| Comprehension: | ||
| Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Scientists estimate that each year in the U.S., outdoor air pollution shortens the lives of about 100,000 people by one to two decades. As it turns out, much of this pollution originates not in a person’s own neighbourhood, but up to hundreds or even thousands of miles away in neighbouring states. And, absent strong federal regulations, there’s very little Americans can do about it. On average, 41 percent of these air pollution deaths in the U.S. resulted from what we call “secondhand smoke” emissions that crossed state lines. This share has been declining over time, down from 53 percent in 2005, thanks in large part to reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from the electric power sector. However, not every sector, or every state, has been a success story. The problem is like what people experience when they are exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke. The smoker endangers their own life the most, but the smoke that gets passed on still poses serious health risks to those exposed. Outdoor air pollution works this way on a national scale. States emit pollution that, with rare exception, causes the most air quality issues for people within the same state. But that pollution also crosses state lines, leading to tens of thousands of additional early deaths. Without strong regulations, people in neighbouring states have no control over their exposure to “imported” air pollution. They will simply have to put up with it, just as restaurant diners or airline passengers used to do when seated near the smoking section. | ||
| SubQuestion No : 19 | ||
| Q.19 | What is the antonym of the word ‘endanger’? | |
| Ans | A. Peril | |
| B. Protection | ||
| C. Damage | ||
| D. Curb | ||
Correct Ans: B
