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Craft and StructureMediumTwo views on a proposed reservoir

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 The new reservoir will secure the region's water supply for fifty years and create a lake for recreation. Text 2 The reservoir will flood a valley that holds the region's last wet meadows, and the species that live there have nowhere else to go.

How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?

  1. A. By arguing that the reservoir's benefits come at the cost of an irreplaceable habitat.Correct
  2. B. By denying that the reservoir will supply water.
  3. C. By agreeing that the lake will be good for recreation.
  4. D. By proposing a larger reservoir.

Answer: A. By arguing that the reservoir's benefits come at the cost of an irreplaceable habitat.

Benefits set against the meadows.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By denying that the reservoir will supply water.
Water supply is not disputed.
C. By agreeing that the lake will be good for recreation.
Recreation is not discussed in Text 2.
D. By proposing a larger reservoir.
No proposal.

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