WASTE WATER FROM MANY FACTORIES WHICH IS DUMPED WATER BODIES DIRECT...

5. Waste water from many factories which is dumped water bodies

directly causes water pollution.

C.READING

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct words.

Environmental pollution is a term that (1)__________ to all the way

by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases

and smoke, (2) the water with chemicals and

other substances, and damages the soil with (3) many fertilizers and

pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (4) various other ways

for (5) , people run natural

be run natural beauty by scattering little on the land and in the water.

They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing

(6) pollution.

Environmental pollution (7) one of the most serious (8) ___

feeing mankind today. Air, (9) and soil are necessary to the survival of

all living things. Badly - polluted air can cause illness, and (10)

death.

Polluted water kills and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the

amount of land for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings

ugliness to man‟s naturally beautiful world.

Read the passage and complete the sentences. True (T) or false (F).

Air pollution is a serious problem in many cities. Motor vehicles,

factories and other sources create so much air pollution that it may hang

in the air like dirty fog. Air pollution threatens the health of the people

who live in cities. City wastes cause water pollution when they are

poured into the waterways. These wastes kill fish and make some areas

unfit for swimming. In addition, many large cities have difficulties in

disposing of their garbage. The amount of garbage grows each year, but

places to put it are quickly filling up. Citizens, governments, industries,

scientists, and business people must work together in different ways to

gradually reduce pollution. For example, most cities have introduced

recycling programmes.

1. Motor vehicles and factories are among some sources of air pollution.

2. Air pollution doesn‟t endanger people‟s health in some cities.

3. Air pollution is the only problem of the environment mentioned in this

passage.

4. Garbage disposal is a problem in many large cities.

5. Everyone must cooperate to reduce pollution.

6. We can reduce pollution by recycling programmes only.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the

blank space in the following passage.

Light pollution is not (1)

serious as water or air pollution. (2) , it

is the type of pollution that (3)

more in cities than in rural areas. In the past, we

could sit out at night and (4) at glittering stars in the sky and light

from objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights

from buildings, streets, advertising displays, many of which direct the

lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places. The real problem

is that it is very (5) to apply light to almost everything at night. Millions

of tons of oil and coal

(6) to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, (7) of

vision and stress are what people may get from light pollution. (8)

light at night can harm our eyes and also harm the hormones that help

us to see things properly.