1. A. cleaner B. reporter C. monitor D. teacher

2. A. Or B. And C. But D. So

3. A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream

4. A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable

5. A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. As for

6. A. loved B. envied C. pleased D. criticized

7. A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously

8. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defense

9. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting

10. A. also B. even C. always D. still

11. A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept

12. A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving

13. A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly

14. A. lucky B. lonely C. only D. likely

15. A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back

16. A. slept B. smiled C. shouted D. quarreled

17. A. intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened

18. A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits

19. A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable

20. A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally

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Time for Americans to act on climate change

The climate crisis is worsening at a rate that is becoming harder and harder to ignore. For more than two decades, scientific reports have made it clear that global warming is real, that humans cause it and that the consequences will be disastrous.

The scientific community has become increasingly panicked over the past year. The latest assessment from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change painted a far more terrible picture than its previous analyses, and the long-awaited National Climate Assessment made clear