CLOZE TEST 53 Welcome to your CLOZE TEST 53 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-10) : In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful. Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) on (b) in (c) with (d) for (e) from None 2 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) short (b) long (c) small (d) tall (e) high None 3 Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) see (b) look (c) do (d) recognise (e) realise None 4 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) plenty (b) scarce (c) minute (d) enough (e) minimum None 5 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) really (b) coldly (c) badly (d) happily (e) seriously None 6 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) effect (b) result (c) cause (d) wisdom (e) affect None 7 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) cause (b) rest (c) consequence (d) result (e) get None 8 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) revolution (b) pollution (c) resolution (d) evolution (e) solution None 9 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) ecological (b) biological (c) logical (d) chronological (e) geographical None 10 . Man has been tampering (1) ecosphere for a very (2) time and is forced to (3) that the environmental resources are (4). Environmental problems are (5) social problems. They begin with people as (6) and end with people as victims. Unplanned uses of resource (7) in the depletion of fossil fuels and (8) of air and water, Deforestation has led to (9) imbalance and draining away of national wealth (10) heavy expenditure on oil and power generation. (a) by (b) in (c) out (d) through (e) from None Time's up