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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of the environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 ___________ .

Today things are different, the world has become too 37________. We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 38__________our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.

Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many 39_____ are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 40______ to use bigger and more powerful machines to 41_________more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 42_____, in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 43__________laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the 44_______ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food. 45________ can we deal with these problems ?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops on feeds five times more people than land 46_____ animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we 47_____ have a better and clearer planet in the future.

1.A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable

2.A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy

3.A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting

4.A. mountains B. flowers C. trees D. grass

5.A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on

6.A. grow B. plant C. save D. cut down

7.A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore

8.A. too many B. a few C. some D. few

9.A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution

10.A. What B. How C. Why D. Where

11.A. that B. which C. where D. what

12.A. may B. can C.should D. shall

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Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D．Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．

In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 .

Today things are 37 , and the world has become too 38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.

Everyone 40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.

We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44 laws to stop this.

We know, too, that if the 45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.

Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47 in the future.

A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable

A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different

A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy

A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting

A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers

A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas

A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on

A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore

A. too many B. a few C. some D. few

A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution

A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps

A. nature B. sea C. planet D. forest