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9. Cuba, _______ in the list of the United Nations as one 13. The first step in the fight against climate change is to
of the only countries in the Caribbean that have ended reduce human-induced carbon emissions as soon as
deforestation, is an island, 22 per cent of which _______ possible; _______, carbon emissions can be caused not
in green from palms and pines to mangroves and ceiba only by humans but also by the respiration of living things
trees. and during the decomposition of organic materials.
A) being included / covers A) however
B) to be included / covered B) furthermore
C) included / is covered C) as a result
D) having included / has covered
D) in the meantime
E) including / is covering
E) that is

10. Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused _______ the 14. There _______ over 6 million indigenous people living in
infection of Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most common the Brazilian Amazon by 1500 AD; however, in the 1900s,
parasites on Earth, which is usually passed on _______ less than 250,000 indigenous people _______ living in the
undercooked meat, touching the faces of infected cats, or Amazon.
pregnancy from mother to child.
A) were / are left
A) by / through B) have been / will be left
B) with / from C) had been / were left
C) of / in D) would be / had been left
D) off / with E) used to be / have been left
E) to / into

11. The brain is commonly considered to be a very 15. French lawmakers _______ to end the use of wild
comprehensive and sophisticated computer; _______, animals in live circus shows recently, _______ an end to
some psychologists and neuroscientists say that our performing tigers, lions, or bears.
brain cannot be a computer, which is an oversimplified
A) had voted / to put
and downright misleading metaphor.
B) have voted / putting
A) on the grounds that
C) would vote / having put
B) consequently
D) vote / to be put
C) in addition
E) voted / being put
D) otherwise
E) on the other hand

12. The energy transformation project is supported by many 16. Considered to be the largest octopus species in the world,
countries in terms of protecting the environment and the giant Pacific octopus can grow _______ 30 feet across
producing reliable energy from sustainable sources, and has an extra brain _______ each of its arms.
_______ decreasing energy consumption levels and
A) to / in
creating new job opportunities for people.
B) for / on
A) for fear of C) with / by
B) contrary to D) off / from
C) thanks to E) at / of
D) in spite of
E) in addition to

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