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3 Progress Review

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words given.

1 The police are looking for the who started the fire at the school. ARSON
2 Zoos are often important in the of endangered species. CONSERVE
3 The waste from the factory will probably the river and kill the fish. CONTAMINATION
4 Thieves got away with millions of euros in a bank yesterday. ROB
5 The broke into the house through an open window. BURGLARY
6 Drought caused the of crops in this part of Africa. DESTROY
7 The scientist made to evidence that human activity causes REFER
climate change.

2 Complete the sentences with these words.

cut off end up get away give back keep away put off put out use up

1 Where does all the e-waste ?
2 After three days, fire fighters finally the wildfire.
3 We must take action to save our planet; we can’t it any longer!
4 What happens when we all the fossil fuels?
5 The boy promised to the money he had stolen from his brother.
6 The burglars the electricity and all the lights went out.
7 There was a warning to from the beach because a tsunami was coming.
8 The robber didn’t manage to and the police are questioning her at the police station.

3 Circle the correct words.
And here is the news
There is rarely any good news today. One minute they are reporting horrible crimes like kidnapping / graffiti and
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2 murderer / murder, and the next minute, there are stories of natural disasters like earthquakes / incidents
and floods / green belts. Scientists warn that human deforestation / interference is causing climate change.
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The effects are common: a lack of water in some countries means people can’t grow food and so they die as a
result of waste / starvation, while in others high winds like famines / tornados destroy property. It is true
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that crimes like burglary / drought are serious, but scientists have made it clear that human beings have
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9 committed / arrested the greatest crime of all: the vandal / vandalism of the planet.
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4 Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first sentence, using the word in
bold. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 The firefighters knew that they might all die in the wildfire. kill
The firefighters knew that the wildfire might .
2 After he had been in prison for burglary, Fred couldn’t find a job. time
After he for burglary, Fred couldn’t find a job.
3 The boss of the oil company that contaminated the sea said he was sorry. apologised
The boss of the oil company of the sea.
4 Who is guilty of the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest? blame
Who is the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest?
5 The judge gave the criminal a life sentence. put
The judge for life.
6 The robber has escaped from the police. run
The robber is from the police.

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