Exercise 1 - Skimming
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
- 1.The main idea of paragraph one is:
- A.
Scientists are worried about New York City
- B.
Logging is destroying the rainforests
- C.
Governments make money from logging
- D.
Salmon are an endangered species
- 2.The main idea of paragraph two is:
- A.
Canadian forests are especially under threat
- B.
Hemp is a kind of plant
- C.
Canada is a major supplier of paper and pulp
- D.
Canada produces a lot of hemp
- 3.The main idea of paragraph three is:
- A.
Paper could be made from hemp instead of trees
- B.
Hemp is useful for fuel
- C.
Hemp has been cultivated throughout history
- D.
Hemp is essential for building large ships
- 4.The main idea of paragraph four is:
- A.
Hemp is used to produce drugs
- B.
Many famous people used to grow hemp
- C.
It is illegal to grow hemp
- D.
Hemp is useful for producing many things
- 5.The main idea of paragraph five is:
- A.
Hemp should be illegal because it is dangerous
- B.
Recently, many people have been working to legalize hemp
- C.
Hemp was made illegal in 1938
- D.
Marijuana is not a dangerous drug
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