Read the following text and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that
best fits in each of the following question.
Canada is a vast country with three ocean coastlines (Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic)
and a lot of freshwater lakes and rivers. Water is one of our most (46) _______ natural
resources. We need (47) _______ it daily to stay alive. We also use water for cooking,
cleaning and, of course, (48) _______ and swimming - and for making skating rinks in
winter! Water is vital to our economy, too - from (49) _______ food to running
factories. We also turn the energy of moving water - like Niagara Falls - into (50)
________ power. Like electricity, we expect (51) _______ good, clean water at the
turn of the tap. It has to travel to us, after we use it, water (52) _______ and returned
to its source - usually nearby rivers or lakes. All of this activity takes energy. Saving
water means saving energy. The less water you (53) ______, the less energy is used to
pump, treat, distribute and recover it.
46. A. unimportance B. unimportant C. importance D. important
47. A. to drink B. drink C. drinking D. drinks
48. A. splashing B. splash C. to splash D. splashed
49. A. to grow B. growing C. grow D. grows
50. A. electric B. geothermal C. hydroelectric D. solar
51. A. to have B. having C. have D. to having
52. A. treated B. is treated C. treating D. is treating
53. A. use B. using C. are using D. in use
Read the following text and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that best fits in each of the following question.
Canada is a vast country with three ocean coastlines (Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic)
and a lot of freshwater lakes and rivers. Water is one of our most (46) _important____ natural resources. We need (47) __ to drink ___ it daily to stay alive. We also use water for cooking, cleaning and, of course, (48) __ splashing _____ and swimming - and for making skating rinks in winter! Water is vital to our economy, too - from (49) _ growing ___ food to running factories. We also turn the energy of moving water - like Niagara Falls - into (50)_ hydroelectric _______ power. Like electricity, we expect (51) _ to have ___ good, clean water at the turn of the tap. It has to travel to us, after we use it, water (52) _ is treated ______ and returned to its source - usually nearby rivers or lakes. All of this activity takes energy. Saving water means saving energy. The less water you (53) _ use __, the less energy is used to pump, treat, distribute and recover it.
46. A. unimportance B. unimportant C. importance D. important
47. A. to drink B. drink C. drinking D. drinks
48. A. splashing B. splash C. to splash D. splashed
49. A. to grow B. growing C. grow D. grows
50. A. electric B. geothermal C. hydroelectric D. solar
51. A. to have B. having C. have D. to having
52. A. treated B. is treated C. treating D. is treating
53. A. use B. using C. are using D. in use
