Question

In the question below, a sentence is given with two words missing. You are given five options containing a pair of words that can fill the blanks making the sentence contextually correct. Identify the correct choice. The cities are directly _ to sea level rise and storms, which scientists predict will become more __ as climate change progresses. 1. Exposed, destructive 2. Exhausted, catastrophic 3. Vulnerable, devastating

Q: Answer-In the question below, a sentence is given with two words missing. You are given five options contai...

First blank - we need an adjective here to modify the noun CITIES. The sentence talks about how the cities are susceptible to sea level rise and storms. EXPOSED and VULNERABLE will fit here. Exhausted - weary excessively tired. Second blank - we need an adjective here to modify the pronoun WHICH. The sentence talks about how it is predicted that storms will worsen as climate change progresses. DESTRUCTIVE, CATASTROPHIC and DEVASTATING all mean capable of causing great harm, and will fit here.