VI. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Conservation
Conservation concerns man’s safeguarding and preservation of natural resources and his responsibility 26 ______________ improving the 27 ______________ conditions in which he lives. An important task of 28 ______________ is the prevention of waste - waste of forests, soil, minerals, wildlife and human life.
Trees help to preserve land because 29 ______________ roots bind the soil and retain water. 30 ______________ trees, heavy rains will cause soil erosion and the remaining land become poor and worthless. Terrible floods often occur in the areas 31 ______________ trees are cut down in great quantity. Forest conservation also means the prevention of bush fires and the attention to planting and looking 32 ______________ new, young trees.
Not only should man preserve forests but he should 33 ______________ realize the importance of wild life protection. Unless governments have good system of control or pass laws restricting the hunting and fishing of rare animals, they will slowly disappear.
Natural resources such as coal, gas and mineral ores are 34 ______________. But the need for them is growing day by day. To conserve them, we must use them wisely and look for 35 ______________ materials.
26. A. to B. for C. of D. about
27. A. environment B. environmental C. nature D. creature
28. A. prevention B. determination C. conservation D. conversation
29. A. those B. their C. that D. its
30. A. No B. None C. Never D. Without
31. A. where B. which C. that D. the
32. A. for B. up C. after D. over
33. A. even B. just C. also D. together
34. A. unlimited B. limited C. limiting D. unlimiting
35. A. different B. changed C. various D. alternative
