Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

Our forests are a part of our environment. To (a)________ ecological balance, forests are necessary. But the amount of forests of the country (b)_______ being shrunk day by day. Some people remain (c)________ with their personal benefits. They do not (d)________ of the environment. Trees produce oxygen and (e)_________ the environment cool and prevent the rise of temperature. Whereas, some greedy people, out of their self-interest,(f)_________ the forests by cutting down trees at (g) __________. They should know  and realize that indiscriminate (h)________ down of trees destroys the ecological balance. They should also realize that if this destruction (i)_________one day our country may turn into a desert. We hope that they will ultimately realize the (j)________

(a) maintain
(b) is
(c) busy
(d) think
(e) keep
(f) are destroying/destroy
(g) random
(h) cutting
(i) continues
(j) consequence(s)

Our forests are a part of our environment. To (a)maintain ecological balance, forests are necessary. But the amount of forests of the country (b)is being shrunk day by day. Some people remain (c)busy  with their personal benefits. They do not (d)think of the environment. Trees produce oxygen and (e)keep  the environment cool and prevent the rise of temperature. Whereas, some greedy people, out of their self-interest,(f)are destroying/destroy the forests by cutting down trees at (g) random. They should know  and realize that indiscriminate (h)cutting down of trees destroys the ecological balance. They should also realize that if this destruction (i)continues  one day our country may turn into a desert. We hope that they will ultimately realize the (j)consequence(s)