Nature Magic: Web of Life Form 9
Variant II
I Complete the sentences with the missing words: farming, major, solve, attractions, species, habitats.
1 The visitors come to the Lake District to visit specific __.
2 This park is famous for the natural __ of wildlife.
3 Today this land is used for sheep __.
4 Some __ of mammals are kept in the Zoo.
5 We understand how important it is to __ environmental problems.
6 Ascania –Nova is the __tourist attraction.
II Make up the sentences using the relative pronouns: who, which, when, whose, where.
1 This is the city. The worst environmental problems exist there.
2 This scientist lives in Ukraine. His works were honoured with the Nobel Prize.
3 The woman spoke to me. I had never met her before.
4 The school was built in 2005. It is in the end of the street.
5 The gardener was glad. We came to help him.
III Put four types of questions to the statement.
Animals, which record to the Red Book, are gradually dying out.
IV Read the letter below. Choose from A-H the one which best fits each space 1-5. There are three choices you do not need to use.
Dear Mathew,
How are you? I know, I haven’t written in a while _1_. You see, I am in Ecuador. With some friends and I’m having the time of my life! You know, Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world.
Yesterday we visited La Cosa del Arbol station. It’s a tree house in the mountains of Ecuador, _2_. The view from here is breathtaking. _3_
You won’t believe _4_. We rode the swing that hangs from the station! It’s a bit dangerous, because it swings out the edge of a cliff. That’s why I was hesitant at first, _5. It was amazing swinging hundreds of metres above the valley floor!
Well, that’s all for now. How do you spend your holiday?
Yours,
Danny
A It’s definitely worth the three-hour hike.
B where you can see impressive ruins.
C I wore a life jacket at all times.
D but there was a good reason for it.
E what we did there.
F but they gave me some valuable advice.
G but I found the courage to give it a go.
H where scientists study earthquake activity and the Tungurahua Volcano.