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Reading Comprehension

5. Read the following passage, then answer the questions :- (5 Marks)
Global warming is regarded as a pressing issue nowadays. Scientists fear that this phenomenon will have profound effects on the economy and standard of living of the world’s people. If the climate continues to grow warmer, the polar ice caps will begin to melt and the level of the world’s oceans will rise. Weather patterns will be affected, and areas of the planet that now get a lot of rain will get considerably less. The climate may stabilize, providing the world can control its output of CO2 which is produced by burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. If the world community can slow the wide-scale destruction of the world’s rainforests, this might also slow down the process a little bit. There are already indications that we may be too late. Many regions of the world are experiencing their worst droughts in recorded history. If these droughts continue for another year, there will not be enough water to support the present populations in those areas, and it will be necessary to ration water, or perhaps to sell it like gasoline, a litre at a time.

A) Give short answers to the following questions:-

1- In what way is global warming a threat to the world’s people?
2- When do the world’s oceans rise?
3- How can we control global warming?

Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:

4- Water may be sold in litres …………
a) as a result of droughts b) when the climate stabilizes
c) if we ration water d) in case of shortage in gasoline.
5- Burning fossil fuels….. producing excessive amounts of carbon dioxide.
a) results from b) results c) results in d) is caused by