1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
| a. | There are collectors who want to buy stuffed rhinoceros heads. | |
| b. | Internet shoppers are increasing the threat to endangered species. | |
| c. | Many animals die in coffins that are nailed down. | |
| d. | A one-week Web search discovered vast quantities of animals for sale. | |
| e. | Many animals are being smuggled on icebergs. | |
| f. | The Web exacerbates the problem because traders are anonymous. | |
| g. | The current legal framework adequately protects animals. | |
| h. | A conservationist urged consumers to kill animals themselves. |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
| a. | endangered | put together |
| b. | poachers | concealed |
| c. | nail in the coffin | fuelled |
| d. | compiled | remunerative |
| e. | intensive | deathblow |
| f. | lucrative | worsens |
| g. | exacerbates | dire |
| h. | anonymous | threatened |
| i. | appalling | exhaustive |
| j. | driven | illegal hunters |
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):
| a. | endangered species are under | by consumer demand |
| b. | collectors wanting stuffed | numbers of other products |
| c. | represents another nail | rhino heads |
| d. | turtle and | enforcement efforts are inadequate |
| e. | There were also unspecified | the situation |
| f. | The report represents the tip | threat from yet another source |
| g. | The World Wide Web exacerbates | appalling situation |
| h. | The current legal framework and | tortoise shells |
| i. | deal with this | in the coffin for many creatures |
| j. | Trade in wildlife is driven | of the iceberg |
