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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.

1) During the storm there were hundreds of

calls.

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 with a word or phrase from the box.

a) Smoking has been made illegal in pubic places in some countries

banned....

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

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

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

charity......

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.

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)

(14)

(15)

us.

Yours faithfully,

Mary Kingwood,

Secretary,

Cities for People