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Circle the correct item

1.The study in Nature…

a) concurred with the IPCC report.

b) added to the group of scientists arguing against the existence of ocean temperature change.

c) was an award-winning report.

d) disagreed with the report by the UN.

2.The rise in water levels is especially dangerous for small island nations and…

a) large cities around the globe.

b) people who live on the beach.

c) low-lying and coastal cities.

d) people who live on large islands.

3.The new study…

a) shows that thermal warming contributed to a 0.32 millimeter-per-year rise in sea levels.

b) did not reveal anything that scientists didn't already know.

c) used new techniques to assess ocean temperatures.

d) was lead by the IPCC.

4.We could replace the word “to reconcile” with each of the following words EXCEPT…

a) to unite

b) to adjust

c) to reconsider

d) to bring together.

5. The opposite of “to submerge” is…

a) to plunge

b) to sink

c) to ascend

d) to descend.

6. Higher ocean temperatures cause…

a) expanding the volume of water

b) contributing a rise in sea levels

c) expanding the ice sheet area

d) resettling of densely-populated areas.

7. The scientists around the globe are warned about…

a) submerging of vast territories;

b) the pace and consequences of rising oceans;

c) the place and circumstances of possible floods;

d) rising sea-level in the USA, The UK and Australia.

8. To understand climate change, scientists need to…

a) forecast future temperature rises

b) figure out how much each of the factors contributes to rising sea levels

c) carry out more research

d) wait for a few years

9.Ultimately, the new study should help scientists to…

a) lower water levels.

b) better predict climate change.

c) bury sea-level cities like Dhaka and Shanghai.

d) put an end to global warming.

10.What was the main finding of the study?

a) That not enough is being done about global warming.

b) That ocean waters have warmed faster than scientists had previously thought.

c) That the warming of the world's oceans is not a threat.

d) That climate change poses a major challenge for governments.

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