آزمون آنلاین زبان انگلیسی 2 - زبان انگلیسی 2 | آزمون شماره 5994

All the houses in this neighborhood look so much ……… that I can’t tell them apart.

The underlined word “train” in line 1 is closest in meaning to … .

We are a planet of seven billion people, and this number is growing by about 370,000 people every day. This is putting a huge strain on the planet’s natural resources. For many governments and environmental organizations, the race is on to drastically reduce our consumption of resources before they run out. Water is one of our most precious resources. Our quality of life, as well as life itself, depends on the availability of clean, fresh water. Although 70 percent of the world is covered in water, only 2.5 percent of that fresh water is readily available to us. Nearly 92 percent of all fresh water used annually is dedicated to growing plants and raising animals for food. This means that if water runs out, our food supply might follow. In India, a country where the population exceeds 1.2 billion people and is growing rapidly every year, this is a huge concern. India, like many developing countries, is already struggling to control its population. While most people in developed countries can get water at the turn of a tap, about four billion people elsewhere lack access to safe water, according to a 2012 United Nations’ World Water Development Report.

Rain forests are another endangered resource. Every second, an area of rain forest the size of a football field is destroyed. At this rate, rain forests will disappear completely in less than forty years. All rain forests are important, but it would be a disaster if the Amazon rain forest were gone. Often called the “Lungs of the Planet” the Amazon stretches across a large portion of South America.

Governments around the world have laws to help protect and conserve these precious resources. But, no matter how many rules there are, it is ultimately individuals who must help the planet to sustain itself.  Changing our lifestyle and limiting our use of natural resources is the only way to ensure a better future for our children, and our children’s children.

What does the author mean when he says “People in developed countries can get water at the turn of a tap”?