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A drought is a period or condition of unusually dry weather within a geographic area where rainfall is normally present. During a drought, there is a of precipitation. Droughts occur in all climatic zones. However, its characteristics vary significantly one region to another.
Its depends on the degree of the water shortage, the size of the area affected, and the duration and warmth of the dry period. In many underdeveloped countries, such as India, people place a great demand on water supply. During a drought period, is a lack of water, and thus many of the poor die.
drought cannot be reliably predicted, certain precautions can be taken in drought-risk areas. These include the construction of reservoirs to hold emergency water supplies, education to avoid overcropping and overgrazing, and programs to limit settlement in drought-prone areas.
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Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world but also in our own homes. It comes from household chemicals, the amount of water people use and the waste people produce and throw away. What can be done to stop this pollution? Surprisingly, a person can help save the environment by doing simple things.
First, we need to recycle, which allows products to be used over and over again. Recycling can also reduce the number of trees cut down to produce paper products. It takes very little effort. It is not hard to place plastic and glass bottles, aluminum cans, and paper in a bin. Anyone can do it.
Second, we need to watch the amount of water used in the home. It can be conserved by taking short showers instead of baths, repairing leaky faucets, using the dishwasher or washing machine only when fully loaded, or simply turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
Third, we need to reduce waste. We need to recycle whenever possible, but should also try to use this waste effectively. For example, grass clippings and food scraps can be made into compost for plants. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste every day, but we can reduce that amount by recycling and reusing it.
If we do our part in our own homes, we can help keep the planet from becoming more polluted.
Pollution can be caused from the following sources except _____.
Recycling can help us _____.
In order to save water, we can do all of the following things except ______.
Recycling helps to reduce waste because _____.
The word "It" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
Earth _____ by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it.
Because Earth cannot _____ our increasing population, scientists are looking for places where human beings can live.
Facebook was built on the _____ of earlier social network sites like Myspace and Bebo.
_____ workers were sent to the area immediately but no villagers was survived when the landslide happened.
If you behave yourself well, your parents will be _____.
At this time next month, we _____ next to each other in the same class.
When I came there, the highest building _____ been destroyed by the storm!
It’s recommended that we become more concerned _____ the environment around us.
The _____ use of pesticides and herbicides has led to contamination of groundwater in some areas.
Air _____, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
Singapore is famous for its _____ and green trees.
On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are _____ with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
In the United State, there are 50 _____ and six different time zones across the country.
There is _____ university and _____ English center in this city.
I tried _____ you lots of times but I couldn’t get through.
- “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago.”
- “_____.”
So many people nowadays are _____ to computers and smartphones. They use them a lot.
We can see many international programs _____ different channels.
Is living in the city _____ than living in the country?
They wanted to know _____.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
washed
crushed
stayed
watched
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face
plane
station
travel
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provide
product
profess
produce
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leader
spread
beach
team
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other
leather
wealthy
brother
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
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Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
How many water do you drink every day?
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
They decided staying in Hue for three more days.