VI. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Alex_________ (not do) the gardening before it started raining. 2. The amount of plastic in the ocean_________ (increase) if we_________ (not take) action now. 3. Outdoor air pollution_________ (cause) more than 3 million deaths a year. 4. There_________ (be) more than 80,000 wildfires so far this year. 5. What would you do if you_________ (catch) in a hurricane’s path? 6. By the time Hurricane Gilbert_________ (hit) Mexico it_________ (change) characteristics. 7. Heavy rains_________ (lash) the coast of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in 2013. 8. In the early morning hours, tornado warnings_________ (issue) for storms in Oklahoma. 9. Water pollution makes aquatic plants and animals_________ (die). 10. Survivors said that many people managed_________ (escape), but they could not run away fast enough. VII. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. A natural disaster can cause_________ of life or property damage. (lose) 2. Human greenhouse gas emissions are causing_________ warming. (globe) 3. Kangaroos and koalas are only_________ to Australia. (nation) 4. Hurricane Katrina was one of the_________ hurricanes ever to hit the United States. (dead) 5. Filters do not remove all_________ from water. (contaminate) 6. Freak tornado leaves trail of in its wake. (destroy) 7. _________ appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic Chemicals into the sea. (environment) 8. Toxic pollution is contaminated water, soil, and air that is_________. (poison) 9. Pollution kills more people than both war and_________. (violent) 10. English is the most widely_________ language worldwide, with 1.5 billion speakers. (speak)