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Reading Comprehension and Creative Writing 7

Reading comprehension and creative writing

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Reading comprehension and creative writing

Direction: This section tests your ability to recognize both correct and incorrect English
structures. Four words or phrases appear below the paragraph. You must choose the option
that best completes the four blanks in each paragraph
Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. ______ this warming
trend has been going on for a long time, its _____ has significantly increased in the last hundred
years due to the burning of fossil fuels. As the human population has increased, so ______ the
volume of fossil fuels burned. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, _____ natural gas, and burning them
causes what is known as the “greenhouse effect” in Earth’s atmosphere.

A) therefore, march, does, also


B) hence, beat, is, either
C) though, pace, has, and
D) so, speed, are, or

The greenhouse effect is when the sun’s rays penetrate the atmosphere, but _____ that heat is
reflected off the surface cannot escape back into space. Gases produced _____ the burning of fossil
fuels prevent the heat from leaving the atmosphere. These greenhouse gasses are carbon dioxide,
chlorofluorocarbons, water vapor, methane, and nitrous oxide. The excess _____ in the atmosphere
has caused the average global temperature to rise overtime, otherwise known _____ global
warming.

A) how, with, hot, like


B) when, by, heat, as
C) why, in, heating, by
D) where, on, heated, for

Global warming has presented ______ issue called climate change. Sometimes these phrases are
used interchangeably, however, they are different. Climate change refers to changes in weather
patterns and growing seasons around the world. It also refers to sea level rise caused by the ______
of warmer seas and melting ice sheets and glaciers. Global warming causes climate change, which
poses a serious threat to life on Earth in the _____ of widespread flooding and extreme weather.
Scientists continue to study global warming and _____ impact on Earth.

A) other, expanded, formations, their


B) others, expansions, formed, theirs
C) the other, expand, form, it
D) another, expansion, forms, its

Global temperatures and sea levels are rising, and ____ contributing to larger more devastating
storms. This can all be contributed _____ climate change. Climate change is defined as gradual
changes in all the interconnected weather elements on our planet ____ approximately 30 years. The
data shows Earth is warming and it's up to ____ to make the changes necessary for a healthier
planet.

A) possibly, to, over, us


B) possible, in, under, ourselves
C) possibility, for, above, our
D) impossible, with, below, ours

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