(1) According to the reading, people who are very worried about global warming want to convince the public
that global warming is already causing extreme weather
that global warming will cause extreme weather within the next fifty years
that global warming is not causing extreme weather so far
that global warming has been causing extreme weather for the past fifty years
(2) According to the reading, when rain finally fell in Australia in 2007
it quickly solved the farmers’ problems
it all fell in the wrong part of the country
it was of most help to farmers on the coast
it all evaporated before it reached the ground
(3) According to the reading, many governments believe
fossil fuel use does not lead to increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide
reducing the amount of fossil fuel use would be bad for their country’s economy
increasing the amount of fossil fuel use would be bad for their country’s econom
there is no connection between fossil fuel use and atmospheric temperature
(4) According to the reading, Australians believe that the recent drought there
was caused by the erosion of farm land
was caused by global warming
was made worse by global warming
was made worse by the improper use of farm land
(5) As the Earth’s atmosphere becomes warmer it also becomes
more moist
drier
thicker
more polluted
(6) Increased evaporation can cause
neither heavy rain nor drought
both heavy rain and drought
heavy rain but not drought
drought but not heavy rain
(7) In the years that followed Katrina there were
several hurricanes that were even stronger
no very strong hurricanes but a record number of weaker ones
no hurricanes at all
fewer hurricanes than there would normally be
(8) When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses
clouds are created
storms are created
heavy rain begins
the atmosphere becomes less moist
