Give the correct form of the words in brackets

Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. We need to ________________ (protection) our oceans by reducing plastic waste and overfishing.

2. Pesticides and chemical fertilizers can be ________________ (toxicity) to both the environment and human health.

3. Her younger sister can be ________________ (annoy) when she behaves naughtily.

4. You must read the ________________ (instruct) carefully before you use the new oven.

5. We were taken aback at the ________________ (drama) changes in our village; each home owns a computer now.

6. It is always ________________ (interest) to watch the cubs at play.

7. My mother advised me to be careful in my ________________ (choose) of friends.

8. The ________________ (hot) makes everybody very drowsy during the lesson in class.

9. The couple came here at the special ________________ (invite) of the prime minister.

10. Please ________________ (low) the volume of your voice. I can even hear you from next door.

11. These men are armed and ________________ (dangerous), and should not be approached.

12. The latest ________________ (edit) of this book contains many illustrative pictures.

13. The giant panda is an ________________ (danger) species due to habitat loss and poaching.

14. The dodo bird went into ________________ (extinct) in the 17th century due to hunting and habitat destruction.

15. The rainforest is the ________________ (habitation) of many species of animals and plants.

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

It is now almost certain that global warming has been directly caused (1) ________________ man’s use of fossil fuels. This has led (2) ________________ an international debate about what we should do to reduce the negative effects (3) ________________ our actions and how we can make the planet safe for our children’s children to live in. One consequence (4) ________________ this debate has been to improve the level of “green” education in schools and this should result (5) ________________ greater awareness of this difficult issue in the long term. However, in the short term there still remains much to be done. The reason (6) ____________ this is that we need to address causes (7) _____________ the immediate problem.