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English Comprehension Reading Comprehension (C)

Read the following three passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage

The emissions humans put into the atmosphere now will affect the climate in the middle of the century and onwards. Technological change, meanwhile, could make a future transition away from fossil fuels cheap or it might not, leaving the world with a terrible choice between sharply reducing emissions at huge cost or suffering through the effects of unabated warming. Businesses that do not hedge against the threat of uncertain outcomes fail. The world cannot afford such recklessness on climate change.

Question: 1

Which one of the following statements best reflects the crucial message conveyed by the author of the passage ?

Businesses that cause emissions may need to close down or pay for pollution in future.
The only solution is technological development related to the issues of climate change.
Waiting to deal with carbon emissions until technology improves is not a wise strategy.
Since future technological change is uncertain, new industries should be based on renewable energy sources.

Explanation

Correct option is 3: Waiting to deal with carbon emissions until technology improves is not a wise strategy.

Explanation

Let analyze each option one by one

Option 1 : "Businesses that cause emissions may need to close down or pay for pollution in future."
Too specific. The passage isn’t about punishing businesses; it’s about the global consequences of inaction.

Option 2: "The only solution is technological development related to the issues of climate change."
Incorrect. The author does not say tech is the only solution. In fact, the uncertainty of future tech is the problem.

Option 3: "Waiting to deal with carbon emissions until technology improves is not a wise strategy."
Correct. This matches the passage's core argument: waiting is risky because tech may or may not help later.

Option 4: "Since future technological change is uncertain, new industries should be based on renewable energy sources."
This is a logical takeaway, but the focus of the passage is on the danger of waiting, not specifically on new industries.

Correct Answer: 3. Waiting to deal with carbon emissions until technology improves is not a wise strategy.

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