Unit 10: CONSERVATION

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

I'm not being lazy - I'm just conserving my energy for later.

1. using up
2. shooting off
3. going out
4. throwing away

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

This is especially worrying when there are about 3,000 plants with value as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart disease and many other sicknesses.

1. unimportantly
2. normally
3. balefully
4. infamously

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

We may never know the true cost of this destruction.

1. imaginary
2. dishonest
3. unlawful
4. disloyal

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live.

1. fitful
2. faithless
3. uncertain
4. weak

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Rapid run-off would cause frequent floods and leave little water during fry seasons.

1. Bad
2. Weak
3. Slow
4. Ugly

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

Rapid run-off would cause frequent floods and leave little water during fry seasons.

1. sometimes
2. unusual
3. irregular
4. little

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

The earth is being threatened and the future looks ba

1. done
2. made
3. defended
4. varied

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

At times, this can be risky, and the keepers have been injured and one has been kille

1. good
2. useful
3. healthy
4. secure

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

We can do something to save the earth.

1. waste
2. kick
3. shoot
4. throw

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

1. cleared
2. purified
3. honored
4. respected

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

The bridge is a marvelous work of engineering and _______.

1. destroy
2. destruction
3. destructive
4. destructively

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

Work on the production line is monotonous and lacks _______.

1. variety
2. various
3. varied
4. variable

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

He owns a series of _______ across the US and beyon

1. industries
2. industrials
3. industrious
4. industrialize

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

He says he'll tell the authorities but it's just an empty ______.

1. threat
2. threaten
3. threatening
4. threateningly

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

I'm sick of _______-heart liberal politicians.

1. blood
2. bloody
3. bleed
4. bleeding

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

As a child I had an _______ friend called Polly.

1. image
2. imagine
3. imaginative
4. imaginary

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

In the movie, he plays a concerned and _______ father trying to bring up two teenage children on his own.

1. sense
2. sensitive
3. sensible
4. senseless

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

If you don't have anything _______ to say, I'd rather you kept quiet.

1. construct
2. constructors
3. constructive
4. construction

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

Phone me if there are any new _______.

1. develop
2. developed
3. developing
4. developments

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A healthy body will be able to fight off the illness _______ without the use of medicine.

1. nature
2. natural
3. naturalize
4. naturally

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

The plot was surrounded by a stone wall and _______ with flowering trees.

1. planted
2. destroyed
3. eliminated
4. worried

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Farmers were dumping or burying the _______ animals.

1. ill
2. sick
3. endangered
4. diseased

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For them, the house's main _______ lay in its quiet country location.

1. interest
2. value
3. conserve
4. cost

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The baby was born with a surprising _______ of black hair.

1. grass
2. plant
3. tree
4. bush

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There were so many different _______ of bread that I didn't know which to buy.

1. varieties
2. differences
3. changes
4. types

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That man has never been known _______ before.

1. lie
2. to lie
3. lying
4. has lied

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We don’t get anyone _______ the kitchen everyday.

1. clean
2. to clean
3. cleaning
4. who cleans

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The report will be read _______.

1. at the conference by Dr. Blake at 3 p.m.
2. at the conference at 3 p.m. by Dr. Blake
3. by Dr. Blake at the conference at 3 p.m.
4. at 3 p.m. by Dr. Blake at the conference

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

The bay _______ by the enemy many years ago.

1. was used to be attacked
2. used to be attacked
3. was used for being attacked
4. used to attack

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

Tom is having someone _______ the newspaper to her.

1. bring
2. to bring
3. bringing
4. who brings