Question

Complete the passage by using the words and phrases in the list below. use each item only once. alternative sources cut down on dramatic increase exhaust fumes food chain nuclear waste polluting public transport pesticides research quality of life traffic jams rush hour switch to subsidized fares our environment is being destroyed but we still have time to do something about it. every day during the you can see cars stuck in their into the atmosphere, our environment. if we had an integrated system with commuters would be encouraged to leave their cars at home and a more efficient form of transport. it is not only in towns that the -is being threatened. although farmers say they have to spray. on their crops, some experts believe that these chemicals could get into the which will result in a in the number of people affected by cancer and various allergies. more needs to be carried out so that we can the use of harmful chemicals but still produce the food we need. potentially the most dangerous threat to the environment is from power stations. can it really be stored safely? be developing 15. of energy, such as wind and wave power, we can make out world much safer to live in.

Answer 1

1) rush hour
2) traffic jams
3) exhaust fumes
4) polluting
5) public transport
6) subsidized fares
7) switch to
8) quality of life
9) pesticides
10) food chain
11) dramatic increase
12) research
13) cut down on
14) nuclear waste
15) alternative sources