Choose the correct word A, B, C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Rivers are (1)________ of the world's most important natural resources.
Many cities are on large rivers, and (2)______________every country has at least
one river that (3)__________________an important part in the lives of its people.
Beside transportation, river (4)________________to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5)____________ . And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build
a dam across a river and let the water become a lake (6)____________the dam.
Then people can use their water not only to (7)________________fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
(8):________ , the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9)________ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10) ________ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
1. A. one | B. ones | C. among | D. those |
2. A. most | B. mostly | C. almost | D. about |
3. A. takes | B. makes | C. occupies | D. plays |
4. A. supply | B. provide | C. distribute | D. bring |
5. A. banks | B. shores | C. sides | D. beaches |
6. A. behind | B. on | C. below | D. under |
7. A. take | B. irrigate | C. drain | D. give |
8. A. Moreover | B. Therefore | C. Thus | D. However |
9. A. of | B. about | C. in | D. for |
10. A. keep | B. get | C. hold | D. maintain |