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Water on the earth is being recycled
continuously in a process known as hydrologic cycle. The 1st step of
the cycle is the evaporation of water in the oceans. Evaporation is the process
of water turning into vapor, which then forms clouds in the sky. The second
step is the water returning to the earth in the form of precipitation; rain,
snow, or ice. When the water reaches the earth’s surface, it runs off
into the rivers, lakes, & oceans, where the cycle begins again.
Not all water, however, stays on the
surface of the earth in the hydrologic cycle. Some of it seeps into the
ground through infiltration and collects under the earth’s surface as
groundwater. This groundwater is extremely important to life on earth, since 95
percent of the earth’s water is in the oceans & is too salty for human
beings or plants. Of the 5 percent on land, only .05 percent is above ground in
rivers or lakes. The rest is underground water. This groundwater is plentiful
and dependable because it doesn’t depend on seasonal rain or snow. It is the
major source of water for many cities. But as the population increases and the
need for water also increases, the groundwater in some areas is getting
dangerously low. Added to this problem is an increasing amount of pollution
that seeps into the groundwater. In the future, with a growing population and
more toxic waste the hydrologic cycle we depend on could become dangerously
imbalanced.
1. Clouds are formed from
(a) water vapor (b) evaporation
(c) hydrologic cycle (d) groundwater
2. According to passage, water returns to
earth
(a) by infiltration (b) by pollution
(c) by precipitation (d) by evaporation
3. The phrase “runs off” is most similar in
meaning to which of the following?
(a) escapes b) races
c) flows d)
solidifies
4. Groundwater
(a) depends on seasonal rain
(b) comes from toxic waste
(c) is. 05 percent of all water
(d) collects under the earth
5. The word “seeps” refers to
(a)
rushes in quickly (b) trickles in
slowly
(c)
soaks in deeply (d) pours in thoroughly
6. He had to borrow a little money from his
brother ------- he could finish his education without working.
(a) so (b)
that
(c) so that (d) in order so
7. Piston : cylinder
(a) elevator : shaft (b) hangar: airplane
(c) dregs : wine (d) Barge : vessel
8. What is antonym of ‘Intentional’?
(a) sage (b)
vulgar
(c)
spacious (d) Accidental
9. I
went to air port to see my friend -----
(a)
off
(b) for
(c)
after (d) over
10.
A good number of people were deterred
------- going to banquet
(a) in (b) of
(c) from (d) to
11.
No one except the graduate assistant
understood the results of the experiments
(a) All of the groduate assistants
understood the experiments
(b) Only the graduate assistant
understood the experiments
(c) The
experiments were not understood by any of them
(d) All but one of the graduate
assistants didn’t understand the experiments
12. Please,
don’t leave without---------- the lights.
(a) you turn off (b) to turn off
(c) turning off (d) you will turn off
13.
Choose the correct preposition I am
indebted ----- my father for supporting my venture?
(a) for (b)
in
(c) to (d)
about
14.
------- the light rain, the baseball game
will not be cancelled unless the other team concedes
(a) Despite of (b) Despite in
(c) In spite (d) Despite
15.
What is the synonym of the word Haphazard?
(a) Plain (b)
Simple
(c) Clumsy (d) Problematic
16.
What is the antonym of the word Indifferent?
(a) Different (b)
Curious
(c) Talent (d) Same
17.
Choose the correct option
(a) The
smoke that is raising from that refinery is black.
(b) The
smoke that is rising from that refinery is black.
(c) Smoke
rising that is from that refinery is black.
(d) Smoke
is that raising from that refinery is black.
18.
Choose the correct option
(a) There aren’t enough car for all of us
to go.
(b) There aren’t enough cars for all of
us to go.
(c) There isn’t enough car for all of us
to go.
(d) There
isn’t cars enough for all of us to go.
19.
Complete the following sentence. When
our body does not get-----, it cannot make the glucose it needs.
(a) Enough food (b) Food as enough
(c) Food enoughly (d) Enough the food.
20.
The OPEC countries have rose the
price of oil.
(a) have risen the price of oil
(b) has risen the price of oil
(c) have rise the price of oil
(d) have raise the price of oil
(e) have raised the price of oil
21.
Complete the following sentence. There
are many books on my table,-------------?
(a) Is there (b) Isn’t there
(c) Are there (d) Aren’t there
22. What is the meaning of Bring to book .
(a) Punish (b)
Adore
(c) Observe (d) Rigid
23. What is the meaning of On the wane .
(a) Flourishing (b) Declining
(c) Elementary (d) Hopeless.
24. “Let us go home” Appropriate tag for this
sentence is-------
(a) don’t we?
(b) shall not we?
(c) shall we?
(d) None is correct?
25. It was inevitable that the smaller
company should merge with the larger. The underlined word could best be
replaced by -------
(a) necessary
(b) important
(c) pivotal
(d) reticent
(e) unavoidable
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