Excercise 3-7

1. After we read the report on how the burning of petrol in cars __________ to climate change , we were determined to reduce our carbon footprint.

• a. devote
• b.contribute
• c.result
• d.cause

2.You will be more willing to change your lifestyle if you understand the __________ of global warming.

• a.effect
• b.affect
• c.influence
• d.impact

3.The deforestation for farmland , wood and paper contributes __________ higher temperatures which lead __________ the melting of polar ice caps and rising of sea levels.

• a.to / to
• b.for / to
• c.to /in
• d. in/at

4.The main threat to the survival of these creautures comes from their loss of __________ .

• a.habitation
• b.habitat
• c.habitant
• d. inhabitant

5.Air pollution poses a __________ to both human health and our environment .

• a. jeopardy
• b.difficulty
• c.problem
• d.threat

6.One of the aims of Greenpeace is to raise awareness of the environmental problems __________ our planet.

• a.facing
• b.causing
• c.resulting
• d.threatening

7. __________ a greenhouse gas that is released by human activities and speeds up global warming.

• a.petroleum
• b.natural gas
• c.carbon dioxide
• d.nuclear power

8. Too many greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere may block heat from escaping into space and trap too much heat next to the Earth’s surface causing __________ .

• a.another ice age
• b.global warming
• c.earthquakes
• d.volcanic eruptions

9. __________ education is connected with the skills , knowledge , etc . that you need to have in order to do a particular job.

• a.distance
• b.vocational
• c.compulsory
• d.full time

10. What are the university entry __________ for international students in the UK ?

• a.needs
• b.qualifications
• c.requirements
• d.conditions