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Reading Exercises
Questions 1-6: Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the passage?
(Yes/ No/ Not Given)
1 Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the world for a number of reasons.
2 Data on the Earth’s natural resources has only been collected since 1972.
3 The number of starving people in the world has increased in recent years.
4 Extinct species are being replaced by new species.
5 Some pollution problems have been correctly linked to industrialization.
6 It would be best to attempt to slow down economic growth.
Question 7 What aspect of scientific research does the writer express concern about in paragraph 4?
A the need to produce results
B the lack of financial support
C the selection of areas to research
D the desire to solve every research problem
Question 8 The writer quotes from the Worldwide Fund for Nature to illustrate how
A influential the mass media can be.
B effective environmental groups can be.
C the mass media can help groups raise funds
D environmental groups can exaggerate their claims.
Question 9 What is the writer’s main point about lobby groups in paragraph 6?
A Some are more active than others
B Some are better organized than others.
C. some receive more criticism than others
D. Some support more important issues than others.
Question 10 The writer suggests that newspapers print items that are intended to
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B.meet their readers’ expectations
C. encourage feedback from readers.
D mislead readers
Question 11 What does the writer say about America’s waste problem?
A. It will increase in line with population growth.
B. It is not as important as we have been led to believe.
C. It has been reduced through public awareness of the issues.
D. It is only significant in certain areas of the country.
Question 12-14
The writer admits that global warming is a 12________ challenge, but says that it will not have a catastrophic impact on our future, if we deal with it in the 13__________ way. If we try to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases, he believes that it would only have a minimal impact on rising temperatures. He feels it would be better to spend money on the more 14_________ health problem of providing the world’s population with clean drinking water.
A unrealistic
B agreed
C expensive
D right
E long-term
F usual
G surprising
H personal I urgent
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