All the tropical rainforests are near the Equator. Most of them are in the Tropics.

The biggest tropical rainforest

is the Amazon rainforest in South America. The second biggest is the Congo rainforest in Africa. There are smaller
rainforests in Central America, Madagascar, India and Australia.
Tropical rainforests cover only about 6 percent (%) of Earth, but they have 50% of all the different types of
animals and plants that we know. About 10 square kilometers of rainforest can have 750 types of tree, 1,500 types
of plants, 400 types of birds, and 150 types of butterflies. However, today, the world's rainforests are in danger.
More than half have been destroyed. As the destruction continues, scientists fear the world's remaining 2.5
billion acres may soon disappear. The culprit? Humans.
Many of the medicines now used to treat illnesses and diseases come from plants that grow in the rainforest. 
Entire forests have been cut down and converted into pastures for cattle ranching. Mineral-rich forests have also
been demolished for mining.
  Rainforests are beautiful and important places. Save the rainforests!

I READING COMPREHENSION
1_-Answer the questions. (3pts)

Where are all the tropical rainforests located?

What paragraph talks about the biodiversity of the rainforests?

What percentage of Earth is covered by rainforests?

What are scientists worried about?

Who is to blame for the devastation of the rainforests?

For what purpose are the rainforests being destroyed?

2- a -Find synonyms to these words in the text : (1pt)

Guilty = ……………………….. Malady = ……………………..
 b- Find antonyms to these words in the text : (1 pt )
safety ≠ ………………….. hideous ≠ ………………………….

3-What do the underlined words in the text refer to ? (0,5pt)

Them : ……… They: ………

4_Read these sentences and write O (= Obligation) or D (= Deduction) against each one . (1pt)

The meeting is at 10 o'clock sharp and you mustn’t be late. ………..

Did you hear that? It must be someone walking about in our garden. ………..

III Written Expression How can we save the rainforests? (4pts)

Rainforests are disappearing very quickly. The good news is that many people want to save rainforests. There are
lots of things we can do that will make a difference to the world’s rainforests, as well as your local environment.
Below are listed a few of them:

-Teach others about ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

-Restore damaged ecosystems /forests by ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

-Encourage people to live ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

-Provide funding to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………