Every nation has areas of natural beauty . These areas almost always contain valuable and interesting plants and animals that often cannot be found anywhere else on Earth . Therefore , these areas must be protected so that they can continue to add to people's enjoyment and scientific knowledge.
For this purpose dozens of countries in North and South Americans , Europe , Asia , Africa , and the South Pacific have established more than 3.500 national park and other protected areas . Included in these are many nature reserves that have been set aside to conserve a particular kind of plant or animal . A number of countries have also set aside areas or sites of great historical significance.
77. Which title best expresses the ideas in this passage ?
A. Children's Park B. Amusement Parks
C. Nature Reserves D. National Park
78. According to the passage , there are _________ main types of national parks
A. two B. three
C. four D. five
79. The phrasal verb add to in line 3 , paragraph 1, could best be replaced by ____________
A. bring B. create
C. increase D. change
80. The word these in line 3 , paragraph 2 , refers to_________________
A. countries B. national parks
C. nature reserves D. other protected areas