A. SINGLE B. OWE C. OWN D. PRIVATEQUESTION VII
10. A. single
B. owe
C. own
D. private
Question VII : Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word : (10p):
There is much more water than land (1)______ the surface of the earth. The sea and oceans
(2)______ nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3)______ land. If you traveled
over the earth (4)______ different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time
(5)______ on water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (6)______ every mile of land
there is four miles of water.
There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7)______ to use two words to describe. We
use the word seas to (8)______ those parts of water surface which (9)______ only a few hundreds of
miles wide, the word oceans to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide
(10)______ very deep.
Question VIII : Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question
(10p):
One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean
water. Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage
have made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast
pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety
of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But
they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake
everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most
industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water
surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly
throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore .
Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the
world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage . Clean
water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do
something now.