Question

Which statement summarizes water quality issues in China?

A) The government has appealed to other countries for help.
B) The government says it is implementing new water quality standards.
C) Water pollution is not an important issue now but might be later.
D) Average citizens seem to think the water is OK.

Answer 1

B) The government says it is implementing new water quality standards.

Step-by-step explanation:

I just took the test so I can confirm that this answer is correct.

But a little bit of an actual explanation might be:

It is definitely not

C) Water pollution is not an important issue now but might be later.

OR

D) Average citizens seem to think the water is OK.

because in the lesson it talks about how the water in china is very unhealthy and can even be dangerous to touch.

I was pretty sure it wasn't A either because I don't recall them mentioning getting help from other countries. So that leaves B. (This is not a great explanation, but it's something. )

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The Chinese government is implementing new water quality standards due to its critical situation, because in 2013, according to the environment ministry in Beijing, 60% of the underground water in China was polluted.