Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Guardian Weekly 
©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Match the beginnings with the endings: 
SUVs have names like Excursions and Pathfinders …
Environmentalists dislike SUVs …
SUV drivers are proud of their vehicles …
SUVs use …
Americans use …
The communications director of SUVOA thinks that …
Sales of SUVs ar
e …
The protests have not been very successful …
a. … more than 40% more fuel than normal cars.
b. … growing faster than any other type of car.
c. … because their names give us a picture of nature and outdoor life.
d. … because the US army used Hummers
in Iraq. 
e. … because petrol is so cheap in the USA.
… environmentalists should stop complaining.
… 4.5 times more energy than people in other countries of the world.
… because they use a lot of petrol and damage the environment.
Find the words in the text that are the opposites of these words: 
1. tiny 
____________ 
2. unpopular 
____________ 
3. love 
____________ 
4. dishonest 
____________ 
5. right 
____________ 
6. unsuccessful 
____________ 
7. real 
____________ 
8. poor 
____________ 
©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Complete the sentences using a preposition: 
The whole street was full ________ SUVs. 
Protesters set SUVs ________ fire. 
Be honest ________ yourself. 
During the Iraq war, many drivers were proud ________ their vehicles. 
Protesters say SUV drivers do not care ________ the environment. 
The amount of petrol used has a big effect ________ the environment. 
SUVs make a lot of money ________ the car industry. 
30% ________ the cars sold in the US are SUVs. 
Rearrange the letters to make words from the text: 
leivche 
rolpupa 
sonpicramo 
nevnrenimot 
gransmute 
©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Find the following information in the text as quickly as possible: 
What are SUVs? 
What are Navigators, Excursions, Expeditions and Pathfinders? 
What is SUVOA? 
What is a Hummer? 
How far does an SUV travel on a gallon of petrol? 
How much does petrol (gasoline) cost in the USA? 
How many litres are there in a gallon? 
Match the words with their meanings: 
fake 
controversial 
wealthy 
patriotic 
environmentalist 
reputation 
slogan 
violation 
someone who wants to protect the environment 
a short phrase used by a political party or movement 
made to look like something real in order to trick people 
an action that is in opposition to a law or principle 
causing a lot of disagreement 
very rich 
the opinion people have about how good or bad something is 
feeling a lot of love and respect towards your country 
©Macmillan Publishers Ltd 
Taken from the News section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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Axles of evil 
Arnold Schwarzenegger has 
five. Mike Tyson has four. A 
third of all cars sold in the US 
are now sports utility vehicles, 
or SUVs. But now 
environmentalists are going 
to war against the SUV. 
It's Tuesday night on the 
Upper West Side in New York 
and Adam Weinstock has a lot 
of work to do. As we turn the 
corner on 68th and Lexington, 
we see a whole street full of 
sports utility vehicles. SUVs 
are half car, half truck and they 
have names like Navigators, 
Excursions, Expeditions and 
Pathfinders - names that 
provide an image of the great 
outdoors. But they are parked 
in the wealthy heart of New 
York. Weinstock approaches 
each vehicle critically. "Look at 
the metal bars on the front of 
the vehicle,
” he says. "They're