1. Choose the answer which correctly completes the sentence

25. The author of the passage seems to 

believe that the first consideration in the 

selection of a place for toxic waste disposal is 

A) the economic conditions of the residents 

B) the ethnic roots of the people living in the 

area 

C) the distance of the site from the sources of 

the waste 

 

D) the soil composition of the chosen area 

 

26. The author points out that chemicals not 

allowed in the US 

A) are no longer produced there 

B) are not really unsafe 

C) are safely handled by employees in other 

countries 

D) are exported to less developed countries 

 

27. It is clear from the passage that at one 

waste site in China 

A) the majority of the workers are of Black or 

Hispanic origin 

B) a greater part of the waste is recycled 

C) the waste is buried deep in the soil 

D) the underground water has become too 

contaminated to drink