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9. An immediate climate change action is needed for 13. Studies show that people who live in urban areas are
the elimination of problems that ---- within the last ---- overwhelmed with the hustle and bustle of city
few decades, so more and more countries, cities or life ---- they have no energy left for hobbies to refresh
companies ---- carbon-neutrality targets. themselves.

A) arose / are going to establish A) more / than
B) had arisen / established B) so / that
C) have arisen / are establishing C) too / that
D) will arise / establish D) the more / the more
E) have been arising / have established E) as / as

10. Current fertility rates across the world imply that 14. After receiving so many complaint letters about the
the global population ---- dramatically by the end of quality of the water in the area, the mayor decided
this century unless some other precautions ---- by to ---- some sample water from the region ---- for
governments to reverse this trend. analysis.
A) will have declined / are taken A) let / bring
B) will be declining / have taken B) get / to bring
C) will decline / are going to take C) have / brought

D) had declined / took D) make / bring
E) was declining / were taken E) get / to be brought

11. Consistency of parents in behaviour in the process 15. The Refugee crisis is ---- a delicate issue, potentially
of bringing up children saves a lot of time because affecting millions of people across the world, ---- it
---- consistent parents are in their behaviours, ---- should be resolved by the mutual decision of both
intervention they need while raising their children. developed countries and those which suffer from it a
lot.
A) so / that
A) more / than
B) such a / that
B) such / that
C) the more / the less
C) too / to
D) more / than
D) as / as
E) as / as
E) so / that

12. Depression has many symptoms, but the one which 16. Since X-rays allowed doctors ---- inside the human
---- quite easily is being unable to derive pleasure body without surgery for the first time, the discovery
from the things we ----. of X-ray by Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895 ---- as a medical
miracle.
A) can notice / should be enjoying
A) to see / is labelled
B) is supposed to notice / would enjoy
B) seeing / has labelled
C) must be noticed / can enjoy
C) to have seen / was labelled
D) may be noticed / ought to have enjoyed
D) to be seen / has been labelled
E) could be noticed / used to enjoy
E) having been seen / was labelling

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