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2 Problems 1−5 are based on the following passage. Situated on steep slopes, montane and watershed forests are especially important in ensuring water flow and inhibiting erosion. Yet, during the 1980s, montane formations suffered the highest deforestation rate of tropical forests. When the forests are cut down, less moisture is evapotranspired into the atmosphere resulting in the formation of fewer rain clouds. Subsequently there is a decline in rainfall, subjecting the area to drought. Today Madagascar is largely a red, treeless desert from generations of forest clearing with fire. River flows decline and smaller amounts of quality water reach cities and agricultural lands.’ Colombia, once second in the world with freshwater reserves, has fallen to 24th due to its extensive deforestation over the past 30 years. Excessive deforestation around the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, combined with the dry conditions created by El Nino triggered strict, water rationing in 1998, and for the first time the city had to import water. There is serious concern that widespread deforestation could lead to a significant decline in rainfall and trigger a positive- feedback process of increasing desiccation for neighboring forest cover. The newly desiccated forest becomes prone to devastating fires. Such fires materialized in 1997 and 1998 in conjunction with the dry conditions created by el Nino. Millions of acres burned as fires swept through Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Central America, Florida, and other places. The Woods Hole Research Center warned that more than, 400,000 square kilometers of Brazilian Amazonia were highly vulnerable to fire in 1998. 1. What is the writer trying to inform the readers? A. the effects of erosion B. the impact of deforestation C. the decrease of rain forests D. the excessive explorations of forests E. the issues on several tropical forests 2. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are related in that paragraph 1 .... A. argues for the meaning of tropical forests of which facts are put in paragraph 2 B. explores the causes of erosion of which effects are explained in paragraph 2 C. presents problems in tropical forests which are exemplified in paragraph 2 D. states problems of deforestation of which answer is given in paragraph 2 E. provides detailed ideas for information described in paragraph 2 3. The word ‘its’ in ‘... has fallen to 24th due to its extensive ...’ (paragraph 2) refers to .... A. Colombia B. Australia C. Malaysia D. Madagascar E. Kuala Lumpur PREDIKSI SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS TINGKAT LANJUT PAKET 2 H O T S