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39. According to the passage, by 2100, ----.
38. - 40. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
A) the loss of biodiversity will remain at a moderate level if
people do not take necessary precautions
It is easy to become fatalistic about environmental problems B) people will need to use far more space to produce large
since the destruction of the natural world continues at high amounts of food
speed. Many people actively avoid environmental news
C) genetic modification will not be effective alone unless
because it makes them feel hopeless, but there is no reason
people stop their destructive activities
to despair. A recent analysis suggests that while the loss of
D) those who struggle to save the natural world will have to
biodiversity is undoubtedly serious, it is far from unstoppable.
fight more diligently
If we make the right choices now, we can stop the decrease
by 2100. What would it take? A major step to take is to occupy E) people will be able to stop the decline in biodiversity if
less space by producing more food from smaller patches they take appropriate actions
of land and using current technologies such as genetic
modification. In today’s world, such solutions may seem very
simple and idealistic, but the other option, fatalism, is simply
a guarantee of failure. In fact, we still have the chance to save
the majority of biodiversity without making huge sacrifices.
People who care about the natural world have every reason
to keep on fighting.

38. It can be understood from the passage that a lot of people 40. What is the primary purpose of the author?
----.
A) To persuade readers that it is not too late to save the
A) have recognised that they must more actively combat environment
environmental destruction
B) To inform readers that they need to make radical
B) feel pessimistic about their ability to prevent the loss of changes in their lifestyles to stop the loss of biodiversity
biodiversity C) To warn readers that they should use current
C) believe that news on environmental destruction does not technologies more effectively to protect the environment
reflect the truth D) To show that fatalism can trigger people to save the
D) think that they have done everything they can to save the natural world
environment
E) To stress that solutions to the loss of biodiversity do not
E) have begun to pay more attention to the news focusing seem feasible
on environmental problems

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