Directions:In each question you find a set of sentences arranged in a haphazard way. Choose the correct arrangement of sentences as indicated by the number to make a coherent paragraph.
A. Thus the hydrosphere permits organic existence.
B. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the continents.
C. From this vast amount about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean.
D. Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life.
E. This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent.
F. The great ocean basin holds about 300 million cubic miles of water.
(1) BEACDF
(2) BEDCAF
(3) BDEAFC
(4) DFCBEA
