In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer. Countries are (###Q1###) species to move to new places by enabling climate change, and at the same time, making it harder for them to move. Across geologic time, the Earth has apparently survived five mass extinctions, and we are on the verge of the Sixth. We don’t believe humanity can survive this wave, unless we make rapid (###Q2###). There has been a rising tide of ignorance in the face of absolute facts in the global arena. The very science that the world is (###Q3###) to reach the moon, Mars and beyond, is now telling us that we might have to abandon ship if we keep polluting and (###Q4###) the environment and have leaders who ignore science. Large corporations, especially energy corporations, release carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Factors that have been influencing these emissions are very much within our control. One of them is consumerism which (###Q5###) climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in its report titled ‘Livestock’s Long Shadow’, argues that livestock is a major stressor on many ecosystems and on the planet as a whole. It is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases, and these gases will only increase if we, as consumers, don’t make conscious (###Q6###).
Find the appropriate word in each case.
Explanation:
The meanings of the words are: Abandoning: desert or leave something or someone. Ensuring: make sure something will happen. The statement talks about how countries are making the animals move, and ironically, they are not making it easy for their movement. The word which fits in the first blank is ‘forcing’ as climate change forces one to make necessary action. The other words won’t fit here.