2nd grade
GRADE 10 - UNIT 9
PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT
LISTENING 1:
You are going to hear the talk about
the eleventh annual Durham County
Car Exhibition to complete the form
below. Write NO MORE THREE WORDS
AND OR/NUMBERS for each answer.
Durham County Car Show
Public grand opening date: (1) _______________
19 March
Number of viewers: (2) _______________
70,000
• £10 for adults
Off-peak day price: • £ (3) __________ for children
5
Best day to visit: (4) _______________
(this) Sunday
New car category: (5) _______________
electricity
LISTENING 2:
Nam and Mai are talking about Mai’s
project on some ways to save
endangered animals. Listen to the
conversation and choose the correct
answers A, B, or C for each of the
following questions.
Question 6: How long will Mai complete her mid-term project?
A. in two weeks B. in three weeks C. in four weeks
Question 7: What is the first thing Mai should do to save
endangered animals?
A. organize the programs to save endangered animals
B. help people understand the importance of this problem
C. take part in the presentations about saving endangered
animals
Question 8: Why do animals become endangered?
A. illegal hunting B. habitat loss
C. over-exploitation of wildlife
Question 9: What does Mai think about illegal hunting?
A. illegal hunting may save wild animals’ natural habitats
B. illegal hunting may protect wild animals’ natural habitats
C. illegal hunting may destroy wild animals’ natural habitats.
Question 10: How can illegal hunting be prevented?
A. by banning wildlife trade
B. by getting the general public involved
C. by buying eco-friendly pets
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 11: She told me that she _________ to me the
Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written
C. was writing D. had written
Question 12: Nam wanted to know what time _________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin
C. the movie has begun D. the movie began
Question 13: They said that they had driven through the desert
_________.
A. the previous day B. tonight
C. today D. the following day
Question 14: She _________me whether I liked listening to
classical music.
A. asked B. told C. said D. suggested
Question 15: The man asked the boys _________.
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why he was fighting D. why were they fighting
Question 16: I asked him whose bike _________ the previous
day.
A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed
C. did he borrow D. he would borrow
Question 17: Helen asked me _________ I would go to the
cinema with her the following weekend.
A. if B. where C. when D. what
Question 18: My father said that he _________ attend a
workshop on climate change the following week.
A. would B. will C. did D. does
Question 19: We need to be _________ of the problems that
the environment is facing.
A. unaware B. aware C. awareness D. unawareness
Question 20: The number of _________ species is rising and
many of them have become extinct.
A. danger B. endanger C. in danger D. endangered
Question 21: Vietnam joined the event of Earth Hour in 2009
and has been an active and keen _________ since then.
A. support B. supporting C. supporter D. supported
Question 22: The loss of forests can have a _________impact
on the environment.
A. negative B. positive
C. beneficial D. disadvantageous
Question 23: _________is the variety of plants and animals in a
particular area.
A. Habitat B. Ecosystem C. Wildlife D. Biodiversity
Question 24: The natural environment in which a plant or an
animal life is called _________.
A. habitat B. ecosystem C. wildlife D. climate change
Question 25: A lot of human activities have an impact
_________ the environment.
A. for B. to C. about D. on
Question 26: The natural condition in which animals and
plants grow is called _________.
A. wildlife B. ecosystem C. habitat D. park
Question 27: A new series of _________ programmes shows
the importance of biodiversity to humans.
A. education B. educate
C. educational D. educator
Question 28: Global warming can cause extreme _________
such as floods or heatwaves.
A. weather B. nature C. problems D. condition
Question 29: Gas _________from private vehicles leads to air
pollution.
A. escape B. production C. transportation D. emission
Question 30: The students had a presentation on the _______
to one of the most serious pollution.
A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solving
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following
questions.
Question 31: If you don't warm up before taking exercise, you
risk injuring yourself.
A. do gentle exercise B. heat the meal
C. become lively D. drink hot tea
Question 32: I warmed to him when I met him ten years ago.
A. argued with B. couldn't stand
C. began to like D. started talking
Question 33 The service offers young people practical advice on
finding a job.
A. theoretical B. realistic C. possible D. useless
Question 34: Air pollution is a major cause of respiratory
diseases or lung cancer.
A. outstanding B. extensiveC. head D. main
Question 35: Global warming can have serious
consequences such as rising sea levels, polar ice melting
and extreme weather.
A. results B. summaries C. conclusions D. moments
Question 36: The loss of forests can damage the natural
habitats of many animals and put wildlife in danger.
A. improve B. fix C. destroy D. abuse
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your
sheet to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined words in each of the
following sentences.
Question 37: Many wildlife animals are highly endangered
these days.
A. at risk B. recommended C. safe D. expensive
Question 38: Thanks to lots of efforts from different wildlife
protection organisations, the panda is now off the danger
list.
A. strictly protected B. highly vulnerable
C. becoming extinct D. no longer endangered
Question 39: It is illegal to hunt and fish in the National
Park.
A. banned B. prohibited C. outlawed D. lawful
Question 40: Held every year, the programme encourages
people and businesses to turn off the lights and other
unnecessary electrical devices for one hour.
A. essential B. useless C. pointless D. wasteful
Question 41: Besides switching off lights, people can take
part in a number of activities to raise awareness of
environmental problems.
A. turning off B. turning down
C. turning up D. turning on
Question 42: It also draws attention to climate change and
global energy issues, and promotes green activities
worldwide.
A. assists B. stimulates C. prevents D. nurtures
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to show the underlined
part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 43: My teacher said that we will have a test the next
day.
A. said B. will C. a D. the
Question 44: He asked me why I don't go to the party the
night before.
A. asked B. why C. I don’t go D. the night before
Question 45: “Will you come to the countryside with us the
following day?”, Lan asked me.
A. come B. with C. the following day D. asked
Question 46: He said that his school green club will discuss
global warming the following day.
A. that B. his C. will D. the
Question 47: When these harmless gases combine with the
water in the air, they come down as rain or snow, which can
damage all forms of life.
A. Harmless B. come down C. which D. forms
Question 48: The imbalance of the ecosystem can cause to
the disappearance of living.
A. Imbalance B. ecosystem C. cause to D. disappearance
Question 49: Pollution can have serious effects for the
balance of the ecosystem.
A. Pollution B. for C. balance D. ecosystem
Question 50: Nam believes that illegal hunting can be
preventing by banning wildlife trade.
A. believes B. hunting C. preventing D. banning
