VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.
Forests are useful to man in several ways. Wood is always necessary for building
and for making all kinds of things and we usually need firewood in our homes. Forests
provide timber, one of the most (23)
resources, but they must be used
wisely and managed (24)
Men should control the cutting of trees in
it would be cut, leaving
such a way that the forest grows more trees (25)
the young ones to grow bigger. Trees and shrubs are also needed to preserve land
their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain (27)
(26)
washing the soil away.
23. A. valuable
24. A. good
B. reasonable
C. comfortable
D. famous
B. widely
C. nicely
D. carefully
25. A. as
B. than
C. then
D. that
26. A. because
B. because of
C. but
D. and
27. A. in
B. with
C. from
D. at