61. In Line 1, Paragragh 2, "state" most nearly means ____.

1. rank
2. excitement
3. territory
4. condition

62. The author indicates that "food riots" (Line 4, Paragraph 2) and "pesticide-induced cancers" (Line 4, Paragraph 2) are ____.

1. problems the nation will ultimately encounter
2. problems facing underdeveloped areas of the world
3. among the predictions of environmental popularizers
4. among the consequences of global warming

63. The term "rigors" in Line 5, Paragraph 2, refers to the ____.

1. efforts needed for environmental cleanup
2. stringent regulations put in place since 1970
3. projected consequences of environmental decline
4. ability of nature to recover from environmental abuse

64. The author uses the example in Paragraph 3 ("The prospect ... does") to ____.

1. describe a personal experience
2. imply that the subject should not be frightening
3. elicit sympathy from the reader
4. demonstrate a psychological fact

65. The author's attitude toward environmentalism is ____.

1. outrage
2. skepticism
3. indifference
4. alarm

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