Question

Read the text and fill in the blanks with the simple present of the verbs in parentheses.
[…] It all ________(flow) into the mighty 4,000-mile-long Amazon River, which_______ (have) a phenomenally powerful flow. In fact, the Amazon _______(carry) more than one-fifth of all the river water in the world.

High up in the Amazon Basin, the San Rafael Falls in Ecuador pour into one of the Amazon’s mountain tributaries.

Two tributaries of the Amazon River_______ (meet) and run alongside each other without mixing for a mile or so. On the left, the Rio Amaturá is stained dark brown by decaying plants that________ (contain) a chemical compound called tannin. On the right the Rio Solimões is light brown and milky, carrying a load of sand and silt from upriver. […]

Answer 1

[…] It all flows into the mighty 4,000-mile-long Amazon River, which has a phenomenally powerful flow. In fact, the Amazon carries more than one-fifth of all the river water in the world.

High up in the Amazon Basin, the San Rafael Falls in Ecuador pour into one of the Amazon’s mountain tributaries.

Two tributaries of the Amazon River meet and run alongside each other without mixing for a mile or so. On the left, the Rio Amaturá is stained dark brown by decaying plants that contain a chemical compound called tannin. On the right the Rio Solimões is light brown and milky, carrying a load of sand and silt from upriver. […]