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1. [A] At the airport. [B] At a travel agency. Is&z~Xy/
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Unlike many ants, trees grow slowly. Thirty to eighty years are necessary before a tree grows to the right size for harvesting as lumber or pulpwood. But a tree crop can be a good investment for a landowner or farmer, since trees will grow on the parts of his land where ordinary crops will not grow. l
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Trees 21 much more than provide lumber for home building. They provide raw materials for making paper, plastics, synthetics, turpentine, and other products. Even more important, trees protect the nation's water supply by holding 22 erosion and keeping water in the soil. vP%}XEF
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America once had huge natural forests. To start their 23 , pioneers cleared many trees. Later, logging crews 24 by lumber companies moved into other forests. They cut all the valuable trees, and then moved on.. 9y*2AaxW
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There were few 25 to protect our forests or to plant new ones until the beginning of the present century. Then, 26 with forest experts, government officials, and landowners, the lumber companies began planning to support the planting of new forests. The American Tree Far System, begun during World War II, is one of the plans that grew 27 this cooperation. Z~]G+(
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