I. Read the passage, make questions and answer them.
Wild animals and wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century; but many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten.
But even more important, perhaps, than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing : marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially the tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s need of timber and paper.
1. Where / wild animals / live ?
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2. Why / forests / be cut ?
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3. What / happen / wild animals / if / forests / disappear?
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II. Use the correct word forms.
1. Conservation is the _____________ and preservation of natural resources. (safeguard)
2. Salt has a ______________ effect on food. (preserve)
3. The fight against ___________ is an important part of conservation. (pollute)
4. Carbon monoxide is a ______________ gas. (poison)
5. ______________ pollution is one of serious problems facing the mankind today. (environment)
6. ______________ land consists of irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea. (reclaim)
7. We can conserve our environment by ______________ of waste. (prevent)
8. Farmers can protect their land by ______________ rotation of crops. (year)
9. Farmers can help enrich the soil by adding ______________ (fertilize)
10. Preserving natural resources is a great ______________. (important)