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Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with    the help of the alternatives given.

Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

With he groundwater table receding alarmingly, an ostrich men tabby will only increase water woes. Deficit rainfall (16) indiscriminate extraction of ground water (17) two major reasons for (18) situation. Government must promote (19) harvesting and conservation. Citizens must (20) learn to use water judiciously or else the State will run out of water like Cape Town.

A) the

B) those

C) a

D) their