I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passages. (A) Have a walk (1) a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, and suddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach. Pollution takes away all the (2) of our beaches. I feel really annoyed (3) I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea. There are a lot of things that we can do. (4)_____ we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the land (5) ____________ picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. (6) _______, we can form some kind of organization that helps (7) the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now (8) the beaches are damaged beyond repair. 1. A. on B. in C. at D. over 2. A. beauty B. beautifully C . beautiful D. being beautiful 3. A. before B. after C. when D. while 4. A. While B. Soon C. Unless D. If 5. A. by B. with C. of D. in 6. A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore 7. A. cleaning up B. cleaning up C. clean up D. clean off 8. A. when B. after C. until D. before (B) Light pollution is not (1) serious as water or air pollution. (2) , it is the type of pollution that (3) more in cities than in rural areas. In the past, we could sit out at night and (4) at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets, advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very (5) to apply light to almost everything at night. Millions of tons of oil and coal (6) to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, (7) ______ of vision and stress are what people may get from light pollution. Too much light at night can harm our eyes and also harm the hormones that help us to see things properly. 1. A. as B. more C. much D. only 2. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Nevertheless 3. A. happen B. occur C. occurs D. is occurred 4. A. watch B. see C. spend D. gaze 5. A. waste B. wasteful C . wasting D. wastes 6. A. used B. using C. is used D. are used 7. A. lose B. lost C. loss D. losing