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A\uff1aThe statement is patently TRUE or follows logically, given the information or opinions contained in the passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\uff1ahe statement is patently UNTRUE or the opposite follows logically, given the information or opinions contained in the passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\uff1aYou CANNOT SAY wether the statement is trure or untrue, or follows logically, without further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Rising temperature and extreme weather conditionsbrouught on by climate change could reduce rice yields by as much as 40 percent by the end of the 21st century in muchof central and southern Japan, according to research data released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The official public launch of the full IPCC assessment, “Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability,” identifies regions of world most likely to be affected by climate changes, and highlights crops and agriculture under threat in Asia as a whole. Evidence included in the report that was gathered by the International Rice Research Institute suggests that rice yields “decrease by 10 percent for every 1 degree increase in growing-season minimum temperature,” leading to a decline in potentially good agricultural land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u554f1\u3000The decrease in rice yields in Japan was caused by rising temperature and extreme weather conditions brought on by climate changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u554f2\u3000According to the official piblic launch of the full IPCC assessment, most of the world regions are likely to be affected by climate changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u554f3\u3000A 1 degree increase in growing-season minimum temperature could result in a 10 percent decrease in rice yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bobby McFerrin’s hit song Don’t Worry, Be Happy was released in 1988, when Japan was nearing the the peak of its economic bubble. At the time, it was said the stress of Tokyo were paved with gold, and Japan was going to be the world’s No.1 economy. No doubt many Japanese would have descrived themselves as quite happy. Fast forward to 2014, however, and it is the Australians who are now said to be the happiest people on Earth, while the Japanese rank among the gloomiest. A recent OECD report, How’s Life?, found that the global financial crisis dented confidence among the 36 nations surveyed, particularly in the eurozone. In the Asia-Pacific region, the increasingly wealthy Aussies and New Zealanders ranked highest on the life satisfaction scale, ahead of the United States, Japan and South Korea. Australia ranked top overall for the third straight year, thanks to a high employment rate, increased life expectancy and household income, while Australians worked fewer hours than average. Japan is famous for its safety, and the nation did rank top in personal security. The Land of the Rising Sun also scored highly on education, skills and wealth, but fell below on well-being and work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u554f\uff11\u3000Which country ranked top in personal security? \u25cbJapan \u25cbAustralia \u25cbThe United States \u25cbSouth Korea \u25cbNew Zealand<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u554f\uff12\u3000In the recent OECD report, which statement about Australia is true? \u25cbIt was a cause of the global financial crisis. \u25cbit ranked highest on eduvation. \u25cbit ranked lowest on employament rate. \u25cbIt was going to be the world’sNo1 economy. \u25cbit ranked highest on the life satisfaction scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u554f\uff13\u3000What does “The Land of the Rising Sun” refer to? \u25cbAustralia \u25cbThe Eurozone \u25cbThe United States \u25cbJapan \u25cbThe OECD<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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