TEST 1

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.

a. weapon

b. become

c. country

d. decade

2.

a. habitat

b. century

c. difficult

d. prohibit

3.

a. ivory

b. punishment

c. government

d. destruction

4.

a. population

b. particular

c. recovery

d. illegally

5.

a. continent

b. however

c. elephant

d. tropical

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence,

substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original

one.

6.

Hunting wild animals is prohibited _______ law in many countries but it

does not seem to be effective.

a. in

b. on

c. with

d. by

7.

A ban was given _______ all trade in ivory in 1989.

a. with

b. on

c. for

d. from

8.

There was a huge decline _______ the number of panda.

a. in

b. for

c. of

d. out

9.

She was involved in conservational _______ and began to devoted

herself to the wildlife protection movement.

a. act

b. action

c. activity

d. acting

10.

According to present law, the authorities can give poachers a severe

_______.

a. punish

b. punishable

c. punishment

d. punishing

11.

Many Asian people _______ like hunting elephants for their ivory and

tigers for their bones.

a. particular

b. particularity

c. particularly d. particularize

12.

A _______ is the skin of a large animal such as a cow, horse, or

elephant, which can be used for making leather.

a. tooth

b. hide

c. ivory

d. tusk

13.

Many wildlife parks have been installed security cameras to guard

against _______ who regularly hunt wild animals illegally.

a. poachers

b. conservationists c. environmentalists

d. authority

14.

It is _______ that about 700 deer have been killed in the last few years

due to their horns.

a. declined

b. grown

c. damaged

d. estimated

15.

We use _______ to attack or to fight against other people.

a. weapon

b. hide

c. punishment

d. poaching

16.

_______ is a hard cream-colored substance which forms the tusks of

elephants. It is valuable and can be used for making carved ornaments.

a. Horn

b. Tooth

c. Ivory

d. Hide

17.

In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.

a. action

b. contamination

c. destruction

d. prohibition

18.

Unrestricted whaling during the 20th century is _______ example of

overexploitation.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d.

Ø

19.

Due to the trade in animal parts, many species continue to suffer high

rates of _______ exploitation.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d.

Ø

20.

The whaling industry brought many species of _______ whales to

extremely low population sizes.

a. a

b. an

c. the

d.

Ø

21.

I can't find my book anywhere. I _______ have left it on the train. I am

not sure.

a. must

b. needn't

c. should

d. might

22.

You _______ lunch. We have already eaten.

a. need preparing

b. needn't have prepared

c. should prepare

d. should have prepared

23.

If I had gone to the University of Miami, I _______ in their Spanish

immersion program.

a. should' participate

b. needn't participate

c. could have participated

d. must have participated

24.

Let's do something to protect the environment, _______ we?

a. must

b. need

c. will

d. shall

25.

I will do everything. You _______ do anything unless you really want to.

a. may

b. needn't

c. must

d. ought to

26.

You ___ forget to learn the lesson by heart. The new teacher is so strict.

a. needn't

b. mustn't

c. mayn't

d. mightn't

27.

They _______ be away for the weekend, but I am not sure.

a. might

b. can

c. must

d. should

28.

You _______ now if you wish.

a. must leave

b. may leave

c. need leaving d. mustn't leave

29.

You _______ worry so much. I will help you.

a. must

b. mustn't

c. might not

d. needn't

30.

If there is anything you _______. Let me know.

a. must

b. should

c. need

d. may

Error Identification.

31.

In several parts

of Asia, there is still a strong market for traditional

A B

medicines making from these animal parts.

C D

32.

Disease, pollute, and limited distribution are factors that threaten

A B C D

various plant and animal species.

33.

If

a species does not have the natural genetic protection against

A B

particular diseases, an introduced disease can have severely effects on

that species. C D

34.

A species that faces overexploitation is one that may become severely

A B

endangered or even extinct due to the rate in that the species is being

used. C D

35.

When

several whale species were nearly extinct, the number of nations,

A B C

including the United States, agreed to abide by the international laws on

D

whaling.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.