Question

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Water pollution can be harmful _______ fish and animals that live along the river.

A. to                  B. at                   C. for                      D. in

 

2. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases ________ polluting the air.

A. without           B. from              C. off                     D. by

 

3. She’s come up ________ amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.

A. to                B. at                     C. with                    D. of

 

4. Too much of light pollution results ________ increase in the energy consumption.

A. in                  B. of                   C. to                    D. on

 

5. Children should be aware ________ the environmental issues we’re facing.

A. with                                    B. at                                        C. in                                        D. of

 

6. Air pollution has many effects _______ the environment and living organisms.

A. in             B. of                   C. for                       D. on

 

7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

A. since               B. in               C. from                       D. for

 

8. We can see the stars at night ________ light pollution.

A. since                                   B. as                                            C. because                               D. due to

 

9. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs                                 B. results                                     C. creates                                D. leads to

 

10. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so                                        B. because                                  C. because of                          D. result in

 

11. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though                       B. While                                       C. Since                                   D. Because of

 

12. ________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

A. Due to                                B. Although                                   C. Because                              D. Despite

 

13. Since 2005, India_________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has                                      B. is having                                 C. had                                     D. has had

 

14. Over the past five years, Australia’s population_______ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases                             B. is increasing                           C. has increased                      D. is increased

 

15. The 12th English Teaching Conference________ on 5 – 12 next month.

A. takes place                          B. took place                               C. will take place                    D. has taken place