Set 6 — Read the Passage
Read the passage carefully before you begin. Each blank is a separate question with 4 options.
📄 Passage
The concept of sustainable development emerged __1__ the 1987 Brundtland Report, which defined it as development that meets the needs of the present __2__ compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. In the decades since, this principle has __3__ significant institutional momentum, __4__ in the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. The transition __5__ a green economy requires not merely the adoption of renewable technologies but a fundamental reconfiguration of production, consumption, and governance systems. Critics argue that corporate sustainability commitments often __6__ to cosmetic adjustments rather than structural reform — a tendency pejoratively termed 'greenwashing'. Genuine sustainability demands that environmental costs be __7__ into economic pricing so that markets reflect the true __8__ of resource use. Governments must therefore __9__ carbon pricing mechanisms and phase out fossil fuel subsidies. __10__ such reforms continue to be resisted by entrenched interests, the gap between rhetorical commitment and operational reality will persist.
Quiz Rules
- • 10 blanks — one question per blank, in order.
- • Click an option to answer — you cannot change it after selecting.
- • Correct: +1 mark | Wrong: −1 mark
- • 5 correct in a row: +2 streak bonus
- • A grammar/collocation explanation appears after every answer.
- • ⏱ Time limit: 10:00 — auto-submitted when time runs out.