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.