# PTE Reading FIB #21: Environmental Policy and...

Reading: Fill in the Blanks #21 - Level 2 - Feeds Reading

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The slow process of global warming may have a different ____ on various regions. For New Zealand, the emission of carbon dioxide only ____ for 0.5% of the world's total, which has met the governmental standard. However, New Zealand's effort counts only a tip of the ____. So far, global warming has been a world issue that still hangs in an ____ future.

## Answer

The slow process of global warming may have a different **impact** on various regions. For New Zealand, the emission of carbon dioxide only **accounts** for 0.5% of the world's total, which has met the governmental standard. However, New Zealand's effort counts only a tip of the **iceberg**. So far, global warming has been a world issue that still hangs in an **ambiguous** future.

## Explanation

Blank 2 comes before "for 0.5%," and the fixed phrase is "accounts for," meaning makes up a share. "Consists" needs "of," not "for." Blank 3 completes the idiom "a tip of the iceberg," a small visible part of a bigger problem. "Continent" does not form this idiom. Blank 1 needs "impact on," and "format" makes no sense there.

## Hints

- Look for verbs that describe how one thing affects another or how a portion relates to a whole.
- Consider idioms or adjectives that describe situations where the outcome is not yet clear or defined.

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