STARS WORLD ENGLISH 11 - UNIT 6 - LESSON 2

1. Planting trees can contribute to reducing global warming as trees ____ and absorb CO in the air.

• A. capture

• B. pasture

• C. calculate

• D. appear

2. A strong greenhouse effect will warm the ocean and partially melt glaciers, increasing ____.

• A. sea level

• B. temperature

• C. sea water

• D. pollution

3. The next dry season will be extremely severe ____ further saltwater intrusion, water and rain shortages, and heat waves.

• A. due to

• B. thanks to

• C. because

• D. although

4. Climate change may lead to the extinction of many species and upset the ____ balance.

• A. ecological

• B. biology

• C. geography

• D. technology

5. Ocean water also will expand if it warms, ____ further to sea level rise.

• A. leading

• B. contributing

• C. getting

• D. making

6. Methane is a far more active ____ than carbon dioxide, but also one which is much less abundant in the atmosphere.

• A. climate change

• B. emission

• D. greenhouse gas

• C. greenhouse effect

7. The government must take measures to cut ____ emissions.

• A. vehicle

• B. transportation

• C. transfer

• D. convert

8. The cleaning of land for agricultural, industry, and other human activities have increased ____

of greenhouse gases.

• A. lots

• B. collections

• C. concentration

• D. attention

9. The low ____ in the Mekong Delta leads to acute saline instruction much deeper than the

traditional 30 to 40 km of mainland that is contaminated with saltwater.

• A. water level

• B. salt water

• C. water currents

• D. sea level

10. Buying organic food is better for the environment because it uses less ____.

• A. fertilizer

• B. fertilize

• C. fertilizes

• D. fertilized