One of the most interesting new books published recently is "Spaceship" by Prof. E. C. Walker. Our earth he says 1._____ like a spaceship, and all the 400 million people 2.______ earth are passengers on it. And we are heading 3._______ a disaster. The levels of atmospheric pollution 4._______ in the cities and Industrial areas of the world could in time change the weather patterns of the earth, raising the temperature 5._______ the whole planet. If this rose a few 6._______ the deserts of the world would expand to double their size. The polar ice caps would start melting. If the polar ice caps melted, the 7._______ level all over the world would rise 8.________ about 60 meters. Prof. Walker's 9._______ is not at all about gloom and doom. He admits that the 10._______ he describes could take thousands of years.
1.
a. is
b. have been
c. will be
2.
a. over
b. on
c. upon
3.
a. about
b. to
c. towards
4.
a. increasing
b. arriving
c. coming
5.
a. in
b. of
c. for
6.
a. degrees
b. steps
c. miles
7.
a. water
b. ice
c. sea
8.
a. in
b. by
c. to
9.
a. idea
b. thought
c. book
10.
a. ideas
b. solutions
c. changes
Answer
1-a
2-b
3-c
4-a
5-b
6- a
7-c
8-b
9-c
10-c
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