WorksheetsJ3 UEC 2019 Q36-50
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The forestry industry in Sabah provides one of the stated main sources of revenue. Abundant reserves of forests and high demand for logs and sawn timber have accelerated the growth of the industry. About 80 per cent of Sabah consists of forests, out of which about 70 per cent is (36)________，five per cent swamp forest and the remaining five per cent mountain forest.
a)
grassland
b)
pine forest
c)
rubber trees
d)
lowland rainforest
2.
The lowland rainforest provides most of the commercial wood for (37)________. In fact, almost all the timber produced in Sabah is exported.
a)
export
b)
replanting
c)
conservation
d)
consumption
3.
There (38)________ been a growing world demand for tropical hardwood.
a)
had
b)
has
c)
have
d)
would have
4.
Domestic demand accounts for less (39)________ ten per cent of the total production.
a)
than
b)
then
c)
that
d)
to
5.
The lowland forests belong to the (40)________ commonly found in most of Southeast Asia.
a)
tree
b)
type
c)
people
d)
countries
6.
These evergreen forests (41)________ dense. They consist of a large variety of hardwood like Meranti, Cengal, Keruing, Kapur and Balau.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
was
d)
were
7.
The trees usually grow in several layers with the tallest reaching to as (42)________ as 50 meters or more.
a)
much
b)
thick
c)
high
d)
low
8.
Many of them have buttress roots支撑根 (43)________ make felling more difficult.
a)
who
b)
whose
c)
which
d)
whom
9.
However, the trunks of most of these trees are usually straight and without branches and are very suitable for commercial use, (44)________ in the building industry.
a)
exceptionally
b)
especially
c)
unusually
d)
including
10.
The mangrove swamp forests found along the coasts are exploited (45)________ firewood, building poles to be used for piling and scaffolding and chip wood for the making of chipboard.
a)
for
b)
on
c)
in
d)
at
11.
Most of the timber in Sabah is exported through many coastal ports (46)________ Sandakan， Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Tawau, Lahad Datu and Sempoma.
a)
like
b)
likes
c)
liked
d)
liking
12.
Rivers like the Kinabatangan are used to (47)________ the logs from the interior to the ports. The East-West Highway makes possible the use of timber lorries.
a)
transport
b)
provide
c)
gather
d)
direct
13.
Heavy tractors or skidders are used to transport the logs from the forests to a nearby road or river. (48)________ swampy areas, the soft ground does not permit the use of machinery.
a)
In
b)
On
c)
At
d)
To
14.
Human labour is therefore used to (49)________ the logs out of the swamp forests.
a)
haul
b)
hauls
c)
hauled
d)
hauling
15.
Since Sabah has a small population and there are not many timber processing mills, most of the wood exported is in the form of logs. The main importers are Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In recent years, the emphasis is on developing the local timber industry. The state is now cutting down the export of logs (50)_________ increasing the export of more processed timber products like plywood and veneer. Consequently, more wood processing mills have been set up near major ports like Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan.
a)
or
b)
so
c)
and
d)
but
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