Question 14.
a. Dr. Chen: Carbon taxation, renewable energy subsidies, and reforestation initiatives represent crucial first steps.
b. Professor Johnson: What specific measures do you believe governments should prioritize immediately?
c. Dr. Chen: Climate change is accelerating at unprecedented rates, causing severe disruptions to global ecosystems.
d. Dr. Chen: Exactly. International cooperation is essential for implementing effective mitigation strategies.
e. Professor Johnson: Indeed. Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities while extreme weather patterns become increasingly frequent.
A. c – e – d – b – a B. a – d – e – b – c C. d – a – b – e – c D. a – b – d – c – e
Question 15.
Dear Editorial Board,
a. Several methodological oversights potentially undermine the conclusions drawn.
b. Nevertheless, the experimental framework presents a valuable foundation for future research.
c. I urge the authors to consider these limitations in subsequent publications.
d. I am writing to address the recent article on quantum computing published in your journal.
e. Specifically, the sample size was inadequate for generalizing results across diverse hardware platforms.
Sincerely,
Dr. Elena Rossi
A. d – a – e – b – c B. b – a – d – c – e C. a – c – b – d – e D. c – a – b – e – d
Question 16.
a. The sport saw some success among boomers in more recent years.
b. Experts also attribute the sport's rapid popularity to a few other factors, including its ease of play, low cost of entry, and sociability.
c. Pickleball can be learned in just a few lessons, and players can find tournaments at varying competitive levels.
d. Pickleball, a combination of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, was first created in 1965 in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
e. The Villages in Florida now feature more than 220 pickleball courts.
A. c – b – e – a – d B. d – a – e – b – c C. e – d – b – a – c D. a – e – b – d – c
Question 17.
a. Our modern way of life also produces harmful gases which are causing the planet to become warmer.
b. These problems will definitely be worse; however, I am optimistic that scientists and politicians will find ways to improve the situation.
c. This is a very serious problem for animals such as polar bears, which may die out if the ice that they live on melts.
d. We already face a large number of serious environmental problems, and if steps are not taken to tackle them, they will become even more serious.
e. There is already a huge amount of pollution in the world, for example from cars, lorries and planes.
A. d – e – a – c – b B. b – c – a – d – e C. c – a – d – b – e D. a – d – c – b – e