COLOR. C. LAURA RECEIVED TWO JUMPERS, WHICH WERE THE SAME,...

45. color. C. Laura received two jumpers, which were the same, so she wants to exchange one. Page 4 / 7 II. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points). Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world’s climate. Many scientists (46) ________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than (47) ________before, the earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. (48) ________ them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (49) ________and causing sea levels all around the world to (50) ________. Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to (51) ________ action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (52) ________by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (53) ________ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (54) ________. Some scientists, (55) ________, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay.