Check-Your-English-Vocabulary-for-IELTS- Test 1

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The shade from trees provides a _______ against the drying effects of the sun.

• defense

• defender

• defend

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_______ of the environment work to protect plants and animals from damage caused by logging.

• Defense

• Defenders

• Defend

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Fish cannot _______ themselves from the effects of water pollution.

• defend

• defender

• defense

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The _______ needs to be protected from the effects of logging.

• environment

• environmental

• environmentally

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Logging causes a great deal of _______ damage.

• environment

• environmental

• environmentally

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It is important to develop more _______ friendly logging practices

• environment

• environmental

• environmentally

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Soil _______ leads to the pollution of streams and rivers.

• erosion

• erode

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When soil _______, there are no nutrients left to help plants grow.

• erosion

• erodes

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The _______ of environmental damage caused by logging is frightening.

• extent

• extend

• extensive

• extensively

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The Amazon rain forest _______ from Brazil into neighboring countries.

• extent

• extends

• extensive

• extensively