Question text
Water
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
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A valid |
B worthy |
C precious |
D superior |
Water is one of
our most (0)..C.. resources; to put it simple without water there would
be no life. Unfortunately many of us seem to have (1) Incorrect
The correct answer is: forgotten
Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 this fact, and as a result
the world is (2) Correct
The correct answer is: facing
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 the danger of running (3) Correct
The correct answer is: out of
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 water. The actual (4) Correct
The correct answer is: amount
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of water on earth has changed little since the time of the dinosaurs. The
problem has been caused by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only
(5) Incorrect
The correct answer is: means
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that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are (6) Correct
The correct answer is: wasting
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a great deal of this precious resource. Unfortunately the destruction of the
rain forests has (7) Correct
The correct answer is: made
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this problem worse since much of the rain that falls is (8) Incorrect
The correct answer is: lost
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increasing daily, so it is vital that we (9) Correct
The correct answer is: find
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 a solution to this problem before it is too late. The
first step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the (10) Incorrect
The correct answer is: value
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of water. For most of us it is available whenever we (11) Incorrect
The correct answer is: require
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it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so we seldom bother to think about it.
People then need to be taught how to reuse or recycle water. One of the
simplest ways of doing this is to reuse bathe shower water for (12) Incorrect
The correct answer is: household
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cleaning or watering the garden. Ponds which filter used water are also
becoming popular. Whatever methods we might decide to use, we must realise the
worth of water and how we can conserve it.