Question

 Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

   More than a billion people all over the world are (1) ………….. the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2) ……………. People cut (3) ……………. Trees for fuel and farmland. Their herds eat (4) ………… the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ……….

  In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their house and crops. Therefore, governments in nearby areas  have and local people (6) ………….. trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many other techniques have been (7) ………… For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain (8) ………….. for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9) ………….. water to desert areas.

  Unless people find more (10) …………… methods, their homes and land will be lost. The fight against the desert is continuing.

1. A. under	B. in	C. on	D. of
2. A. enemies	B. victims	C. friends	D. effects
3. A. off	B. back	C. in	D. down
4. A. away	B. up	C. into	D. out
5. A. blanks	B. spaces	C. deserts	D. bareness
6. A. planting	B. to plant	C. plant	D. planted
7. A. using	B. use	C. uses	D. used
8. A. water	B. soil	C. earth	D. fertilizer
9. A. take	B. to carry	C. fetch	D. bring
10. A. effective	B. great	C. major	D. useful

Answer 1

1. A. under	B. in	C. on	D. of
2. A. enemies	B. victims	C. friends	D. effects
3. A. off	B. back	C. in	D. down
4. A. away	B. up	C. into	D. out
5. A. blanks	B. spaces	C. deserts	D. bareness
6. A. planting	B. to plant	C. plant	D. planted
7. A. using	B. use	C. uses	D. used
8. A. water	B. soil	C. earth	D. fertilizer
9. A. take	B. to carry	C. fetch	D. bring
10. A. effective	B. great	C. major	D. useful

Answer 2

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.A

Answer 3

1. A. under	B. in	C. on	D. of
2. A. enemies	B. victims	C. friends	D. effects
3. A. off	B. back	C. in	D. down
4. A. away	B. up	C. into	D. out
5. A. blanks	B. spaces	C. deserts	D.bareness
6. A. planting	B. to plant	C. plant	D. planted
7. A. using	B. use	C. uses	D. used
8. A. water	B. soil	C. earth	D. fertilizer
9. A. take	B. to carry	C. fetch	D. bring
10. A. effective	B. great	C. major	D. useful

Answer 4

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.A