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B2+ Unit 9
It's a wild world
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I’ve completed the whole game in a m......... two days! | mere |
| A......... ........... is a mixture of chemicals in the air and rain water and it damages buildings. | Acid rain |
| My brother a............ ..... scratching my game eventually. | admitted to |
| Educational websites a........ ............ all three sciences if you want to become a doctor. | advise studying |
| My teacher a.......... me ........... history because I was really good at it. | advised ...to study |
| A boy from our school was sent home for a.............. ................ | aggressive behaviour |
| My friend a............. ..... ......... me with my maths homework. | agreed to help |
| I completely ............. myself ........ .............. you miss the bus. I’m so sorry. | blame ......for making |
| My sister was b............. ........ ............ a higher level than me on the game. I really need to catch her up. | boasting about reaching |
| If you want to go out in a boat in my country, you have to wear a b............ ......., just in case you fall in the water. | buoyancy aid |
| You can’t see, smell or taste ............. .........., but it’s extremely dangerous if you breathe it in. | carbon monoxide |
| I think c............... .............. is OK because at least people are thinking about how much carbon dioxide they produce and they’re trying to control it. | carbon trading |
| I read that scientists c........... .... ............ the exact moment when the sun will burn out. I don’t believe them. | claim to know |
| I love to watch people diving off the c........... into the sea. | cliffs |
| C............ .......... is making it very difficult for animals that live in particularly hot or very cold countries. | Climate change |
| I’m going to have to c......... .... .......... my library card. | confess to losing |
| The mountains near my house are a c................ ......... because the plants, trees and animals that live there are very important. | conservation area |
| You cheated in that football match! Don’t d........... ............ the ball with your hand just before it went into the goal! | deny touching |
| A local business man decided to ............. some money to the school to buy better sports equipment. | donate |
| My little sister is so e............ ............. It’s a nightmare trying to get her to concentrate on anything. | easily distracted |
| There was a photo of a monster in the local lake. It looked realistic, but it was just an e............. ............. | elaborate hoax |
| E................... ............. just makes it easier for rich countries to keep producing pollution. | Emissions trading |
| It’s a f................. modern building, with no character. | faceless |
| The ............... ..........., like oil and coal, won’t be around for ever, so we need to think of alternatives. | fossil fuels |
| The head boy and girl carried out a g............ ........... of the school and they’ve made some suggestions to improve our environmental practices. | green audit |
| The g.............. ............... is trapping heat in the atmosphere, and it’s causing a lot of problems with climate change. | greenhouse effect |
| We need to control and reduce g.............. ............., like carbon dioxide, by finding cleaner alternatives. | greenhouse gases |
| Scientists are working on a g................. ............. to transport people to Mars in the next decade. | groundbreaking project |
| My teacher says that the amount of homework we do has a d............. ............ ...... our grades in the end-of-year test. | direct impact on |
| I think that parents have a ............ ............ on their kids, more than school or the internet. | strong influence |
| I tried to tell my friend the truth, and I thought she’d forgive me, but it had the o................ ............ and now she’s really mad at me. | opposite effect |
| I had a green cycle h............ that looked like a dinosaur head when I was a little kid. I actually thought it looked cool! | helmet |
| My mum’s ................. ...... coming with me to my interview for the new college course. | insisting on |
| A lot less rubbish goes into l............... ........... since they introduced better recycling practices. | landfill sites |
| My dog sleeps all day. He’s just a lazy ......... ...... fur. | ball of |
| I’ve had my cat for three years now, and I l......... him .... ........ | love .....to bits |
| I think that learning to tell lies is a n.......... ............., and all young children experiment with it. | natural development |
| As part of our biology class project, we’re going to visit a local n.............. ............. and study the animals and plants that live there. | nature reserve |
| I’ve practised sailing in a small lake, but we’re going to go out on o........... .............. for the first time next week. | open water |
| It’s great news that the hole in the ............. ............above Australia is now a bit smaller than it used to be. | ozone layer |
| I let go of my ............ when I was canoeing and I lost it. | paddle |
| You need to learn p................. to succeed. | perseverance |
