VI. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following
passage.
More than a billion people all over the world are (1)_______the threat of desert
expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)
________. People cut (3) ________trees for fuel and farmland. Their herds eat (4)
________ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality,
therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) _________.
In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry
and sand buried their house and crops. Therefore, governments in nearby areas have
banned local people (6) __________ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many
other techniques have been (7)________. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was
poured on sandy areas to retain (8) __________ for planting trees, but this method may
harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)________water to
desert areas.
Unless people find more (10) __________methods, their homes and land will be
lost. The fight against the desert is continuing.
1. A. under B. in C. on D. of
2. A. enemies B. victims C. friends D. effects
3. A. off B. back C. in D. down
4. A. away B. up C. into D. out
5. A. blanks B. spaces C. deserts D. bareness
6. A. planting B. to plant C. plant D. planted
7. A. using B. use C. uses D. used
8. A. water B. soil C. earth D. fertilizer
9. A. take B. to carry C. fetch D. bring
10. A. effective B. great C. major D. useful
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