Test 2

A. Which six points about cars can you find in the article? Tick T the points below.

1. There are too many cars. T
2. Cars make a lot of noise.
3. Cars produce air pollution, which is bad for our health. T
4. Cars pollute earth and water. T
5. Cars are expensive - poor people can't afford them.
6. Cars are not built well enough.
7. Cars produce gas, which causes climate change. T
8. Cars don't look nice.
9. Traffic jams are bad for life in cities. T
10. Car accidents are a serious problem. T

B. These sentences are from an interview with professor Watkins.

1. Is it easy to imagine modern life without cars? d
2. Is air pollution in cities a real problem? j
3. When does a car cause water pollution? h
4. Do you have song in London? c
5. When does carbon dioxide produce? g
6. Surely, we can move around cities faster with cars? a
7. Is there anything good about cars? e
8. Who is most in danger from air pollution? b
9. How can we reduce the number of accidents? f
10. Is it possible to recycle parts of the car? i

C. Put the words in the right order to make sentences.

1. you/like/wait/me/to/would?

Would you like me to wait?

2. we/to/come/house/shall/your?

Shall we come to your house?

3. is/hotel/a/it/white/big

It is a big white hotel.

4. they/car/old/an/have/blue

They have an old blue car.

5. dress/she/green/not/like/that/ugly/will

She will not like that ugly green dress.

D. Look at the list of ways of saving water. Write an essay with the title (How can we save water)? present the different solutions to the problem and say what will happen in the future. Write 150 words.

How can we save water

• There is so much that we as individuals can do to help conserve water. Our collective conversation and advocacy efforts will not only reduce our monthly water bills, but will go a long way towards alleviating this growing problem.
• never throw water away. If you pour too much out or have some left in your glass, use it.
• don't leave the tap running needlessly. If you are washing your face and you need to get the tap warm, use that initial cooler water to brush your teeth, and they wash your face.
• install a low-flow toilet and don't flush it more than necessary.
• make sure every tap in your home has an aerator. They restrict water flow.
• stop that leaky toilet. Not only does it sound annoying, it wastes loads of water.
• repair dripping faucets by replacing washers.
• shorter showers are a no brainer. At the very least replace your shower head with a low-flow one. These are designed to maintain water pressure while using much less water than the old-fashioned sort.