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In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each four words are suggested, one

of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Around the world, forests are being ______ (1) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In

addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a _____ (2) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon-a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely ____ (3) forests capacity to absorb emissions from other sources-but also drastically Q.1 ____ (4) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.

• ended

• destroyed

• extinct

• killed

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each words are suggested, one

of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Around the world, forests are being ______ (1) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In

addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a _____ (2) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon-a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely ____ (3) forests capacity to absorb emissions from other sources-but also drastically Q.1 ____ (4) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.

• tough

• important

• vital

• biggest

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each words are suggested, one

of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Around the world, forests are being ______ (1) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In

addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a _____ (2) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon-a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely ____ (3) forests capacity to absorb emissions from other sources-but also drastically Q.1 ____ (4) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.

• affects

• diminishes

• increases

• impai

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each words are suggested, one

of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Around the world, forests are being ______ (1) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17% - 20% of all global emissions. In

addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a _____ (2) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon-a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely ____ (3) forests capacity to absorb emissions from other sources-but also drastically Q.1 ____ (4) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.

• plagues

• develops

• reduces

• shortens

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

ary became ______ at typing because she practiced every day for six months.

• proficient

• reflective

• dormant

• redundan

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Shakespeare, a(n) ______ writer, entertained audiences by writing many tragic and comic plays.

• numeric

• obstinate

• dutiful

• prolific

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

After making ______ remarks to the President, the reporter was not invited to

return to the White House pressroom.

• hospitable

• itinerant

• irreverent

• chivalrous

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Wedding ceremonies often include the exchange of ______ rings to symbolize the couple’s promises to each other.

• hirsute

• votive

• plaintive

• deciduous

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

His suit of armor made the knight ______ to his enemy’s attack, and he was able to escape safely to his castle.

• vulnerable

• imprudent

• invulnerable

• static

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

She reached the _____ of her career with her fourth novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

• harbinger

• zenith

• metamorphosis

• dictum

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CCSS.L.3.1C