CAM 7 Test 1 Passage 2

What is the definition of manipulate in this sentence:

The history of human civilsation is entiwined with the history of the ways we have learned to maniputlate water resources.

• control something using the hands

• to control something or someone to your advantage

• order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour

• change to suit one's desire

Which word is a antonym for innovative in this sentence:

Nine major systems, with an innovative layout of pipes and well-built sewers, supplied the occupants of Rome with as much water per person as is provided in many parts of the industrial world today

• contemporary

• conventional

• inventive

• ingenious

Which word is a synonym for explosion in this sentence:

During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 10th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically

• implosion

• neglect

• outbreak

• break

Which word is a synonym for keep pace with in this sentence:

Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems

• differ

• mismatch

• refuse

• correspond

Which word is a synonym for soaring in this sentence:

Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems

• rocket

• ground

• inflexible

• stoppage

Which word is a synonym for artificial in this sentence:

Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems

• genuine

• bogus

• natural

• unaffected

Which word is a synonym for inferior in this sentence:

Half of the world’s population still suffer, with water services inferior to those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans

• superior

• extraordinary

• secondary

• chief

Which word is a stnonym for sanitation in this sentence:

Some two and a half billion do not have adequate sanitation services.

• dirtiness

• filth

• infrastructure

• hygiene

Which word is a antonym for jeopardise in this sentence:

The consequences of our water poolicies extend beyond jeopardising human health

• guard

• threaten

• hazard

• lay on the line

Which word is a synonym for falling behind in this sentence:

The latest evidence suggests that we are falling behind in efforts to solve these problems

• come up with an idea

• fail to keep up a pace

• be wrong

• face difficulty