panel unit 6

Although you can grow pineappales in a greenhouse, they only _ in a tropical environment.

• thrive

• abide

• resound

• arise

As the rate of climate change increases, so does the _ of extreme weather such as floods and hurricances.

• plausibility

• prospensity

• likelihood

• assumption

Huge areas of rainforest are destroyed every year to provide the _ materials for industry.

• raw

• crude

• simple

• coarse

Illegal loggers often _ international environmental laws.

• rupture

• encroach

• breach

• trespass

Ambiguous guidelines for discarding chemicals are _ to prevent problems at landfill sites.

• intractable

• insufferable

• insurmountable

• insufficient

_ farming practices lead to irreversible groundwater loss.

• Negative

• Neglectful

• Negligent

• Negligible

Choose the odd one out:

Authorities are currently testing if the ground water has been _.

• spoilt

• contaminated

• polluted

• tainted

Desertification is creating dry _ landscapes devoid of vegetation.

• obsolete

• barren

• scarce

• severe

Choose the odd one out:

The report outlines the guidelines for the proper disposal of _ waste.

• radioactive

• noxious

• benign

• hazardous

How should the meaning of the phrase "refuse point-blank" be explained?

• refuse bluntly

• agree to disagree

• ignore

• express doubt