Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.
Located in central Africa, Lake Victoria is a very unusual lake. __(44)__ of the largest lakes in the world; it is also one of the youngest. Estimated to be about 15,000 years old, it is a relative baby compared with Earth’s other very large lakes, __(45)__ more than two million years old. Yet judging by the variety of life in it, Lake Victoria __(46)__ a much older body of water. Usually, lakes need a much longer time __(47)__ by a diverse array of life-forms. It is common for new lakes to contain only a small number of species. Lake Victoria, however, is packed with colorful fish, most notably, cichlids. There are __(48)__ 500 different species of just this one type of fish.
Điền vào ô số 48
A. as many as
B. as many
C. many
D. too many