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    Underline the most suitable w o r d or phrase.

    a) Many people were injured when the building demolished/collapsed.


    b) The ship radioed to say that it was in difficulties/dangers.
    c) The government has announced plans to help the poor/poverty.
    d) There was a large demonstration/manifestation against nuclear power in
    Manchester yesterday.
    e) Everyone agrees that the environment/nature must be protected.
    f) There has been another increase/rising in the level of crime.
    g) There are few jobs here and many people are away from work/unemployed.
    h) The train was in a/an accident/collision with a bus on a level crossing.
    i) The driver of the bus admitted that he had done/made an error.
    j) No ships are sailing today because of the high/storm winds.

    2 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box. Use each w o r d once only.

    a) Food has been sent to areas in Africa suffering from famine


    b) Many people live in overcrowded on the edge of the city.
    c) The cost of has risen steadily this year.
    d) Thousands of buildings fell down during a severe
    e) at football matches has been reduced this year.
    f) The of Ruritania has been condemned by the United Nations.
    g) The eruption of the volcano was a terrible
    h) Hundreds of people drowned during the
    i) Two of those involved in the crash had serious
    j) Large cities face the problem of what to do with household
    k) Doctors announced that there was now a cure for the
    1) During the storm there were hundreds of calls.

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    3 Choose the most suitable w o r d or phrase to complete each sentence.

    a) Most young people want to B. more about green issues.


    A) look up B) find out C) deal with D) make out
    b) Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have
    any solutions.
    A) thought over B) got round to C) looked into D) come up with
    c) Many factories break the anti-pollution laws and
    A) put up with it B) take it over C) get away with it D) come round to it
    d) Disposing of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to
    A) carry out B) put up C) get away D) deal with
    e) More people in cities should cycling instead of using cars.
    A) rely on B) take up C) set up D) get around to
    f) Most governments seem to dealing with environmental problems.
    A) put off B) make up for C) do without D) take after
    g) In some countries environmental organizations have been to
    inform people and gain their support.
    A) set off B) make up C) set out D) set up
    h) Unless we the problem, many animals could become extinct.
    A) face up to B) look up to C) turn up to D) get up to
    i) Quite soon, the world is going to energy resources.
    A) run out of B) get into C) keep up with D) come up against
    j) We must believe that problems can be solved, and not just
    A) make up B) look up C) give up D) put up

    4 Replace the words in italics w i t h a w o r d or phrase from the box.

    a) Smoking has been made illegal in pubic places in some countries banned....
    b) Famine is a serious problem, and it hasn't been dealt with yet
    c) Many kinds of wild animals need to be guarded by the law
    d) Living conditions have been made better in some parts of the world.

    e) Our local lake has been made dirty by nearby factories


    f) A problem which is not thought about does not simply go away
    g) A lot of people in industrial areas are without work
    h) After the recent storms, the town was filled with water
    i) Some countries are inhabited by too many people
    j) Recently the number of people riding bicycles has grown larger

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    5 Choose the most suitable w o r d or phrase to complete each sentence.

    a) I'm glad I .C my plane! I've just heard that it's broken down.
    A) lost B) refused C) missed D) altered
    b) The cruise ship hit a rock and
    A) sank B) drowned C) flooded D) crashed
    c) I lost the keys to my house and had to climb in the window.
    A) by B) to C) through D) with
    d) The village was completely in an earthquake.
    A) collapsed B) destroyed C) ruined D) broken
    e) The bus driver couldn't the accident.
    A) protect B) control C) provide D) prevent
    f) After police found drugs there, the disco was
    A) closed down B) banned C) ignored D) abolished
    g) During the match, someone fire to the stadium.
    A) set B) put C) opened D) caught
    h) We decided not to go camping because of the rain.
    A) great B) amount C) heavy D) extra
    i) I had to shut the window because the noise outside was
    A) shouting B) unbearable C) in danger D) enormous
    j) When the fire broke out, an electronic alarm
    A) came in B) opened up C) went off D) put out

    6 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a w o r d that fits in
    the space in the same line.

    A modern Robinson Crusoe


    After a (1) ..collision. between two ships in the Atlantic, Alan COLLIDE
    Connaught from Dundee ended up (2) living on a EXPECT
    desert island. 'I fell (3) and no-one noticed. BOARD
    A few hours later I found myself lying (4) on a EXHAUST
    beach after swimming for miles. It was (5) too, not FREEZE
    warm and sunny, like Crusoe's island. The only (6) SOLVE
    I could find was to dig a hole in the sand as a shelter.'
    After an (7) in the weather, Alan waited to be rescued. IMPROVE
    'There was little food and no fresh water. It was an (8) HEALTH
    life, and I felt ill most of the time. I suffered from (9) LONELY
    too, but then I found a village on the other side of the island!'
    he said. 'The people had moved there after the (10) of DESTROY
    their homes by a volcano. Luckily they had a radio, and a ship
    soon came to rescue me.'

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    7 Match the words in the box w i t h the definitions (a-j).

    a) An organization which collects money to help those in need charity......


    b) When an area is desperately short of water
    c) The act of protecting animals, or parts of the environment
    d) When people march through the streets to show their opinions.

    e) A collision involving several vehicles


    f) When an area is desperately short of food
    g) Something unexpected which must be dealt with quickly
    h) When people stop working through disagreement with their employers.

    i) Help (money, food, etc.) given by governments or other organizations.

    j) When a crowd of people is violent and out of control

    8 Complete each sentence w i t h one suitable w o r d .

    a) The fireman put his life at. risk to rescue the child.
    b) Teachers have decided to go strike next month.
    c) Sue has a lot of work to do and is stress at the moment.
    d) The coach driver went through a red light mistake.
    e) Many people are dying hunger in the desert area.
    f) The boat which sank was crowded people.
    g) The two countries are now war with each other.
    h) an emergency, break the glass.
    i) When the fire brigade arrived, the church was no longer fire.
    j) When the volcano erupted, a party of tourists was danger.

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    9 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

    A letter to the editor


    Dear Sir,
    We are writing to suggest that all cars should be (1) B from the
    centre of the city as soon as possible. The amount of (2) from car
    exhaust fumes is now (3) , and we believe that the public must be
    (4) Apart from this, the streets are crowded (5)
    cars, and our lives are at (6) when we try to cross the road! There
    has been a huge (7) in the amount of traffic recently, and the
    government just seems to put (8) the problem, instead of
    (9) it. Unless we (10) the traffic problem, and
    seriously consider some of the (11) , life in our city will become
    (12) Our organization, Cities for People, has been
    (13) to make the government do something! We are holding a
    (14) next week in the city centre, and hope that many people will
    (15) us.
    Yours faithfully,
    Mary Kingwood, Secretary, Cities for People

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