Grammar Theme Park: The Environment (B)

Transportation is ________ the greatest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

1. by far
2. far
3. rather
4. very

The Earth is our home and it's high time we ________ treating it like one.

1. had started
2. start
3. started
4. would start

On ________ occasions the edge of the Antarctic ozone hole temporarily passes over the southern tip of Argentina.

1. infrequent
2. rare
3. scarce
4. seldom

The so-called “Climate Change” is a natural process. Ice caps are going to melt and coastlines are going to change ________ people do.

1. never mind that
2. no matter that
3. no matter what
4. whichever

________ by people's indif­ference, she started a foundation to help pets in animal shelters.

1. Because shaken
2. Having shaken
3. Shaken
4. Shook

In Uganda, poaching is almost ________ problem as deforestation.

1. an as big
2. as a big
3. as big
4. as big a

Ivory products ________ very popular before ivory hunting became illegal.

1. had been
2. having been
3. were
4. would be

If you ________ included in future mailings about Environmental Protection International's e­vents, please tick this box.

1. do not wish to be
2. do not wish you were
3. wish you were not
4. wish you would not be

________ Alaskan moose is the largest member of the deer family in the world.

1. ---
2. A
3. An
4. The

________ is the world's largest environmental organization.

1. Greenpeace which founded in 1971
2. Greenpeace which was founded in 1971
3. Greenpeace, founded in 1971,
4. Greenpeace, which founded in 1971,

The world can either ignore the environmental emergency and ________ it off as unimportant or begin to make the necessary changes to fix it.

1. frown
2. nod
3. shake
4. shrug

Why doesn't everyone recycle if it ________ in our fight against global warming?

1. aid
2. aided
3. had aided
4. will aid

Tropical rainforests, like the one along ________ Amazon in South America, are home to as many as half the world's plant species.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

The giant pandas at the local zoo had five cubs, but ________ survived to adulthood.

1. neither
2. no
3. no one
4. none

By 2050, if no effective action is taken, a million of the world's species ________ extinct.

1. are going to
2. will
3. will be
4. will have been