Choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage.
Conservation is the (1)………. and preservation of natural resources, so that they can continue (2)……… and enjoyed. In the past, most people believed that the world's (3) ……… could never be used up. Today, we know (4) …….. is not true. An important part of conservation is the (5) ……… of waste - waste of forests, soil, wild-life, (6) ………. and human lives. As important is the fight (7) ……… pollution of our (8)…….. , in particular, the dirtying and poisoning of air and water. Conservation is (9) ……… concerned with the reclaiming of land by (10) …….. deserts, draining swamps or pushing back the sea.
1. a. destruction
b. safeguarding
c. prevention
d . damage
2. a. to use
b. being used
c. to be used
D used
3. a. resources
b. supplies
c. gases
d . property
4. a. which
b. this
c. that
d. there
5. a. circulation
b. preservation
c. prevention
d . defense
6. a. gases
b. coals
c. diamonds
d . minerals
7. a. for
b. against
c. to
d . on
8. a. neighborhood
b. surroundings
c. environment
d . Earth
9. a. also b. only c. enough d. as well
10. a. widening b. using c. irrigating d. preserving
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