Trang chủ » Question – Answer Quiz » WATERWater is one of our most precious resources; to ___(1)___ it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a result the world is facing the danger of running out of water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed ___(2)___ since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been caused by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are ___(3)___ a great deal of this precious resource.Unfortunately, the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem worse since much of the rain ___(4)___ falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily ___(5)___ it is vital that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.
WATERWater is one of our most precious resources; to ___(1)___ it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a result the world is facing the danger of running out of water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed ___(2)___ since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been caused by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are ___(3)___ a great deal of this precious resource.Unfortunately, the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem worse since much of the rain ___(4)___ falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily ___(5)___ it is vital that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.
Đáp án đúng là: B. wasting
Giải thích:
Chỗ trống (3) cần một động từ chỉ hành động làm cạn kiệt hoặc sử dụng lãng phí nguồn nước. 'Wasting' (lãng phí) là từ phù hợp nhất với ngữ cảnh 'misuse of our water supply' và 'running out of water'.
