trees,poor and it grew weak.When the empire fell topieces,the home country found itsef faced with floodsand starvation. 1.What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage? A.They help him make money. B.They give him wood and other products C.They help him prevent droughtsand floods D.They give him shade. 2.Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear? A.New trees are not looked after properly. B.Many trees have been cut down by ma C.Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees D.All of the above. 3.Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation? A.Because an empire was set up B.Because th eempire fell to pieces C.Because it lost all its trees. D.Because too much had been spent on wars. 4 Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down? A.Because othing rem ains on land except flood C.Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil. D.Because roots of the trees break up the soil. 5 What does the author tell us in this pa A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods B.The relationship between trees and man. C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times D.A story of trees. Passage 2(Questions 610 are based on the following pa sage People travel for a lot of reasons.Some tourists go to see battlefieldsor religious shrines.Others are looking for culture.or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places.But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on Northern Eu rop ans are willing to pay a lot of m and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it.Residents of cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much of the rest of the year in the rain.This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them.Every summer,more than 25 milliontrees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation. 1. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage? A. They help him make money. B. They give him wood and other products. C. They help him prevent droughts and floods. D. They give him shade. 2. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear? A. New trees are not looked after properly. B. Many trees have been cut down by man. C. Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees. D. All of the above. 3. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation? A. Because an empire was set up. B. Because the empire fell to pieces. C. Because it lost all its trees. D. Because too much had been spent on wars. 4. Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down? A. Because nothing remains on land except floods. B. Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil. C. Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil. D. Because roots of the trees break up the soil. 5. What does the author tell us in this passage? A. How trees help prevent droughts and floods. B. The relationship between trees and man. C. How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times. D. A story of trees. Passage 2 (Questions 6—10 are based on the following passage) People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their picture taken in front of famous places. But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen , and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer, more than 25 million