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fertile soil is (7 0 )_______ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. W e discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought o f the consequences. As a (7 1 )_______ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (7 2 )_______ increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. W e need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (7 3 )_______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (7 4 )_______ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run (7 5 )_______ and everyone will suffer. 66. A. situation B. place C. position 67. A. Although B. Still C. Yet 68. A. continues B. repeats C. carries 69. A. already B. just C. for 70. A. sooner B. neither C. either 71. A. development B. result C. reaction 72. A. doing B. having C. taking 73.A. hold B. maintain C. stay 74. A. last B. stand C. go 75. A. out B. off C. over

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D. site D. Despite D. follow D. entire D. ratta: D. product . p i WVJ aking D. mak eep D. keep D. remain D. down

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III. Q uestions 76-80: R ead the following passage and choose the co rrect answ er (A, B, C o r D). W rite yo u r answ ers into the box below. (5pts)

Each nation has many good people who tak^care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them, play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers work in thdyiomes of people who are sick or old. They clean up their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns, f o r boys who no longer have fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Some high school stu d en tsh ip part in helping disadvantaged or handicapped children. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. Young college and university students participate in helping the people who have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters. During summer vacations, they ^lunteer to work in remote mountainous areas to provide education for children.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or leam craft. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the happier people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. 7Jt&iqlmiteers usually help those who are sick or old in their homes b y_______

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nmmng the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses B. telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them C. cooking, sewing or washing their clothes

D. taking them to the baseball games 77. Big Brother i s _______

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A. the name o f a club B. a home for children who have no brothers

C. the name of a team D. an organization for boys who no longer have fathers 78. Most o f the boys’ and girls’ club use many high school and college students as volunteers because