English 9 · Unit 8: The environment · Cambridge Global English Stage 9

Questions

1. 1. Green Town Council: We're improving our city! 1 We'll plant trees that will improve air quality. 2 We'll construct buildings made from recycled materials. 3 We'll have cars and buses that use solar energy. 4 We'll have many more outdoor public spaces. 5 We'll have streets with safe cycle routes. 6 Let's build a sustainable, energy-efficient city together! Which sentence has a noun phrase with a past participle clause (like 'shopping bags made from cotton')?

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2. 2. Green Town Council: We're improving our city! 1 We'll plant trees that will improve air quality. 2 We'll construct buildings made from recycled materials. 3 We'll have cars and buses that use solar energy. 4 We'll have many more outdoor public spaces. 5 We'll have streets with safe cycle routes. 6 Let's build a sustainable, energy-efficient city together! Which sentence has a noun phrase with a phrase using a preposition (like 'buildings with large windows')?

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3. 3. Green Town Council: We're improving our city! 1 We'll plant trees that will improve air quality. 2 We'll construct buildings made from recycled materials. 3 We'll have cars and buses that use solar energy. 4 We'll have many more outdoor public spaces. 5 We'll have streets with safe cycle routes. 6 Let's build a sustainable, energy-efficient city together! Which sentence has a quantifier before the head noun (like 'many of these homes')?

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4. 4. Recent advances ____ technology will reduce our energy consumption.

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   • for
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5. 5. Air pollution was caused by a large number ____ factories in the region.

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   • of
   • with
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6. 6. People ____ in this community decided to create a rooftop vegetable garden.

   • live
   • lived
   • living
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7. 7. We only buy products ____ from recyclable materials.

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   • make
   • with
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8. 8. There are pedestrianised areas ____ cars are not allowed to enter.

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   • who
   • what
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9. 9. Cities ____ parks and trees tend to have better air quality.

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10. 10. She'd read a lot and had a really detailed knowledge ____ the subject.

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11. 11. Most students gave lack of time as their main reason ____ not walking to school.

    • for
    • of
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12. 12. Nowadays, we tend to go online to find the answer ____ most questions we have.

    • to
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13. 13. People are finding clever solutions ____ the situation.

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    • of
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14. 14. Get it right! There isn't a simple solution ____ traffic congestion.

    • of
    • for
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15. 15. Get it right! We have to understand people's reasons ____ driving.

    • to
    • of
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16. 16. A number of factories are reducing carbon emissions. The number increased last year. → The number of factories ____ increased last year.

    • reducing carbon emissions
    • reduced carbon emissions
    • are reducing carbon emissions
    • who reduce carbon emissions
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17. 17. Our food is grown locally. It is fresher than food from the supermarket. → Food ____ is fresher than food from the supermarket.

    • grown locally
    • grows locally
    • is grown locally
    • growing locally
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18. 18. Coal-fired electricity plants create a lot of greenhouse gases. They produce energy for our homes. → Coal-fired electricity plants ____ create a lot of greenhouse gases.

    • produced energy for our homes
    • producing energy for our homes
    • produce energy for our homes
    • they produce energy for our homes
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19. 19. The solar panels generate all our electricity. They are on our roof. → The solar panels ____ generate all our electricity.

    • being our roof
    • on our roof
    • are on our roof
    • they are on our roof
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20. 20. There was a beautiful park. It had lots of space for children to play. → There was a beautiful park ____ for children to play.

    • with lots of space
    • had lots of space
    • that lots of space
    • having of space
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