UNIT 6: GLOBAL WARMING

I. STRESS:
1. A. campaign B. global C. balance D. carbon
2. A. natural B. endangered C. dangerous D. habitat
3. A. rainforest B. tropical C. discover D. animal
4. A. pollution B. continue C. enormous D. disappear
5. A. devastated B. environment C. diversity D. ecology
II. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. We need to cut down on the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
A. influence B. environmentalist C. wildlife D. discharge
2. In the past, a lot of countries denied having contributed to global warming.
A. agreed B. refused C. approved D. avoided
3. We must admit that people are heavily polluting the environment.
A. decline B. recycle C. deny D. accept
4. Such unhygienic conditions encourage the spread of diseases.
A. decline B. stability C. decrease D. increase
5. Deforestation is one of the biggest environmental threats to the ecological balance in
the world.
A. security [Link] C. dangers D. safety
6. Reusing and recycling glass, plastic, paper and other Products help to reduce waste
and pollution, and conserve natural resources.
A. preserve B. reserve C. converse D. reverse
7. Many species are threatened with extinction due to deforestation and loss of habitat.
A. damaged B. spoilt C. treated D. endangered
III. Choose the correct option:
1. The deforestation for farmland, wood and paper contributes _______higher
temperatures which lead ________the melting of polar ice caps and rising of sea levels.
A. to/to B. for/to C. to/in D. in/at
2. After we read the report on how the burning of petrol in cars ________ to climate
change, we were determined to reduce our carbon footprint.
A. devote B. contribute C. result D. cause
3. The police accused him of ___ fire to the building but he denied having been in the
area on the night of the fire.
A. setting B. set C. to set D. having set
4. _______ the instruction, he snatched up the fire extinguisher.
A. Have read B. To have read C. Have been read D. Having read
5. The children admitted ______ the money.
A. having taken B. have taken C. having take D. having
been taken
6. ______ twice, he didn’t want to try again.
A. Having fail B. Have failed C. Having failed D. To have failed
7. Martin denied ______ the accused man on the day of the crime.
A. to see B. of having seen C. to have seen D. having
seen
8. The president of the company officially apologised to the local residents
___________having dumped a large amount of raw sewage in the area.
A. about B. with C. at D. for
9. The factory was accused __________ having caused higher level of pollution to the
environment.
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. We all admire him _____ having changed both his attitude and behaviours towards the
environmental issues.
A. about B. for C. with D. at
11 . Human activities are also blamed ________ having contributed to global warming.
A. for B. on C. at D. with
12. We congratulated him _________ having invented an energy-saving device.
A. for B. at C. about D. on
13. He was criticised_________ not having put the elephant poachers in jail.
A. at B. about C. for D. on
14. His company was punished ____________ not having dumped the rubbish properly.
A. by B. for C. about D. because of
15. The city mayor praised all voluntary students _________ having cleaned the
playgrounds for the children.
A. for B. because of C. at D. due to
16. He thanked us__________ having contributed to cleaning the surrounding
environment.
A. on B. to C. with D. for
17. He was suspected ___________ having received presents from the local companies and
ignored their violations of the environmental law.
A. about B. on C. of D. for
18. Even when arrested, he denied __________ cut down that tree.
A. has B. having C. have D. have had
19. Those farmers admitted ___________having used more chemical fertilisers than
needed.
A. on B. about C. for D. to
20. He forgot ________ promised to cut down on the carbon dioxide emissions into the
atmosphere.
A. to promise B. have C. having D. had
21. I remembered hạving __________ off the lights before leaving home.
A. switched B. switch C. switching D. switches
22. He regretted not__________ registered for military Service last spring.
A. have B. having C. having had D. having done
23. The local residents suspected the autborities ___ having kept the pollution level
secret from the local people.
A. about B. on C. of D. for
24. Thank you for having________ the information about global warming.
A. shared B. sharing C. share D. shares
25. He regretted __________ killed and eaten several rare species.
A. to have B. having C. have D. has
26. She was praised___________ donated a lot of money to the wildlife protection
organisation.
A. for having B. to have
C. because of having D. due to having
27. I remember _________ advised you to stop hunting endangered animals.
A. To have B. having C. have D. had
28. The local authorities were blamed ______ignored the pollution issues in the area.
A. About having B. on having C. for having D. before having
29. She is looking forward to see her gransparents again soon.
A. is looking B. to see C. grandparents D. soon
WRITING: I. Supply the correct form of the verb in bracket
1. The boy admitted (lie)__________________ to his mother
2. The boy denied (break) _______________ the windows
3. He was accused of (steal) ___________________ the camera
4. My cat’s favorite activity is (sleep) ________________
5. She apologized for (not finish) _____________________ the project
6. (travel) ________________ might satisfy your desire for new experiences
7. They do not appreciate my (sing) _______________________
8. (steal)___________________ all the money, the thief got away
9. (read) __________________ all the book, he still didn’t understand it throughly
[Link] was sad about (not invite)________________ to the farewell party last night
II. Rewrite each sentence without changing its meaning, using the word given.
1. After he talked to the professor, he changed his attitude to envirnment.
--> Having_________________________________________________________________
2. Since people have ignored warnings about global warming for more than 20 years, they have
to suffer its effects now.
--> Having_________________________________________________________________.
3. This factory had dumped tons of rubbish into the sea. The factory denied it.
--> The factory denied________________________________________________________
4. Students had taken an active part in the Green Summer activities. They were
rewarded for that.
--> Students were___________________________________________________________.
5. We hadn’t driven on the left of the streets in England. We were heavily fined for that.
--> We were heavily fined____________________________________________________.
6. Although it had been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in
this area.
-->Having ________________________________________________________________.
After I had finished my homework, I went out.
9. He had spent all his money. He decided to go home and ask his father for a job.

“Peter, you’re eaten all the ice cream!”, said his mother.
Peter’s mother accused
Sue left the house. But first she checked that she had her keys.
Having
They decided to cut down their carbon footprints. They were praised for that.
Some scientists have distorted the effects of climate change. They were accused of that.
They decided to cut down their carbon footprints. They were praised for that.
A. They were praised for having decided to decrease their carbon footprints.
B. They were not punished for having decided to decrease their carbon footprints.
C. Unless they decided to cut down their carbon footprints, they were praised for that.
D. If they decided to cut down their carbon footprints, they would be praised for that.
Some scientists have distorted the effects of climate change. They were accused of that.
A. Some scientists were accused of having falsify the effects of climate change.
B. Some scientists were accused of having been honest about the effects of climate
change.
C. Although some scientists have distorted the effects of climate change, they were not
accused.
D. Some scientists were accused of having falsified the effects of climate change.
I. Supply the correct verb form
Some scientists have distorted the effects of climate change. They were accused of that.
A. Some scientists were accused of having falsify the effects of climate change.
B. Some scientists were accused of having been honest about the effects of climate
change.
C. Although some scientists have distorted the effects of climate change, they were not
accused.
D. Some scientists were accused of having falsified the effects of climate change.