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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #44083 Long Alarmed
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We found that four out of 10 adults on the planet have never heard of climate change. In the US, we've identified a group called the Alarmed - fully convinced it's happening human caused urgent strongly support action. It's about 31% of the country today. Then the Concerned who are also convinced is happening human caused and serious but still tend to think that the impacts is far away in time and space. So it doesn't seem as urgent than a group called the Cautious still on the fence. Is it real or not? Then a group called the Disengaged who's basically like many other people around the world, like, I don't think I even know anything about this. I've never heard of climate change. And then a group we call the Doubtful These are people who say, it's probably not real, but if it is, it's natural, just natural cycles, nothing we can do anything about. And then last but not least, at about 10% of the American public are what we call the Dismissive, who are firmly convinced it's not real. It's not human caused, it's not serious. And moreover, the great majority of whom literally are conspiracy theorists. They say it's a hoax. It's scientists making up data. It's a UN plot to take away American sovereignty. It's a get rich scheme by Al Gore and his friends and many other such narratives. But the critical thing to just end with here is that that's only 10%, but there are a really loud 10%. They're a really vocal 10% that's more than well represented in our government, and they have tended to dominate the Public Square to such an extent that they've actually intimidated most of the other 90% of the population into not talking about the issue.

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Option 1: "About 31% of Americans belong to the Alarmed group and strongly support urgent climate action."

Explanation: The text states that the Alarmed group comprises about 31% of the US population and that they are fully convinced climate change is happening, human-caused, and they strongly support action. This directly supports the statement.

Option 2: "The Dismissive group makes up the majority of the American public."

Explanation: The text indicates that the Dismissive group constitutes about 10% of the American public, which is not a majority. Therefore, this statement is incorrect.

Option 3: "Four out of 10 adults worldwide have never heard of climate change."

Explanation: The passage explicitly mentions that four out of 10 adults on the planet have never heard of climate change, directly supporting this statement.

Option 4: "The Concerned group believes climate change is not real."

Explanation: The text describes the Concerned group as being convinced that climate change is happening and human-caused, but they think its impacts are far away. Thus, they do not believe it is not real, making this statement incorrect.

Option 5: "The Doubtful group believes climate change is real and entirely caused by humans."

Explanation: The Doubtful group expresses skepticism about climate change, stating it is probably not real and if it is, it is due to natural cycles. This contradicts the statement that they believe it is real and entirely human-caused.

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