CHAPTER 6

UNIT 6A: LAST OF THE AMAZON

Heat-tolerant strain	timber	Secluded-isolated	confront
nun	taunt	trail	rancher
speculator	ıntact	release	recruit
clash	prosecute	Land fraud	logging
plantation	devastate	sustainable	deforestation
exaggerate	feasible	coincide	enforce
adjacent	supplement	indicate

1-      What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

a)   To explain Dorothy Stang’s importance in saving the Amazon.

b)   To inform the reader about the struggle to save the Amazon.

c)   To suggest better solutions for protecting the Amazon.

d)  To explain two different models of development.

2-      Which of the following DIDN’T Dorothy Stang do before she died?

a)   She helped farmers live and work in harmony with their environment.

b)   She supported farmers in their effort to fight back against the ranchers and speculators.  

c)   She warned poor farmers about the consequences of the destruction of the forest.

d)  She warned the ranchers and speculators that she would use violent methods against them.

3-      The word “intact” on line 45 can be best replaced by

a)   immense                b) dense           c) undamaged             d) indifferent

4-      The word “authentic” on line 66 is closest in meaning to

a)   ancient                   b) real              c) ideal                        d) exotic

5-      All of the following are true about Blairo Maggi EXCEPT:

a)   He is careful to respect private property.

b)   He is against slave labor.

c)   He encourages family farms to work together in harmony with the Amazon.

d)  He never uses agricultural chemicals within 500 meters of a stream.

6-      Greenpeace gave Maggi its Golden Chainsaw because

a)   He is the only person who is trying to save the forests in Brazil.

b)   He cares a lot about small-scale family farms.

c)   He is the best representative of social environmentalism.

d)  He has been responsible for deforestation in Brazil for three years.

7-       What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

a)   There is still a lot to do to realize Dorothy Stang’s dreams, although there have been improvements.

b)   Thanks to new laws, deforestation has stopped completely in Brazil.

c)   All the old laws were replaced with new ones, but still there is no decrease in the rate of deforestation.

d)  According to recent surveys, people in Brazil blame Maggi for the destruction of the forest.

ANSWER KEY

1-      B      2- D       3- C      4- B       5- C       6- D    7- A

UNIT 6B: FOR THE LOVE OF ELEPHANTS

tusk	trunk	calf	embrace
Emotional bonding	combat	extraordinary	mischievous
Middle-aged	withdraw	foresee	In danger
Stare at	agitation	Trumpet (v)	yell
evade	stab	Back off	scratch
retrieve	hypothesize	trigger	instinct
conceivable	genuine	spatial	ivory
weapon	Immense-immensely	compile	figure
collapse	slaughter	abolish	acquire
threaten	track	herd	collar

ANIMAL PROTECTORS

1) Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible reason for the female elephant’s attack?

a) Her natural tendency to defend her calves

b) Her being worried or upset

c) A lion attack

d) Her hunger

2) The word “ mischievous” on line 16 is closest meaning to _________.

a) confusing

b) bewildering

c) naughty

d) relieved

3) All of the following statements are true according to the text EXCEPT ______.

a) Hamilton had always wanted to help animals since he was a child.

b) Non-governmental organizations funded Hamilton for his survey of elephant populations.

c) Hamilton was the only person who did the serious study of elephants.

d) Nobody can know exactly why the female elephant attacked Douglas Hamilton.

4) From the lines 95 – 104 we can understand that __________________.

a) Automatic weapons gave a rise to the deaths of elephants.

b) Douglas Hamilton wasn’t aware of the widespread killing of African elephants.

c) The 1970s and ‘80s were difficult years in Hamilton’s personal life.

d)  High prices of ivory had nothing to do with the killing of African elephants.

5) The word “compiled” on line 109 can be best replaced by ______________.

a) announced

b) analyzed

c) collected

d) went through

6) Why is GPS technology used by the Kenya Wildlife Service?

Key: 1D  2C  3C   4A  5C  6-to Answer provide better wildlife management and land protection advice to the government.