THE WORD "UNDERTAKEN" IN LINE 3 IN PARAGRAPH 3 IS CLOSEST...

44. The word "undertaken" in line 3 in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________A. selected B. attempted C. transported D. removedVIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks 45 to 54: The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in February 2003comes at a (45)_______ time in the quest for sustainable fisheries. Meeting in Johannesburg at the WorldSummit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world leaders (46)_______ the vital role of marine fisheries toeconomic and food security and to biodiversity in general. Leaders established a number of fisheriescommitments for the world community, (47)_______ a call "to maintain or restore stocks to levels that canproduce maximum sustainable (48)_______ with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on anurgent basis and where possible not later than 2015." The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (49)_______ and secure the long-term sustainabledevelopment and utilization of the world's fisheries and aquaculture. Many of the issues (50)_______ theagenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to(51)_______ other commitments. If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (52)_______ actions and set clear priorities. Themost recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are (53)_______ overfished or are fishedat their maximum capacity. In coming years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline. Demandfor fisheries products, (54)_______ , will continue to increase. The prospect of this growing shortfall posesour greatest fisheries challenge today. (Extracted from InfoUSA- CD Version)