The public have more concerns about water / nuclear / solar energy because of waste and accidents.. Using green sources of energy can make the air cheap / unlimited / clean.. Solar / Hy
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EX1: Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense form of the verb.
1 Tom _ to his father on the phone (talk)
2 Laura _ an email to her cousin (write)
3 My friends _ on the Internet (chat)
4 I _ my homework on the computer (not do)
5 Peter and Paul _ at the moment (swim)
6 They _ that English dictionary (not use)
7 We _ an interesting programme on TV (watch)
8 You _ to the radio (not listen)
9 Lan _ for her project on solar energy now (prepare)
10 The supply of fossil fuels _ out (run)
11 Be careful! The car _ so fast (go)
12 Listen! Someone _ in the next room (cry)
13 your brother next to the beautiful girl over there at
present? (sit)
14 Now they _ to pass the examination (try)
15 It’s 12 o’clock, and my parents _ lunch in the kitchen (cook)
16 Keep silent! You _ so loudly (talk)
17 I _ at home at the moment (not stay)
18 Now she _ to her mother about her bad marks (lie)
19 At present, they _ to New York (travel)
20 He _ in his office now (not work)
EX2:Choose the correct words.
1 We should rely much more on limited / expensive / alternative sources of energy.
2 The river provides a limited / plentiful/ polluting supply of clean water to nearby villages
- they don’t worry about water supply any more
3 The problem with fossil fuels is that they are not non-renewable / renewable /
dangerous.
4 The public have more concerns about water / nuclear / solar energy because of waste and
accidents
5 He seems not to run up / run away/ run out of energy, so he can work for hours without
stopping
6 Strawberries are plentiful / limited / renewable and cheap in summer.
7 Our harmful / available / nuclear natural resources will run out soon.
8 Using green sources of energy can make the air cheap / unlimited / clean.
9 Solar energy seems to be limited / unlimited / harmful - we can rely on it for a very long
time
10 The air becomes worse because of polluted / polluting/pollution gases from that factory.
EX3:Circle the correct word to complete the sentences
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2 Some types of energy are cheap / expensive and hard to find.
3 We are doing/ running a project on energy sources.
4 Energy is the power that we use to provide us with light, heat, or food / electricity.
5 Renewable / Non-renewable energy sources come from the sun, wind, and water.
6 Oil, natural gas and coal / water are called fossil fuels.
7 France produces / protects a great deal of wine for export.
8 They won't invest in any company that cleans / pollutes the environment.
9 The engine is hotter and hotter I think it is overheating / overcooling.
10 The wind / nuclear energy is produced when the nuclear of an atom is divided or joined
to another nuclear
EX4:Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
1 _ energy sources can be used to create energy, generate electricity, or drive big
machinery but they are harmful to the environment
2 _ energy is produced by collecting sunlight and converting it into electricity.
3 When energy comes from _, we call it hydro energy.
4 The energy from the _ is renewable because we can’t use it all up.
5 The sun and the wind are other _ sources of energy.
6 Fossil fuels are _energy sources.
7 A non- renewable source of energy can be used to power machinery, but it also
_the environment
8 We will use _energy sources like wind and solar energy to solve the problem of
pollution
A non- renewable B renewable C limited D expensive
9 Hydro power is _ because dams cannot be built in certain areas.
10 Coal, natural gas and oil are called _.
A solar energy B fossil fuels C biogas D nuclear energy
11 The wind is a clean of energy.
12 We are trying to replace _ energy in our daily life.
A renewable B renew C non-renew D non-renewable
13 Nuclear energy is _ but it can be very dangerous.
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15 People can convert solar power into _
16 There are many power plants in this area.
17 Look! The train _
18 Can you be quieter? I _to concentrate
19 He a motorcycle to the centre now.
20 We _a project of science at present.
21 Please don't make so much noise The baby _in the room.
A sleep B am sleeping C is sleeping D are sleeping
22 My classmates _football in the playground at the moment.
A am playing B is playing C playing D are playing
23 The festival _at 8:30 a.m.
24 It's 10 o'clock now and I _ a book.
A are reading B reads C am reading D is reading
25 Mary _to lose weight because she _very fat.
A wants / is B wants / is being C want / are being D want / be
26 When he _in, I _ in the kitchen.
A comes / am cooking B come / am cooking
27 They _ research on new battery systems.
28 What _ Kelvin doing? – He _ at my desk.
A do - does B is - sits C does - sits D is – is sitting
29 We _ a plan to reduce the use of water for the toilet.
30 Scientists _ a new vaccine against skin cancer.
A develops B are develop C are developing D developing
31 Renewable energy sources _ in usage
C rapidly are increasing D are rapidly increasing
32 We _ about how much our consumption of energy is.
33 Where _? – I _ my lessons in the study.
A are you - am preparing B you are – am preparing
C are you - prepares D you are - prepare
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C am usually stopping D am stopping usually
35 Why _the company _ for new sources of drinking water?
A does - looking B do - look C is - looking D is - looks
36 The changing lifestyle of modern man _ our environment.
A polluting B is polluting C don’t pollute D are polluting
37 Now we _ for a cheap, clean and efficient energy source.
38 Now scientists _ new energy sources to protect the environment.
A develop B develops C is developing D are developing
39 I _ for a present but I can’t find anything good.
40 Do you want to play football? - Not now I am _dinner.
EX5:Circle the correct option in brackets
1 I (is / am) having breakfast with my family.
2 Hoa (is / are) going to the supermarket with her mother
3 We (am / are) playing football in the playground.
4 They are (visit / visiting) their grandmother.
5 It is not (raining / rain) now.
6 (He / I / You) is making cakes in the kitchen.
7 (They/ She/ He) are studying English in the classroom.
8 My friends (are / is) flying kites in the park
9 The dancers are (perform / performing) a folk dance.
10 The children are (watches / watching) the music talent shows on TV.
EX6:Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause (1) or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from the (2) At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil or nuclear power This power could be provided by the Sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total (3) Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed (4) the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water
1 A pollute B pollutes C polluted D pollution