest B. attention C. care D. treatment
13. Loss of habitat and increased commercial hunt ________ the number of
chimpanzees from 2 million to 300,000 individuals.
A. reduced B. lessened C. weakened D. limited
14. The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which
makes wildlife _______.
A. prosperous B. prefect C. vulnerable D. remained
15. It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy __________ as
much as possible.
A. exhaustion B. destruction C. consumption D. waste
16. _______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.
A. Survival B. Commerce C. Conservation D. Extinction
17. Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to
the lists and obtain legal _______.
A. protect B. protection C. protective D. protector
18. Probability of extinction depends _______ both the population size and
fine details of the population demography.
A. on B. in C. from D. for
19. Many modern medicines are derived _________ plants and animals.
A. on B. for C. from D. in
20. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads
wildlife to the ________ of extinction.
A. wall B. fence C. verge D. bridge
21. Saving _________ species from becoming extinct is crucial for our health
and the future of our children.
A. dangerous B. endanger C. endangering D. endangered
22. Our sources of energy will soon be __________ if we don't save them.
A. exhaust B. exhausted C. exhaustedly D. exhaustion
23. They started a campaign to ___________ smoking among teenagers.
A. encourage B. decrease C. discourage D. prohibit
24. People are destroying the environment by adding ___________to it.
A. pollutes B. pollutions C. polluting D. pollutants
25. It is high time we had to ________ some measures to protect
endangered animals.
A. take B. bring C. hold D. use
26. Many ________ groups now support putting a value on ecosystems.
A. conserve B. conservative
C. conservation D. conservatism
27.15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now
considered ______ risk ______ extinction.
A. at / of B. on / in C. for / with D. in / at
28. Internationally, 189 countries have signed ________ accord agreeing to
create Biodiversity Action Plans to protect endangered and other
threatened species.
A. а B. an C. the D. Ø
29. The giant panda's natural ________ is the bamboo forest. Giant pandas
like to eat bamboo leaves.
A. habitat B. conservation C. evolution D. biodiversity
30. Clearing forests for timber has led ________ the loss of biodiversity
A. with B. at C. to D. for
31. Many species are now ________ danger of being extinct as a result of
deforestation and habitat loss.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
32. The rainforests around the world are ________ threat of deforestation.
A. in B. by C. under D. on
33. To solve the problems of pollution, it is important to identify the
________ of it.
A. reasons B. purpose C. causes D. facts
34. The rivers in the local area are heavily polluted _______ wastes released
from nearby factories.
A. from B. with C. of D. in
35. Animal _______ are being destroyed by human activities.
A. places B. habitats C. shelter D. accommodation