Comprehension Cloze (Fill in each blank with a suitable word). Tropical rainforests are found in areas where there is no dry season. They can be described in twowords: hot and (1) . Tropical rainforests cover only six percent of the earth’s (2) surface. Yet it is believed that they are home to half the world’s living species. Morespecies of all kinds live in rainforests (3) anywhere else on earth. However, every oneand a half seconds, rainforests equivalent to a football (4) in size are destroyed.Their (5) is a major cause of the rising greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Even more importantly, it places them at the centre of one of the most important crises we face today. Human activity, particularly the clearing of tropical rainforest, is (6) for theextinction of many species.However, we can still be reasonably confident (7) life on earth will recover. It has inthe past but it has (8) millions of years. For the children of (9) andthe citizens of tomorrow, the destruction of our rainforests will be unthinkable. A vast irreplaceablesupply of food and medicine is (10) destroyed; a spring of knowledge and beauty isdrying (11) . If we ignore what is (12) , these precious resources willbe lost forever.To help save our rainforests, we need to raise (13) awareness and ensure everyonelearns more about rainforests. It is also important that governments work together to restoredamaged rainforests (14) planting trees on land (15) forests have beencut down. Together, we can still save the rainforests.
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Comprehension Cloze (Fill in each blank with a suitable word). Tropical rainforests are found in areas where there is no dry season. They can be described in twowords: hot and (1) . Tropical rainforests cover only six percent of the earth’s (2) surface. Yet it is believed that they are home to half the world’s living species. Morespecies of all kinds live in rainforests (3) anywhere else on earth. However, every oneand a half seconds, rainforests equivalent to a football (4) in size are destroyed.Their (5) is a major cause of the rising greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Even more importantly, it places them at the centre of one of the most important crises we face today. Human activity, particularly the clearing of tropical rainforest, is (6) for theextinction of many species.However, we can still be reasonably confident (7) life on earth will recover. It has inthe past but it has (8) millions of years. For the children of (9) andthe citizens of tomorrow, the destruction of our rainforests will be unthinkable. A vast irreplaceablesupply of food and medicine is (10) destroyed; a spring of knowledge and beauty isdrying (11) . If we ignore what is (12) , these precious resources willbe lost forever.To help save our rainforests, we need to raise (13) awareness and ensure everyonelearns more about rainforests. It is also important that governments work together to restoredamaged rainforests (14) planting trees on land (15) forests have beencut down. Together, we can still save the rainforests.
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