| It’s freezing! Ensure you wear p.............. .... ............. | plenty of layers |
| The trees in the Amazon ......... ............... produce more than 20 percent of the earth’s oxygen. | rain forest |
| The ............ were too dangerous to swim in. | rapids |
| I r..................... ............. every day if you want to get better at playing a musical instrument. | recommend practising |
| I can’t believe he r.............. ....... .......... me. He normally agrees! | refused to help |
| I completely ............... ............. to my mum now. I’m going to be in so much trouble. | regret lying |
| When you go climbing, tying the ........... is crucial. | ropes |
| I was so tired when I got home, that I fell into a ............ ............. | sound sleep |
| My sister’s a really s............ ............... She regularly competes in open water competitions. | strong swimmer |
| Companies need to look at s................ ................ if they’re going to have a long-term future. | sustainable development |
| My friend always writes something nice in the comments after reading something mean. I think he’s got the r........... ...........! Who wants to be a hater? | right priorities |
| There’s a t.............. ........... in the local sports centre where you can practise climbing in the winter months. | training wall |
| You need a lot of u.........-........ ........... to be able to swim or row. | upper-body strength |
| I would strongly u..... you ... ......... the instructions carefully. I didn’t and I made a huge mistake! | urge .... to read |
| I don’t think being stressed is a huge problem. It’s just a w............ ......... that you need to take better care of yourself. | warning sign |
| I had a .............. on in the water, but I still felt cold. | wetsuit |
| I found this cat through a site that matches potential owners to a............... pets. | abandoned |
| Nowadays the a................ of wild animals is strong. | appeal |
| Being round the corner from my house, this dog adoption agency was always a d............. to pop round for a chat during the application process. | doddle |
| The impact of wildlife tourism on animal health is a concern and there’s already a wide b.......... ...... evidence to support this view. | body of |
| Demand for wildlife tourism is b................ | booming |
| My cat often pretends that she’s just c............. ......... like I do. | chilling out |
| In many parts of the countryside almost every tree had been ................ ......... for firewood. | chopped down |
| Emissions trading has become c................., particularly in Europe. | commonplace |
| And I know that all dogs like to sniff each other, but mine tried to sniff a dog on a documentary. It c............us ....., until the dog nearly knocked the screen over. | cracked .... up |
| Those ratings say which dog would best ....... ....... with your lifestyle, and they get it right most times! | fit in |
| Wildlife tourism is ............. in ............... | growing ..... popularity |
| I put my dog in a pink ballerina costume, even though he’s male. He looked so g............. | grumpy |
| Any kind of night work involves unsociable hours, and it can be hard to h............. ............ a normal life. | hold down |
| We know that getting close to wild animals will .................. be intrusive. | inevitably |
| Getting close to animals ................. negatively ......... the animals’ natural behaviour, and in the worst case, may be catastrophic, no matter how much we want to do it. | interferes..... with |
| A lot of farmers and gardeners insist that the ........... cycle has a direct impact on the natural development of plants. | lunar |
| I increasingly .................... audiences saying that the environmental message has become a bit repetitive these days. | overhear |
| My cat barely shows any interest in the toys I buy him, and rarely wants to be p............ | petted |
| The p........ ...... sustainable development started with individual companies. | push for |
| A lot of pets need ................. because of behavioural issues. | rehoming |
| Television shows often ................. these false impressions. | reinforce |
| "It s............... these killer animals in a ............. .........., as emotional beings, with the capacity to remember kindness." | showed .........positive light |
| S............... that lived around a tourist beach had weak immune systems due to contact with humans. | Stingrays |
| Our desire to travel to see wild animals in their natural habitat is also s............. by the increasing sophistication of TV wildlife documentaries. | stoked |
| We’ve .............farm life ........ office cubicles and concrete jungles. | swapped .......for |
| It’s t.............. .... tragic ........ on the creatures it’s meant to protect. | taking a ........ toll |
| Their concerns over pollution quickly became just the t... ... .... ........ | tip of the iceberg |
| We’ve been encouraged to expect that contact with animals will provide opportunities for photographs and a t............. feeling of well-being. | transitory |
| One ........... video recently showed a conservationist hugging lions. | viral |
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shirley jaldin
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