Activate! B1+ Extra Vocabulary Tests
Test 8
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2009
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1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1 I’m having new windows installed to … the amount of heat that escapes from the house.
A protect
B gather
C support
D reduce
2 When the polar bears … in Hudson Bay, it’s the perfect opportunity to see them.
A rescue
B gather
C assist
D crush
3 If we don’t … endangered species, they will disappear forever.
A reduce
B gather
C protect
D donate
4 We are having our … on the island booked by a travel agent.
A wilderness
B accommodation
C permit
D grounds
5 If you live in a(n) … area, you need a car to get into the town.
A solitary
B rural
C urban
D approximate
6 If too many tourists are allowed on the beach, the baby turtles may be … .
A crushed
B protected
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C gathered
D assisted
7 We have all the … on our house done by a professional.
A conservation
B accommodation
C maintenance
D support
8 If there were fewer … areas, there would be less pollution from cars and lorries.
A rural
B solitary
C approximate
D urban
9 If we had … more money, perhaps the gorillas would have had better protection.
A assisted
B donated
C supported
D reduced
10 If people don’t start walking more and driving less, the levels of … will continue to increase.
A pollution
B conservation
C maintenance
D survival
11 We’re having a small house built on the …; we have a beautiful view of the water.
A bay
B ice cap
C glacier
D wilderness
12 If polar bears weren’t such … creatures, they would spend less time alone.
A approximate
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B solitary
C rural
D urban
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2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 If hunters hadn’t killed so many tigers for their fur, they wouldn’t now be (a)n
in
danger/endangered
species.
2 If they don’t stop cutting down the rainforest, many animals and plants will lose their
natural/wildlife
habitat.
3 We are having our car fixed to be more eco-friendly and reduce the effects of
international/global
warming.
4 If
greenhouse/green
gases are produced, the Earth gets warmer.
5 If
people/human
activity wasn’t so damaging, animals would have a better chance at survival.
6 They are having a
reservation/conservation
project set up so that more people can be involved in
saving our planet.
7 If you go on an environmentally-
friendly/kind
holiday, you’e doing your part to reduce pollution.
8 The government is having a huge reserve built in one of the countries largest wilderness
parks/centres
.
9 When animals lose their
breeding/feeding
grounds, they lose their source of food and die out.
10 If you decide to get
self-confident/self-catering
accommodation, you will have to cook your own
meals.
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3. Complete the sentences with one word which best fits each gap.
1 That man looks very suspicious; I’m sure he’s ………….. to something illegal.
2 I’m sorry but I was ………….. to go out; can you come round later in the day?
3 I’m ………….. experiments on animals; I believe they are cruel and unnecessary.
4 I’m all ………….. your plan to go on a boat trip; I think it’s a great idea.
5 I called round at Lynn’s house but she was ………….. .
6 My brother is really ………….. heavy metal music; he listens to it all the time.
7 Everyone at school is ill with the flu so the school trip is ………….. .
8 Is your film …………..? Can I watch my new DVD now?
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4. Complete the sentences with words to do with eco-holidays. All the letters are
given, but they are mixed up.
1
ilwfledi
During our walk in the countryside we saw lots of …………….,
including rabbits, squirrels and a fox.
2
scurinoxe
Our teacher is organising an ……………. to visit the turtles in
Zakynthos.
3
rtpi
Did you enjoy the school ……………. to the nature park?
4
orurstsi
A lot of ……………. visit the island, which is famous for it’s old
windmills.
5
cvotaina
We’re going to spend the summer ……………. in our seaside cottage.
6
avtisitiec
……………. at the adventure camp include canoeing, sailing and
swimming with dolphins.
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7
otru
We went on a ……………. of France, Belgium and Holland.
8
olntvusere
The conservation park is looking for ……………. to work there at
weekends.
9
klihdaomersya The hotels and restaurants are full of ……………. from all over the
world.
10 ceona
The hotel has a great view out over the Pacific ……………. .
Marks / 10
Marks / 40