Question

Read the following excerpt on the impact of industrialization in China. Then answer the question that follows.

Due to the reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping, there was a boost in urbanization and industrialization. These days, China uses a lot of coal energy for its factories, which emits a lot of carbon dioxide gas. Factories are dumping industrial waste into the lakes and rivers in China. These practices have resulted in the death of many species of fish. The government is trying to clean the lakes and make their water safe for drinking again. The polluted atmosphere is causing many respiratory diseases among the people of China. The people of China have started protesting against the factories’ use of fossil fuels. They are insisting on the use of renewable energy. If immediate actions are not taken to stop the ill effects of industrialization, China will soon lose its position as one of the strongest economies in the world.

Which two sentences in this passage talk about China’s efforts to curb environmental degradation?

A. China uses a lot of coal energy for its factories, which emits a lot of carbon dioxide gas.
B. The government is trying to clean the lakes and make their water safe for drinking again.
C. The government is encouraging people to use renewable sources of energy to reduce pollution.
D. The people of China are insisting on the use of renewable energy.
Factories are letting industrial waste into the lakes and rivers in China.

Answer 1

B & D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. The government is trying to clean the lakes and make their water safe for drinking again.

D. The people of China are insisting on the use of renewable energy.

These are the two sentences in the passage that talk about China's efforts to curb environmental degradation. The beginning of the passage states that China is a major pollutant, and that this has caused a lot of damage to its ecosystems. However, towards the middle part of the passage, the text discusses what things are changing in order to reduce this problem. The first strategy that is discussed is how the government is trying to clean lakes and rivers. The second one is that the population is protesting the use of fossil fuels and trying to encourage the use of renewable energy.