The second exam-004

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. endangered 	B. destroyed 	C. damaged 	D. provided
A. chemical 	B. which 	C. change 	D. each 
A. protect 	B. commercial 	C. construction 	D. climate
Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others in the group.
A. disappearance 	B. vulnerable 	C. conservation 	D. generation
A. current 	B. global 	C. crisis 	D. mankind
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (Choose the most suitable answer to each blank)
_______ 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
A(n) _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
	A. dangerous 	B. endanger 	C. endangered 	D. endangerment
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
Probability of extinction depends _______ both the population size and fine details of the population demography.
	A. on 	B. in 	C. from	D. for
Many modern medicines are derived _______ plants and animals. (derive from: come or develop frm sth)
	A. on 	B. for 	C. from 	D. in
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
_______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
	A. Biodiversity 	B. Conservation 	C. Globe 	D. Individual
She ________ be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard.
	A. needn't 	B. shouldn't 	C. mustn't 	D. can't 
Peter has been working for 10 hours. He _______ be very tired now.
	A. needn't 	B. must 	C. has to 	D. should
Species become extinct or endangered for _______ number of reasons, but _____ primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.
	A. Ø / a 	B. a / the 	C. the / a 	D. Ø / Ø
Since _______ 1600s, worldwide overexploitation of animals for _______ food and other products has caused numerous species to become extinct or endangered.
	A. the / a 	B. the / Ø 	C. Ø / the 	D. the / the
________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
	A. Had you arrive	B. If you hadn’t arrive	C. Were you arriving	D. If you arrive
_______ I moved in my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house twice.
	A. Because	B. Since	C. When	D. After
A: Is Amy married? –B: ________.
	A. I think	B. I think not	C. I don’t think so	D. I don’t think that
I lost my key. I'll have to _______.
	A. have other key made 	B. have another key made 
	C. be made a key 	D. another key to make
________the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
	A. The Earth is 	B. The Earth being 	C. That the Earth is 	D. Being the Earth 
If gasoline vapour _______with air, combustion will occur. 
	A. mixed 	B. had mixed 	C. mixes 	D. mix
He went to the cinema ______ he had done his work.
	A. before	B. until	C. by the time	D. after
Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements ______ most seedlings.
	A. for cultivating	B. cultivate	C. as cultivating	D. can cultivate
In the West, the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm _______ to that of a boy.
	A. equally	B. equal	C. they are equal	D. and equal
Before ________, they used horse-drawn wooden carts.
	A. farmers have had tractors	B. tractors owned by farmers	
	C. having tractors farmers	D. farmers had tractors
You can join the club when you ______ a bit older.
	A. will have got	B. will get	C. get	D. are getting
I am not deaf. You _______ shout.
	A. must 	B. mustn't 	C. need 	D. needn’t
Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _______ exhausted after such a long flight now. 
	A. must be 	B. must be being 	C. must have been 	D. should have been
_______ for timber has resulted in the loss of biodiversity.
	A. Clearing forests	B. Forest clearing	C. The clearing forests	D. A clearing forest
_______. We still have plenty of food.
	A. You should buy some more to eat.	B. You needn't go to the supermarket.
	C. We must buy some more food.	D. May I go to the supermarket?
The book was so interesting _______.
	A. for him to put down	B. that he couldn’t put it down
	B. that he put it down	D. that he couldn’t put down
I’ll finish this job and then I’ll phone you back. F I’ll phone you back as soon as_______.
	A. I’ll finish this job 	B. I finished this job	C. I finish this job 	D. I’m finished this job
I won’t eat any more cakes because I’m full.
	A. If I were hungry, I would eat any more cakes. 
	B. I am full, but I will eat some more cakes.
	C. I am hungry, so I eat some more cakes. 
	D. If I were hungry, I would eat some more cakes.
 “You’d better apologize to Sally.” I said
 	A. I advised him should apologize to Sally.	B. I advised him apologize to Sally. 
	C. I advised him to apologize to Sally. 	D. I advised him had better to apologize to Sally.
III. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Species become extinct or endangerment for a number of reasons, but the primary cause is the 
 	A 	B 
destruction of habitat by human activities.
 	C 	D
Despite species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific habitat or environment that best 
 	A 	B 	C
meets their survival needs. 
 	D 
Without the particular habitat, the species could not to survive.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Such human activities as pollution, drainage of wetlands, cutting and clearing of forests, 
 	A 	B 	C
urbanization, and road and dam construction has destroyed available habitats.
 	D
Habitat fragmentation have caused plant and animal species in the remaining islands of habitat to 
 	A 	B 	C
lose contact with others of their own kind. (fragment: break into small parts)
 	D
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. 
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near future because they have been (41)_____ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world but they are (42)_____ by alien invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and non- (43)_____ plants. (Invasive: spreading harmfully)
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (44)_____ the extinction of the 182 rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the (45)_____. Since 1990, (46)_____ a result of their 'Plant Extinction Prevention Program', sixteen species have been brought into (47)_____ and three species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed in key areas and fencing put up in order to (48)_____ plants in the wild.
In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims (49)_____ collecting genetic material from the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. They also aim to manage wild populations and where possible reintroduce species into (50)_____.
A. disappeared 	B. reduced 	C. increased 	D. developed
A. guarded 	B. invested 	C. conserved	D. threatened
A. nation 	B. native 	C. national 	D. nationally
A. prevent 	B. encourage 	C. stimulate 	D. influence
A. wild 	B. atmosphere 	C. hole 	D. sky
A. so 	B. due 	C. as 	D. but
A. contamination 	B. production 	C. cultivation 	D. generation
A. derive 	B. vary 	C. remain 	D. protect
A. at 	B. for 	C. with 	D. on
A. shelters 	B. reserves 	C. gardens 	D. halls
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