Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an articlE- Put a cross (×) in those blanks: —

In (a) _____ last 25 years, (b) _____ world has lost one-third of its natural wealth, according to (c) _____ International Conservation Organization World Wild Fund. (d) _____ earth's forest, wetlands, seas and coasts are in (e) _____ worse state today than they were beforE- Forests are cut down. Moreover, they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in (f) _____ increase in carbon-di-oxide and ultimately in (g) _____ water level rising as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that (h) — new century will face (i) _____ overwhelming environmental (j) _____ catastrophE-