| 1. "Every second, 1 hectare of the world's rainforest is destroyed. That's equivalent to two football fields." What does "equivalent to" mean? |
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| a) | more than | b) | less than | c) | the same as |
| 2. "In British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys have been clearcut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct." What does "clearcut" mean? |
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| a) | a few trees have been cut down | b) | many trees have been cut down | c) | all the trees have been cut down |
| 3. "Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the govenment and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict or control it." What does "reluctant" mean? |
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| a) | doesn't want to | b) | is not allowed to | c) | would like to |
| 4. "According to its proponents, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees." What does "proponents" mean? |
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| a) | people who are against something | b) | people who support something | c) | people in charge of something |
| 5. "In the late 1930s, a movement to ban the drug marijuana began to gather force." What does "gather force" mean? |
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| a) | appear | b) | get stronger | c) | get weaker |
| 6. "One group of activists believes that ALL cannabis should be legal." What does "activists" mean? |
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| a) | people trying to change something | b) | people against the government | c) | people who smoke marijuana |