2. Read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d fits each space best. Ferdinand Magellan was a navigator and (1) ... who lived from 1470 to 1521. He is famous for having been the (2) ... of the first voyage round the world. In fact, he never (3) ... the journey as he was one of the many men who (4) ... before the long, difficult travelling was over. He was born in Portugal and in his early life (5) ... in the East Indies. He then fought in Morocco where he was badly (6) ... and as a result was lame for the rest of his life. On September 20th, 1519, Magellan and his men (7) ... from Spain. Three months later the little fleet (8) ... Rio de Janeiro in South America. On November 28th, 1520, Magellan reached the calm waters of a (9) ... ocean which they named the Pacific. For 98 days they sailed across the Pacific and (10) ... at a group of islands called the Marianas, where Magellan was killed in a fight with the natives. a) scholar a leader a) went on a dead a serviced a) hurt a) travelled a) arrived a) endless a) reached b) tourist b) pioneer b) made b) fell b) served b) beaten b) parted b) sailed b) dangerous b) arrived c) explorer c) sponsor c) succeeded c) died c) employed c) damaged c) toured c) reached c) stormy c) sailed d) geographer d) chief d) achieved d) fall d) joined d) wounded d) sailed d) came d) peaceful d) toured
Since ancient times Nature has served Man, being the source of his life. For thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization man's interference in nature began to increase. Large cities with thousands of smoky industrial enterprises appear all over the world today. The by-products of their activity pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we grow grain and vegetables on. Every year world industry pollutes the ahmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substances. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result some rare species of animals, birds, fish and plants disappear forever, a number of rivers and lakes dry up.The pollution of air and the world's ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of man's careless interaction with nature, a sign of the ecological crises.The most horrible ecological disaster befell Ukraine and its people after the Chernobyl tragedy in April 1986. About 18 percent of the territory of Byelarus were also polluted with radioactive substances. A great damage has been done to the agriculture, forests and people's health. The consequences of this explosion at the atomic power-station are tragic for the Ukrainian, Byelarussian and other nations. Environmental protection is of a universal concern. That is v/hy serious measures to create a system of ecological security should be taken. Some progress has been already made in this direction. As many as 159 countries - members of the UNO - have set up environmental protection agencies. Numerous conferences have been held by these agencies to discuss problems facing ecologically poor regions including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass, Semipalatinsk and Chernobyl. An international environmental research centre has been set up on Lake Baikal. The international organisation Greenpeace is also doing much to preserve the environment. But these are omy the initial steps and they must be carried onward to protect nature, to save life on the planet not only for the sake of the present but also for the future generations.
A. knowing B. know C. knows D. have known
2. A number of students fail in the exam.
A. fail B. failing C. to fail D. fails
3. Half of the money belongs to Mr. Lam
A. belongs B. belong C. to belong D. belonging
4. The pilot along with his passengers was rescued last night.
A. have been B. was C. is D. am
5. Two weeks have gone fast when you are on vacation.
A. going B. to go C. have gone D. goes
6. Many of the girls in this school wear white shirts.
A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. worn
7. Three kilos of potatoes make the basket heavier.
A. to make B. making C. makes D. make
8. Some of the tables in the classroom were broken.
A. is B. were C. been D. to be
9. We had a river in which we could swim/to swim/for us to swim.
A. in which we could swim B. to swim C. for us to swim D. all are correct
10. The child would be happier if he had someone for him to play with
A. that he could B. for him C. for him to D. A and C are correct