【初中英语Puttheverbsinthecorrecttense,presentsimpleorpresentcontinuous.LeilaMarkhamisanenvironmentalist.SheisbeinginterviewedontheradiobyTonyHunt,ajournalist.TONY:Sotellme,Leila,whyisitimportanttosavetherainforests】

　　初中英语Puttheverbsinthecorrecttense,presentsimpleorpresentcontinuous.

　　LeilaMarkhamisanenvironmentalist.SheisbeinginterviewedontheradiobyTonyHunt,ajournalist.

　　TONY:Sotellme,Leila,whyisitimportanttosavetherainforests?

　　LEILA:Thereareanumberofreasons.Oneisthatmanyplantswhichcouldbe

　　usefulinmedicine(1)_grow(grow)intherainforest.We(2)don’tknow(not/know)alltheplantsyet–therearethousandsandthousandsofthem.Researchers(3)aretrying(try)todiscovertheirsecretsbeforetheyaredestroyed

　　TONY:Isee.Whatotherreasonsarethere?

　　LEILA:Well,I’msureyou’veheardofglobalwarming?

　　TONY:Youmean,theideathattheworld(4)______________(get)warmer?

　　LEILA:That’sright.Therainforests(5)_____________(have)animportanteffect

　　ontheearth’sclimate.They(6)_____________(disappear)ataterrifyingrateandsoontheywillbegone.People(7)_____________(not/do)enoughtosavethem.

　　TONY:Butisglobalwarmingreallysuchaproblem?I(8)______________

　　(enjoy)warmsunshine.

　　LEILA:Well,what(9)________________(happen)whenyou(10)___________

　　(heat)ice?

　　TONY:It(11)______________(melt)ofcourse.

　　LEILA:OK.Thepolaricecaps(12)_________________(consist)ofmillionsof

　　tonsofice.Ifthey(13)________________(melt),theleveloftheseawillriseandcauseterriblefloods.Manyscientists(14)____________(believe)thattemperature(15)_________________(alreadyrise).Wemustdoeverythingwecantopreventglobalwarming,andthat(16)____________(include)preservingtherainforests!

　　TONY:Thankyou,Leila,andgoodluckinyourcampaign.LEILA:Thankyou.