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