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Unit 10: THE ECOSYSTEM TEST 1 Read the following advertisement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 6. Your Place in Earth's Perfect Balance Silently yet powerfully, nature orchestrates life's endless dance, while gracefully and mysteriously, the seasons paint their eternal masterpiece. Ancient forest wisdom guides our path, while (1)______ carve their story and gentle ocean whispers share their secrets. The resources preserved by Earth sustain all living beings, while the energy captured by plants powers life's grand cycle, and the balance (2)______ by ecosystems ensures our future. Our actions bring consequences to the ecosystem, while nature sends messages (3)______ humanity, and the wind carries hope to distant lands. When Mother Earth (4)______ all her ducks in a row, our ecosystem stands strong, but treat it like a house of cards and we'll be skating on thin ice—that's why going against (5)______ is always barking up the wrong tree. (6)______ in harmony with nature ensures our survival, while protecting our environment becomes our sacred duty, and learning to coexist remains our greatest challenge. Question 1: A. streams precious mountain B. mountain streams precious C. precious mountain streams D. streams mountain precious Question 2: A. which maintained B. maintaining C. was maintained D. maintained Question 3: A. for B. to C. at D. with Question 4: A. gets B. brings C. takes D. hands Question 5: A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. naturness Question 6: A. To living B. Live C. Living D. To live Read of the following leaflet and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 7 to 12. Your Guide to Earth's Living Connections Welcome to a world where every creature, plant, and microorganism is connected in ways both visible and invisible! While some animals prefer solitude, others thrive in complex social networks, creating fascinating communities in the wild. Trees (7)______ fungi to branch out their nutrient-sharing networks beneath the forest floor. The biodiversity (8)______ serve as nature's laboratories of evolution. (9)______ nature's laws, every species plays a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance. The symbiosis between different organisms creates an intricate web of life. A (10)______ of species depend on each other in this delicate dance of survival. In the rainforest canopy, (11)______ network flourishes as pollinators connect countless flowering plants. The ecosystem carries on with its complex interactions, where predators check up on prey populations. From the tiniest (12) ______ to the mightiest redwoods, the interconnectedness of life shapes our planet's future. ✧ Join us in discovering these amazing connections that make Earth a living, breathing superorganism! Question 7: A. team up with B. branch off with C. break down with D. grow out with Question 8: A. corridors B. hotspots C. sanctuaries D. reserves Question 9: A. In spite of B. In view of C. With regard to D. In accordance with Question 10: A. variety B. handful C. multitude D. bunch Question 11: A. the others B. other C. another D. others Question 12: A. insects B. seedlings C. bacteria D. microorganisms Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17. Question 13: a. Maya: No, please feel free to sit. I'm just finishing my coffee. b. Alex: Excuse me, is this seat taken? c. Alex: Thanks! That's an interesting coffee mug you have there. A. a-c-b B. c-b-a D. a-b-c D. b-a-c Question 14: a. Mrs. Reed: I meant musical scales... b. Mrs. Reed: Yes, welcome! Before we start, do you have any experience with scales? c. Tom: Oh yes, I used to have a pet lizard! d. Tom: Hi, I'm here for my first piano lesson. Are you Mrs. Reed? e. Tom: Oh! No, not really. A. d-b-c-a-e B. a-b-c-d-e C. d-c-e-b-a D. c-e-b-a-d