THE INDIAN OCEAN

The Indian Ocean is the world’s third largest ocean, after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It (49) ……….. to the south of Asia, to the west of Australia and Indonesia, and to the east of Africa. Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, it has no (50) ……….. opening to the north.

Therefore, the Suez Canal, (51) ………….. opened in 1869, is a very important shipping route (52) ……….. the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

The waters of the Indian Ocean are (53) ………….. calmer than those of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and are, therefore, easier to travel across. There are about 5,000 islands in the Indian Ocean. (54) …………… such as the Seychelles and Maldives, have beautiful beaches and a warm climate, and now (55) …………… increasing numbers of tourists.

During the winter, cool, dry winds blow over the ocean from the northeast. In summer, the (56) …………… of the wind changes and south-easterly winds blow north from the ocean, bringing (57) …………… rains called “monsoons” to coastal areas. (58) …………… farmers depend on these rains, they can be a problem, often causing serious flooding.

Fill in the blank with ONE suitable preposition. 

1. There's a shortage withofby freshwater in this region. 

2. In South Africa, over 50% of the population live withinat poverty.

3. Milian was a fishing village onwithof a population of a few thousand people.

4. Today our planet is home aboutbyto nearly 8 billion people. 

5. Malnutrition is responsible aboutforto more than half of children's deaths worldwide.

Điền mạo từ thích hợp vào ô trống nếu cần

1,We had.........lovely holiday in Spain.We aare going back there..........next year.

2,we arrived in Paris on...........third of August.

3,Last night we had..........dinner in............restaurant.

4,I saw............accident this morning.A car crashed into.........tree..............car was badly damaged.

5,My mother is......shop asistant.

6,On our trip to.........South of America,we plan to stop at Haiti and Dominican Republic.

7,.........................river of......Eastern part of United States floww toward................Atlantic Ocean

8,Who is...............woman who lost all...........payment?

Put the right word in the blanks. These are new sentences for the same words

Swim - afraid - North - South - weigh - ice - wide - snow - coat - bears - catch

1. There are brown and black _______ in North America

2. How much do you _______ ? Fifty kilos ?

3. Sometimes children are ________ of animals

4. Do you like to _______ in a swimming pool ?

5. Italy is _______ of France

6. There is _______ all over Canada in the winter

7. Do you want some _________ in your Coke ?

8. The Sahara Desert is in _________ Africa

9. Tenth Street is a ________ street. A lot of cars can go on it at the same time

10. Can you ________ the ball ?