Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词): 6%

Deserts(沙漠) do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get s 小题1: . The world’s biggest desert , the Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara Desert is growing fast.

Why is the Sahara growing? In some places, people farm too much. In other places, a 小题2: eat all the grass. Or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.

Why is it a p 小题3: ? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must l 小题4: their homes.

What can people do? They can plant trees. They can also f 小题5: less. These things make the soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop g 小题6: . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve it.

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