Complete this passage with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

RAINFORESTS

Fifty years from now, our world 1__________ (not be) the same.
Why not? Because we 2__________ (cut) down the rainforests.
Every minute of the day, we 3__________ (destroy) fifty hectares
of rainforest. That’s enough trees to fill fifty football pitches! The
rainforests are important for two reasons. Firstly, they
4__________ (provide) a home for more than half of the species
of plants and animals in the world. Scientists sometimes use
rainforest plants to make medicines (aspirin and quinine, for
example). If we destroy the rainforests, we 5__________ (not
discover) new medicines in the future. Also, many species of
rainforest animals are in danger. If we destroy their home, these
animals 6__________ (disappear) forever. Secondly, rainforests
are important because they 7__________ (help) control the earth’s
atmosphere. The trees 8__________ (remove) carbon dioxide
(CO2) from the air and produce oxygen. If we cut down the trees,
the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere 9__________ (increase). If
there is too much CO2, the earth 10__________ (become) hotter
and the ice at the North and South Poles will begin to
11__________ (melt). If this happens, there will be serious floods,
and some countries 12__________ (be) completely under water!

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1. will not be
2. are cutting
3. destroy
4. provide
5. will not discover
6. will disappear
7. help
8. remove
9. will increase
10. will become
11. melt
12. will be