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In Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries (1957), what is the protagonist Isak Borg’s ultimate goal? (Sources: Module 11 Lectures and the film, Wild Strawberries)

In para. P, Silvia Zanon says that moving to a smaller location was “like leaving the house where you were born.” This is an example of what type of figurative language?

What is the main idea of “City Under Siege”?

Match the date with the event.

The country with the most advanced knowledge on how to address the problem of rising seas is

What do France and Bangladesh have in common in Paragraphs J and K? J       Meanwhile some governments have taken small but important steps to better prepare for extreme weather. An exceptional heat wave in Europe in 2003 took at least 35,000 lives; a later analysis found that climate change had doubled the odds of such a disaster. Afterward French cities set up air-conditioned shelters and identified older people who would need transportation to the shelters. When another heat wave hit France in 2006, the death rate was two-thirds lower. K      Similarly, after a tropical storm killed as many as 500,000 people in Bangladesh in 1970, the government there developed an early warning system and built basic concrete shelters for evacuated families. When cyclones hit today, the death count stays in the thousands.

Summarize the reading in 8-12 sentences. Begin with a clear topic that cites the source and states the main idea of the reading. Use the headings in the article as the major points in the summary, and support each major point with key minor details.

What is the source of data for the record-breaking disasters mentioned in Paragraph G? G      But natural cycles can’t by themselves explain the recent streak of record-breaking disasters. Something else is happening too: The Earth is steadily getting warmer, with significantly more moisture in the atmosphere. Decades of observations from the summit of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, as well as from thousands of other weather stations, satellites, ships, buoys, deep-ocean probes, and balloons, show that a long-term buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is trapping heat and warming up the land, oceans, and atmosphere. Although some places, notably the Arctic, are warming faster than others, the average surface temperature worldwide has risen nearly one degree Fahrenheit in the past four decades. In 2010 it reached 58.12°F, tying the record set in 2005.

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. complement elevated framed inadequate inflict implement impose maximize sentimental so-called ____ 11. When her [BLANK-1] “friend” started spreading rumors about her, she decided to end the friendship. ____ 12. The windows of the cottage were [BLANK-2] with beautiful mahogany wood. ____ 13. The restaurant served a wide selection of wines to [BLANK-3] the menu. ____ 14. He had a(n) [BLANK-4] attachment to the painting. It reminded him of his deceased wife. ____ 15. The city constructed [BLANK-5] walkways so people wouldn’t get their feet wet in the flood waters. ____ 16. They could not go ahead with the purchase of the building due to [BLANK-6] funds. ____ 17. To [BLANK-7] pain on an innocent animal is cruelty and should be a punishable offence. ____ 18. The government had plans to [BLANK-8] budget cuts in the education system. ____ 19. They decided to [BLANK-9] a heavier fine on those who did not submit their taxes on time. ____ 20. To [BLANK-10] your profits, you’ll need to think of creative ways to draw customers in.

In Paragraph F, what does the phrase visiting drought and fire on Australia mean? F      The short answer is: probably both. The primary forces driving recent disasters have been natural climate cycles, especially El Niño and La Niña. Scientists have learned a lot during the past few decades about how these cycles in the equatorial Pacific affects weather worldwide. During an El Niño, a giant pool of warm water that normally sits in the central Pacific surges east all the way to South America; during a La Niña it shrinks and retreats into the western Pacific. Heat and water vapor coming off the warm pool generate thunderstorms so powerful and towering that their influence extends out of the tropics to the jet streams that blow across the middle latitudes. An El Niño tends to push drenching storms over the southern U.S. and Peru while visiting drought and fire on Australia. In a La Niña the rains flood Australia and fall in the American Southwest and Texas.