Step by Step3 Unit3

A: Have you decided on a topic for your (　　) on climate change? I'm still not sure and want some suggestions

B: I'm going to write about the melting polar ice. You could write about the increase in the number of hurricanes.

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As temperatures are rising, the environment in the polar regions is changing. Ice that has been (　　) for centuries is now melting during the summer months. In some places, the ground is bare where it used to be covered with snow.

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• fresh

• frozen

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Climate change is not just found in the polar regions, it is a (　　) problem. The sea water is rising, and the weather is changing all around the world. Therefore, everyone should work together to slow down climate change.

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The weather in this region has changed enormously in the past several decades. Now the summers are extremely hot, and the winters are very cold. It's very different from the (　　) year-round temperatures we used to have.

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This winter there have been more storms than usual. It was also very cold, so the snow did not have a chance to melt between storms. Several old houses (　　) under the weight of the snow.

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• collapsed

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The apartment house was damaged by the tornado. The people who lived in the building are staying in a hotel while the roof is being replaced. They will move back to the apartment after the (　　) are done.

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• ruins

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Over the past century, the average global temperature has risen by about one degree Celsius. Scientists (　　) that the average temperature will rise another degree by about 2050.

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After the volcano erupted, several campers were reported as missing. Rescue crews are searching in the area at the base of the mountain. Unfortunately, the exact (　　) of the camp has not yet been found.

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The landslide buried two houses (　　) tons of rock and mud. The houses are destroyed, but fortunately the residents were not inside. They were able to run away when they heard the noise of the landslide.

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A hiker found two bear cubs next to their dead mother. Workers in an animal shelter raised the bear cubs until the animals were old enough to survive on their own. Yesterday, the bears were (　　) in the forest where they had been found.

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• collected

• released

• donated

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