Are forests always created by nature? A man from rural India proves that this is not necessarily 41 . Abdul Kareem,who used to be an airline ticketing agent,has a great love for the 42 .Though he never went to college,he can talk about plants and trees like a(n) 43 .In 1977,he bought a piece of 44 wasteland with the hope of growing trees on it.In the beginning,people thought he was 45 to waste his time and money on the land.But he 46 ignored them and kept working on the soil and planting trees there.The land was so 47 that it had to be watered several times a day.Kareem had to fetch the water from a 48 that was a kilometer away.In the first two years,none of the trees he planted 49 .However,in the 50 year,several young trees started growing.Greatly 51 by the result,Kareem planted more trees and his man made forest began to 52 . Kareem let his forest grow 53 ,without using fertilizers or insecticides.He believed in the 54 of nature to renew itself without the interference of humans.That’s 55 he did not allow fallen leaves or branches from the forest to be removed. After years of 56 ,Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of 57 land into a beautiful forest.Today,his forest is 58 to 1,500 medicinal plants,2,000 varieties of trees,rare birds,animals,and insects. Now, 59 from all over the world come to visit his creation.They hope to do research on the secret of his 60 so that other parts of the world could benefit from it. 41.A.wrong B.good C.true D.natural 42.A.job B.planes C.tickets D.woods 43.A.expert B.actor C.guide D.farmer 44.A.rich B.rocky C.green D.expensive 45.A.pleased B.wise C.crazy D.disappointed 46.A.simply B.hardly C.rarely D.rudely 47.A.damp B.hard C.poor D.dry 48.A.resource B.source C.force D.course 49.A.died B.recovered C.survived D.succeeded 50.A.third B.second C.fourth D.last 51.A.surprised B.satisfied C.challenged D.encouraged 52.A.take place B.take shape C.take steps D.take risks 53.A.slowly B.quickly C.naturally D.nicely 54.A.ability B.activity C.quality D.possibility 55.A.how B.when C.where D.why 56.A.effects B.efforts C.comforts D.harvests 57.A.deserved B.reserved C.deserted D.preserved 58.A.home B.key C.access D.way 59.A.children B.parents C.tourists D.scientists 60.A.1ife B.success C.company D.happiness
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