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out Under the soil, there are rocks, , is soil ie But sometimes a single heavy, , : forests or lot of trees. The roots of, av, , the eyes and bring peace to, , Our earth has a fine layer of soil at the surface. All plants ee :, of various kinds. Nature takes millions of years to form an ind oe, shower can wash it off. Such a thing doesn't happen in en ., trees hold! the soil together and protect it from being washe e : se, , We value trees not only for their usefulness, but also for their oe the feed ih their Pee icmes ot, the mind. That is why our ancient rishis were attracted to the Nai Panne eee ips. ten Gurudey, ashramas in the company of nature. It was in these ashramas that they ee 0) A Ghiketan ot Ree Fiome, Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he also chose a place full of trees. He ¢, of Peace. a :, , There was a time when our hills, mountains and even plains were covered with huge? ae: the populat oo, grew, trees were cut down to meet! the demand for fuel and timber’. Thus our wonderful forests came ig :, , ple are forced to burn cattle dung, , destroyed. Now we do not have enough trees to give us firewood even. So peo} HOTS Be or ac, which ought to be saved for use as manure’. Cattle dung is very necessary to maintain the ferti ity fet soil., Chemical fertilizers alone can't help. In many areas, where only chemical fertilizers are used, the crop yields have, , started falling., There is another grave? danger. Now we do not have enough trees to treat all the carbon dioxide that is being, , produced in our homes, factories and by our autos. The air remains polluted and it can give us a number of, serious diseases. oe (304 words) (2017), , Word-meanings : 1. hold—simg MI; 2: ancient—9r4; 3. huge— ; 4. meet— : ; ae, Sana cast; 6. ee 7. manure—le; 8. feline ee oe oC, Answer the following questions briefly :, , 1. What lies beneath the surface of the earth ?, , 2. How do trees help to save the soil from being washed off ?, , 3. How have our trees and forests come to be destroyed ?, , 4. How do trees help to save the air from pollution ?, , 5. Find from the passage words that mean :, , () enormous (7) save.