Question 1 - 8: Locating information
1. x
Reference: Paragraph B Lines: What began out as a survival requirement has turned out to have a very destructive and life-threatening component in many circumstances.
2. I
Reference Paragraph C Lines: The tremendous changes in the environment that we read about in the news every day are not new.
3. v
Reference: Paragraph D Lines: These items help us feel better when floods and other natural calamities ruin our property.
4. iii
Reference: Paragraph E Lines: Properties throughout the continent tumbled into the sea as waves banged the shoreline and smashed coastal fortifications. But it was not simply the sea, some rivers were twisted by solid rainfall.
5. viii
Reference: Paragraph F Lines: The expensive short-term approach is constructing more muscular, complex flood barriers along rivers. Tree planting in highland places, not only in Europe but also in locations like the Himalayas, to preserve people living in low-lying areas like the Ganges Delta.
6. ii
Reference: Paragraph G Lines: If we trust the estimates, two-thirds of the global population is expected to be without fresh water by 2025. While floods destroy some regions, lack of water in many other locations sparks tension.
7. xiii
Reference: Paragraph H Lines: As the polar ice caps melt, coastal areas and certain low-lying islands will almost surely be swamped by the sea. Popular exotic places will become no-go zones. Today's vacation sites in southern Europe and elsewhere will become hotspots, making them too hot to live in or visit.
8. iv
Reference: Paragraph I Lines: Some may say this pessimism is unjustified, yet there has been plenty of evidence that something is wrong with the climate. The expense of life is depressing, and the environmental effect is alarming. We'll have to get accustomed to it.
Questions 9 - 10: Multiple Choice
9. D
Reference: Paragraph C Lines: The profound changes to the environment that are now a fixture of our daily news are not entirely new: fields that were once lush and bountiful are now barren; lakes and rivers that were once alive with life are now long gone; savannah has been transformed to the desert.
10. B
Reference: Paragraph I Lines: As the seasons cycle, the emphasis of the devastation transfers from one continent to another. The environmental damage is problematic, and the cost of life is devastating. It is a vision that we will need to get used to.
Questions 11 - 13: True or False
11. True
Reference: Paragraph B Lines: Water has significantly influenced our lives throughout history. Humankind has always had a very dubious connection with water.
12. False
Reference: Paragraph G Lines: If we trust the estimates, two-thirds of the global population is expected to be without fresh water by 2025.
13. True
Reference: Paragraph I Lines: As the seasons cycle, the focus of the devastation transfers from one continent to another.
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