FOCUS 3 REVIEW 5 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR USE OF ENGLISH

1. Storms usually ________ (disturb) the ocean water so much that a lot of rubbish washes onto the beaches.

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a) die out

b)stir up

c)come face to face

d)sleep through

2. Experts expect global warming to ________ (warm) the earth by several degrees in the next fifty years.

a)reach for

b)heat up

c)come in

d)search through

3.  If they continue to cut down the forests, many types of animals will __________ (disappear completely) in the near future.*

a)reach for

b)come in

c)search through

d)die out

4. Vatican City is _____ smallest country in the world – it's just 0.44 square kilometres.*

a)a

b)an

c)the

d)–

5. I'm going to ask you just one question. If you manage to answer _____ question correctly, you'll pass the exam.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) –

6. They  were all surprised when Tom, _____ had never been interested in the environment, suddenly decided to become a Greenpeace activist.

a) who

b)which

c) where

d)  whose

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P = Presenter DC = Dr Clarke

P: Today our guest is Doctor Jenna Clarke. Doctor Clarke, who is a biologist, has studied the monarch butterfly. She’s going to tell us about its life and whyit may be disappearing. Welcome,Doctor Clarke.

DC: Thank you, it’s good to be here. Let me begin by giving the listeners some basic information about the monarch butterfly. It is recognised by its unique orange and black pattern. And though it is found in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, the largest population is in the United States. The monarch is famous for its long migration in the late summer from the United States to Mexico, where it goes to spend the winter. Millions of butterflies go to forests there, where they are protected from rain and freezing cold temperatures. Otherwise they will die.

P: But there’s a problem.

DC: Yes, there is. The monarch is in danger. A recent report said the number of butterflies that arrived in Mexico this year was sixty percent less than last year. In fact, numbers have been falling for the last seven years. If numbers continue to fall, the monarch butterfly will completely disappear from North America.

P: So, if fewer butterflies are reaching Mexico, does that mean the problem is in the United States?

DC: Partly, yes. You see, the monarch butterfly depends on a plant called milkweed to survive. It’s the only food young monarch butterflies eat. In the United States, the chemicals that farmers use on crops are destroying the milkweed plant. So, if we want to save the monarch butterfly, we have to protect the milkweed plant.

P: What else is making it difficult for the monarch butterfly to survive?

DC: The monarch goes to a specific forest area in Mexico. Unfortunately, the growing number of farms in that area is reducing the number of trees. The trees, which are removed illegally and sold, are the homes of the monarch.

P: So, many are dying in the US because they don’t have enough food and then the ones that manage to arrive in Mexico have a smaller area to live in.

DC: That’s right. Finding a solution is hard because it involves two different countries and two different problems. If we can persuade farmers in the US not to use certain chemicals, that will be a big step forward. But if the destruction of trees in Mexico isn’t stopped, the number of monarchs will continue to drop. Both problems are serious and must be solved at the same time.

P: Is there any good news for the monarch?

DC: Actually, there is. The monarch is becoming more common in Bermuda because people are planting milkweed in their gardens. And monarch butterflies

born in Bermuda stay there all year due to the warm weather. Perhaps these island monarchs will save the species.

7 What is true about monarch butterflies?

A Most of them live in the United States.

B Many of them stay in Mexico after the winter.

C The species no longer exists in North America.

D They migrate from the US to Mexico in winter.

8.  How are the monarch butterfl y and the milkweed

plant connected?

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A The milkweed needs the monarch to survive.

B The monarch eats milkweed when there is nothing else.

C The monarch causes damage to the milkweed.

D The milkweed is necessary for young monarch butterfl ies.

9. Dr Clarke mainly talks about...

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A why monarch butterfl ies migrate over long distances.

B the effects of farming on the life of monarch butterfl ies.

C why monarch butterfl ies fl y to warmer climates.

D the problems monarch butterfl ies are facing.

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1b

2b

3с

4с

5с

6а

7a

8d

9d