THE WORD RESCHEDULED IN THE PASSAGE IS CLOSEST IN MEANING TO _____...
28. The word rescheduled in the passage is closest in meaning to ______ . A. planned B. launched C. did D. reset Read the passage carefully , then choose the best answer for each blank.Few people now question the (29)______ of global warming and its effects on the world's climate.Many scientists put the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and areconvinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (30)_________ from the force of the wind, rain andsun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events; such as hurricanes and droughts,even more (31)_________ and causing sea levels all around the world to rise. Environmental groups areputting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given(32)_________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in favor ofmore money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replaceexisting power stations. Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped (33) ______ carbondioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years tonotice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.