World Wide Fund for Nature was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is. Coming climate changes could alter as much as one third of plant and animal habitats by the end of the 22nd century. These changes could in (24) ____ cause widespread extinctions among plant and animal species around the globe. 
Coastal and island habitats are perhaps in the greatest danger (25) _______ they face the combined threats of warming oceans and rising sea levels. As habitats change, many animals will come under intense pressure to find more suitable homes for themselves. Mass (26) ____ of at least some animals are certainly to be expected, but the fact remains that many animals will simply not be able to move fast enough. 
Such dire predictions may sound alarmist, but they are based on the rather moderate estimate that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by 2100. Many scientists believe, however, that this figure is actually very conservative, and they claim that a tripling is far more realistic. If they are (27) ____, the effects on nature will be even more dramatic

These changes could in (24) ____ cause widespread extinctions among plant and animal species around the globe

This river used to have the greatest__________ of freshwater fish in the country, but now very few species are found here.

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I don’t believe ...................... the existence ............ UFOs ............Earth.

I hope you won’t take _________ if I tell you the truth.

Customers ------- wish to retum merchandise within 7 days of purchase must present the valid receipt to the store.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Since the trainees were having difficulty following the instruction manual, the trainer decided to create a  ____________  version.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.

I was about ………………. and see you

Politicians frequently ___________ a lot of criticism.

After two years of ................the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Since the report had not yet been  ____________  , Ms. Pantel had time to correct an error she had found.

She tried windsurfing, but she didn’t take___  it at all.

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Excuse me. Can I ........... in this area?

Union leaders feel it is time Cabinet Ministers put their _________________ on the table regarding their long-term plans.

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She said that she .................. learning English with you.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 
The Endangered Species Act has lists of protected plant and animal species…........….. nationally and worldwide.

 I’m going to ………… my car fixed tomorrow 

Nuance: “Is there anything I can do for you, sir?” - Rue: “_______.” 

“If I ________ and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes." _ Albert Einstein

 __________ the cold weather, my family still managed to go for a pinic.