Reading Comprehension Passage.

Question 1

As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----

Accepted Answer

Is worse than it was in the nineteenth century

Question 2

It is pointed out in the reading that in America ----

Accepted Answer

Soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming lands

Question 3

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words (1)

Accepted Answer

Indispensable

Question 4

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Accepted Answer

Relaxed

Question 5

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words (2)

Accepted Answer

However

Question 6

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words (3)

Accepted Answer

Explore

Question 7

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words (5)

Accepted Answer

Volume

Question 8

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Accepted Answer

Clever

Question 9

The author points out in the passage that erosion in America ----

Accepted Answer

Can become a more serious problem in the future

Question 10

Fill in the blanks with one of the following words (4)

Accepted Answer

Alleys

Question 11

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the word in bold.

Accepted Answer

Fascinates

Questions 11