This document contains a mock exam for second year baccalaureate students on vocabulary related to environmental issues. It includes exercises to define vocabulary words, answer questions using bold terms, complete sentences using provided words, and fill in a passage about urban farming. There are also grammar exercises using conditionals and time clauses. The mock exam tests understanding of key environmental vocabulary and grammar structures.

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MOCK EXAM 2ND BACHILLERATO UNIT 4
Vocabulary
1 Explain the difference between the words in each pair.
1. useup and getrid of
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2. extraordinary andunnatural
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3. unnecessary andimpractical
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4. underestimate anddecrease
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5. cutdown and replace
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6. landfill andurbanfarm
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2 Answer the questions to show that you understand the words in bold.
1. What do peopletake to a recyclingplant?
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2. Howcanyou reduceyour carbon footprint?
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3. What is a dangerof deforestation?
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4. Whichare common cropsgrowninyour area?
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5. When are people fined?
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6. Howdo wind turbines contributetotheenvironment?
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3 Write a suitable continuation for each sentence using the words below. Make any necessary changes.
soil• replace• litter • use up• cut down • globalwarming
1. There is concern that the rainforests are disappearing. ....................................................................................................................
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2. The streets of our cityare so dirty. ........................................................................................................................................................
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3. It hasn’t rained for weeks. .......................................................................................................................................................................
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4. The weather has been exceptionallyhot this summer.......................................................................................................................
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5. He had acold shower. .............................................................................................................................................................................
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6. There are more electric cars on the roads these days. .....................................................................................................................
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4 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
There are more words than you need.
ecological balance • harm • urban farms • crops • green features • decrease •overpopulated • increase • soil •
environmentally friendly • long-term effects
Farming in the City
They’re all over the cities! The number of 1. ……………………………… has grown in recent years. As cities have
become 2. ……………………………… and food supplies 3. ……………………………… , urban farms have been
established in order to grow 4. ……………………………… in a minimal amount of space. These farms use only a
small amount of 5. …………………………… . Plants, fruit and vegetables are grown on walls, roofs and any space
that’s available. These farms are 6. ……………………………… and one of their 7. ……………………………… is to
have a positive effect on the 8. ……………………………… in the crowded cities.
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use conditionals and time clauses.
1. Thebeachisvery dirty.
If people ……………………………… (cleanup)their garbagebeforeleaving, we ……………………………… (enjoy) goingto
the beachmore.
2. We’re out of bread.
I ……………………………… (stop) at the supermarketafter I ……………………………… (finish)work.

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3. Andrea ……………………………… (tell) us aboutthe new recyclingprojectifthere ……………………………… (be)enough
time.But she neededtoleave early.
4. Mybrother is thinkingof buying a bicycle.If he ……………………………… (decide)tobuy one, he ……………………………
(use) it to get to schoolinsteadof takingthe bus.
5. If they ……………………………… (come) with us to the concert, they ……………………………… (hear)
a wonderful performance. Unfortunately, theyhad other plans.
6. Your shoesare muddy.
I ……………………………… (take) them off before going into the house if I ……………………………… (be) you.
7. When you ……………………………… (leave) the room, ……………………………… (turn off) the lights.
We’re trying to save electricity.
8. On hot days, ice cream ……………………………… (melt) quickly if you ……………………………… (not put)
it in the freezer.
2 Complete the sentences.
1. I’m sorryto hear that you were in hospital. If only ....................................................................................................................................
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2. As soon as people have to payfor nylon shopping bags, .......................................................................................................................
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3. I wouldn’t have taken the bus if ...................................................................................................................................................................
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4. People willcontinue littering the park unless .............................................................................................................................................
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5. If renewable energywerecheaper, .............................................................................................................................................................
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3 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning.
1. You needa biggerboxto packupall thesebooks. (could)
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2. Jackforgot his walletat home,so he didn’tpay for the film tickets. (if)
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3. It’s too badthat therearen’t morerecyclingbinsinmyneighbourhood.(only)
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4. We have to protectour naturalresourcestodayto prevent seriousproblemsinthe future. (unless)
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4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Earthquake Alert
In 1906, an earthquake hit San Francisco. Three thousand people died and 80% of the city was destroyed. If there 1.
…………………… (be) a warning system then, fewer people
2. …………………… (die). Today, in high-risk places like California, China and Japan, there are earthquake detection
systems. These systems are very expensive, which is why they don’t exist in most of the world. A group of
researchers in California think that they have found an inexpensive way to warn people in places where earthquakes
aren’t common. The solution is a special app for the GPS found in our smartphones. When the app
3. …………………… (sense) the ground shaking, within seconds, the phone
4. …………………… (send) the information to an earthquake warning centre. If the earthquake experts 5.
…………………… (receive) the same information from thousands of phones in the same area, they 6.
…………………… (give) an earthquake warning immediately. It may only be a few seconds, but that will give people
enough time to protect themselves by hiding under a table or getting away from windows.