VIII. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable wordwithsuitablewword Everyone is becoming aware that the environment is a serious problem. However, we have not done (1) ____________ to deal with it because we seem to wait for governments to (2) ____________ actions. In my opinion, individuals can do many things to help (3) ____________ the problem. To begin (4) ____________, we can be more responsible in the (5) ____________ we dispose of waste. We should not throw rubbish into lakes and (6) ____________ Moreover, we also need to (7) ____________ the water we use. Fresh water (8) ____________ drinking is running out in many (9) ____________of the world. Finally, I think that if we use (10) ____________ transport more, we can reduce air pollution in cities. IX. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) According to the World Health Organization (WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes more deaths than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria and Switzerland. This is much higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents. In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in children, and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution. They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year. A lot of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution. 1. What is the main idea of the text? A. Pollution and road accidents B. Bad effects of car exhausts C. the necessity of making cars safer D. The toll of road accidents 2. According to the passage A. air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents. B. road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes. C. long term exposure to pollution is harmless. D. car fumes cause one third of premature deaths. 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Car exhausts cause bronchitis and heart disease. B. Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution. C. Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths. D. More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents. 4. The money spent solving air pollution is A. 27 billion Euros per year B. not able to calculate C. more than making cars safer D. less than to make car safer 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution? A. Causing illness in children B. Causing premature deaths C. Causing road accidents D. Causing heart diseases