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Booklet Pages 23-26 : More Practice 1 . Below is a review of the story in excerpt b of "Readers Write" on page 24 of the booklet . Complete the review by writing the appropriate forms of the present . The short story "The Cry of the Forest" is an interesting story about one woman ' s efforts to do the right thing when she is faced with the greed and ignorance of her boss at a logging company . The story _ ( be ) full of action , suspense and irony . Janice , who _ ( work ) for years as a manager at a logging company in a South American forest , suddenly _ _ ( face ) much opposition and anger when she ( decide ) to protect the rainforest . Janice feels strongly about the rainforest since she _ _ ( learn ) to respect the native tribes who ( live ) there . But Tom , the owner , 6 7 ( disagree ) with her . For him , making a profit is the only thing that . _ ( matter ) , except for his sick young son , who . ( fight ) for survival . Doctors ( discover ) that the boy has a rare and deadly disease for which there ID seems to be no cure . The story ( examine ) the tough choices Janice ( have ) to make and the delicate balance between economic survival and preservation of the environment . The story sends a very clear message to its readers . The promise of life in the future may lie in the very things we take for granted today . In this reviewer ' s opinion , the story __ _ ( deserve ) first prize . 13 2 . Below is a review of the story "The Greenbloom" that appears on page 26 of the booklet . Complete the review by filling in the appropriate forms of the present . The story "The Greenbloom " ( take ) place in the distant future , when the environmental disasters of the past ( destroy ) almost all species of plant life . Marcy ( want ) to buy flowers for her mother ' s birthday , but sadly , there aren ' t many to choose from , as flowers ( already , become ) extinct . The saleswoman ( offer ) Marcy the exotic " greenblooms , " which ( be ) actually simple blades of grass . The story _ ( explore ) 6 7 the theme of the butterfly effect : how the environmental sins of the past ( haunt ) the lives of those living in the future .
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