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A shocking study reflects the tremendous gap that exists regarding global warming. On the one hand are the scientists, who with few1think climate change is very serious and needs to be2 with immediately and ambitiously. On the other side is the public, which3believes that climate change is real and worries about it, but which rarely ranks it as a high4. A 2007 survey by the U.N. Development Programme found that 54% of Americans5taking a wait and see approach to climate-change action - holding6on the deep and rapid cuts in global warming that would immediately7their lives. As a result, we have our current8: a steady drumbeat of scientific evidence of global warmings9and comparatively little in the way of meaningful political action. Carbon10would need to be cut drastically from current levels. Yet almost all of the subjects in scientists study failed to realize that, assuming instead that you could11carbon concentration simply by12carbon emissions at their current level. Thats not the case - and in fact, pursuing such a plan for the future would13guarantee that global warming could14out of control. It may seem to many like good common15to wait until we see proof of the serious damage global warming is doing16we take action. But its not - we cant wait and see on global warming17the climate has a momentum all its own, and if we wait for decades to finally act to reduce carbon emissions, it could well be too18. Yet this simply isnt understood. Someone as smart as Bill Gates doesnt seem to get it. Fortunately climate change, although its a huge19, it happens over a long period of time, he said at a forum in Beijing last year. You know, we have time to work20it. But the truth is we dont. 1. A. conceptionsB. receptions C. exceptions D. deceptions 2. A. familiarB. dealtC. compatible D. complied 3. A. increasinglyB. decreasingly C. graduallyD. definitely 4. A. positionB. occasionC. priority D. situation 5. A. advocate B. provocation C. invocationD. vocation 6. A. upB. off C. with D. out 7. A. compact B. inflect C. impact D. reflect 8. A. dilemma B. circumstanceC. difficulty D. status 9. A. senseB. selectionC. severityD. separation 10. A. commission B. remission C. omission D. emission 11. A. utilizeB. stabilizeC. specialize D. fertilize 12. A. covering B. cappingC. constraining D. detaining 13. A. virtually B. eventually C. vitally D. appropriately 14. A. stun B. stintC. spin D. string 15. A. sensibilityB. sensitivity C. sense D. sensation 16. A. whenB. asC. afterD. before 17. A. although B. becauseC. even D. and 18. A. earlyB. lateC. latter D. earlier 19. A. chance B. change C. challenge D. chase 20. A. for B. in C. to D. on | 
