Future Energy. People. Places

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1 Places 1 About 2,000 years ago, people in used bamboo pipes to find natural gas under the ground. a Rome b China c Saudi Arabia d the Antarctic 2 One gas pipe under the sea from to the UK is 1,200 kilometres long. a France b Japan c Spain d Norway 3 Nuclear power was first used to make electricity in a the USA b China c India d the UK 4 In Brazil, most bioethanol is made from a coffee b coconuts c hydrogen d sugar cane 5 Andasol is a huge solar power station in a Japan b Mexico c Spain d Germany 6 There is a big in the sea near Thanet in England. a solar power station b wind farm c oil platform d nuclear power station 7 The World Trade Centre in is a skyscraper with three wind turbines. a Bahrain b China c Spain d Canada 8 There are more than 1,000 old windmills in a France b Paraguay c the Netherlands d Australia 9 The Itaipu Dam produces 90 per cent of the electricity in a Russia b Paraguay c the UK d China 10 Portugal had the world s first a nuclear power station b wind farm c solar power station d wave farm People 11 James Watt built in a a steam engine b an aeroplane c a train d an oil platform 12 Karl Benz invented the first car in a 1985 b 1905 c 1885 d Orville and Wilbur Wright made the world s first a oil tanker b aeroplane c power station d steam engine 14 André Borschberg called Solar Impulse. a built a house b flew a plane c rode a bike d drove a car 15 People in Norway get almost all their electricity from power stations. a solar b oil c nuclear d hydroelectric 16 The pilot of a plane called Daedalus used the power from to fly 115 kilometres. a his legs b the sun c coal d the wind 17 Play pumps mean that people in some African villages can have a free electricity b more money c clean water d good food 18 The body heat from the people in a railway station is used to heat water. a London b Chicago c Stockholm d Paris 19 have lived on the International Space Station for more than ten years. a Scientists b Teachers c Miners d Engineers 20 About people live on Earth. a 70 million b 70 billion c 7 million d 7 billion MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

2 Facts 21 Thousands of years ago, most people burnt to heat their homes. a petrol b oil c wood d natural gas 22 Oil comes from animals that lived in a long time ago. a forests b the sea c deserts d the air 23 Every, a new coal power station is built somewhere in the world. a month b day c year d week 24 To make the electricity that your fridge uses in a year, you need about kilograms of coal. a 30 b 3 c 3,000 d The USA uses about per cent of all the world s energy. a 25 b 5 c 50 d Every day, people in Greece throw away 8 million a cars b plastic bottles c bananas d light bulbs 27 When hydrogen burns, it makes a zinc b oil c water d dangerous waste 28 Geothermal energy comes from heat a in the sea b in the air c in rivers d under the ground 29 Satellites that move around Earth get their energy from a the sun b water c oil d coal 30 Scientists think that fifty years from now, there will be no more a wind b oil c sun d water Vocabulary 31 to make a place dirty and dangerous a power b flood c pump d pollute 32 something that you burn to make heat or power, like coal, oil, or petrol a pool b cable c fuel d turbine 33 this moves around the Earth and sends back information a satellite b printer c generator d tanker 34 a deep hole in the ground where people get water or oil a tower b atom c well d wave 35 very small living things that are found in air, water, earth, plants, and animals a bacteria b nanobots c atoms d particles 36 things that are not wanted or needed a fuel b waste c material d chemicals 37 to make something a power b produce c pump d heat 38 very big a local b tiny c normal d huge 39 this produces electricity for small machines like clocks and radios a dam b planet c battery d drill 40 water becomes this when it is very hot a oil b radiation c plastic d steam MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

3 Events 41 The first steam train was built in a 1904 b 1804 c 1704 d In 2010, an oil well exploded in the Gulf of a Mexico b China c Italy d Norway 43 In 1986, a nuclear reactor in exploded. a Saudi Arabia b Japan c the Ukraine d Brazil 44 Every two years, in the World Solar Challenge, solar travel 3,000 kilometres across Australia. a planes b cars c bicycles d trains 45 It took workers nine years to build the Itaipu Dam. a 4,000 b 400,000 c 400 d 40, The Aswan Dam on the River Nile stopped in Egypt. a floods b earthquakes c rain d pollution 47 In 2005, scientists in the USA built a car called the Nanocar. a solar b huge c fast d tiny 48 In 2016, a company in California plans to produce electricity using in space. a a nuclear power station b water c solar panels d oxygen 49 The last time people visited the moon was in a 1982 b 1992 c 1972 d In 1973, countries in the Middle East stopped selling to Europe and the USA. a batteries b oil c satellites d coal Total marks MULTIPLE-CHOICE test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 3 Oxford university press photocopiable

4 Places 1 b 5 c 9 b 2 d 6 b 10 d 3 a 7 a 4 d 8 c People Facts 11 a 15 d 19 a 12 c 16 a 20 d 13 b 17 c 14 b 18 c 21 c 25 a 29 a 22 b 26 b 30 b 23 d 27 c 24 d 28 d Vocabulary 31 d 35 a 39 c 32 c 36 b 40 d 33 a 37 b 34 c 38 d Answers Multiple-choice Events 41 b 45 d 49 c 42 a 46 a 50 b 43 c 47 d 44 b 48 c oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 1 Oxford university press

5 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Karl Benz invented the first aeroplane. b Every year, we make about 6 million new cars. c People in China used natural gas about 2,000 years ago. d Every day the world loses about 150 different types of plants or animals. e Scientists think that there will be no more oil in ten years. f Families in Europe throw away more than 1,000 dollars of food every year. g Everything around us is made of atoms. h To start nuclear fusion, the fuel must be very hot. i In Brazil, most bioethanol is made from coffee. j Most of the electricity in Paraguay comes from the wind. 2 Choose the correct countries. Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 Nuclear power was first used to produce electricity in... 2 In the World Solar Challenge, solar cars travel 3,000 kilometres across... 3 Andasol is a huge solar power station in... 4 The Thanet Wind Farm is a group of wind turbines near the coast of... 5 There are more than a thousand old windmills in... B a... Spain. b... Australia. c... the Netherlands. d... the USA. e... England. 3 Which words are missing? For each sentence, tick a, b or c. 1 Coal and oil are fuels. a renewable b fossil c nuclear 2 Electric cars are powered by. a batteries b wind c dams 3 When hydrogen burns, it makes. a oil b bacteria c water 4 Nanobots are machines. a huge b tiny c dangerous 5 About 7 people live on Earth. a thousand b million c billion 4 What do these words mean? Match a number from A with a letter from B. A 1 satellite 2 petrol 3 flood 4 steam 5 tanker B a when a lot of water covers the land b the liquid that you put in a car to make it go c a ship that carries a lot of oil d water becomes this when it gets very hot e a device in space that moves around the Earth 5 Fill in the gaps using these words: fuel, pollution, electricity, healthy, cables, rubbish, half, millions, cycling, traffic. About of the energy that we produce is wasted. is lost in power, and cars waste as they wait in. Walking and are great ways to save energy and stay as well. We also produce of tonnes of every year. If we recycle more, we can stop a lot of, and save money too. comprehension Test total marks oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

6 1 a F f T b F g T c T h T d T i F e F j F 2 1 d 2 b 3 a 4 e 5 c 3 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c 4 1 e 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 c 5 About half of the energy that we produce is wasted. Electricity is lost in power cables, and cars waste fuel as they wait in traffic. Walking and cycling are great ways to save energy and stay healthy as well. We also produce millions of tonnes of rubbish every year. If we recycle more, we can stop a lot of pollution, and save money too. Answers comprehension oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 3 1 Oxford university press