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Directions (Q. 1-10):
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.
Around the world, forests are being ______(1) at a rate of about
thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated
17%-20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests and other terrestrial
carbon sinks play a ______(2) role in preventing runaway climate change,
soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of
forests, therefore, not only emits carbon—a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which
severely ______(3) forests’ capacity to absorb emissions from other sources—but
also drastically ______(4) the amount of forested land available to act as a
carbon sink in the future. However, the effects of deforestation extend beyond
carbon. Rainforests ______(5) a wide variety of ecosystems services, from
regulating rainfall to purifying groundwater and keeping fertile soil from ______(6);
deforestation in one area can seriously damage food production and ______(7) to
clean water in an entire region. The value of global ecosystem services has
been estimated at 33 trillion USD each year ______(almost half of global GDP),
but these services have been taken for granted without a mechanism to make the
market reflect their value. Rainforests are also a home and ______(8) of income
for a huge number of people in Africa, Asia, and South America. ______(9) this,
economic pressures frequently drive both local communities and national
governments in the developing world to ______(10) these forests in ways that
are unsustainable, clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, timber, mining, or
agricultural land.
thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated
17%-20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests and other terrestrial
carbon sinks play a ______(2) role in preventing runaway climate change,
soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of
forests, therefore, not only emits carbon—a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which
severely ______(3) forests’ capacity to absorb emissions from other sources—but
also drastically ______(4) the amount of forested land available to act as a
carbon sink in the future. However, the effects of deforestation extend beyond
carbon. Rainforests ______(5) a wide variety of ecosystems services, from
regulating rainfall to purifying groundwater and keeping fertile soil from ______(6);
deforestation in one area can seriously damage food production and ______(7) to
clean water in an entire region. The value of global ecosystem services has
been estimated at 33 trillion USD each year ______(almost half of global GDP),
but these services have been taken for granted without a mechanism to make the
market reflect their value. Rainforests are also a home and ______(8) of income
for a huge number of people in Africa, Asia, and South America. ______(9) this,
economic pressures frequently drive both local communities and national
governments in the developing world to ______(10) these forests in ways that
are unsustainable, clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, timber, mining, or
agricultural land.
1. 1) ended 2) destroyed 3) extinct 4) killed 5) wasted
2. 1) tough 2) important 3) vital 4) biggest 5) effective
3. 1) affects 2) diminishes 3) increases 4) alternates 5)
impairs
4. 1) plagues 2) develops 3) reduces 4) shortens 5)
influences
5. 1) sell 2) offer 3) give 4) provide 5) earns
6. 1) transforming 2) decoding 3) erupting 4) draining 5)
eroding
7. 1) handiness 2) excess 3) availability 4) access 5)
supply
8. 1) beginning 2) source 3) ways 4) reference 5) measure
9. 1) Despite 2) Also 3) Inspite 4) Apart 5) Beside
10. 1) exploit 2) encompass 3) nurture 4) work 5) improve
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