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		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/1.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Many are against seismic surveys and oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Many are against seismic surveys and oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="Allowing offshore drilling could anger environmental groups like Oceana."><![CDATA[Allowing offshore drilling could anger environmental groups like Oceana.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="Seismic blasts threaten to injure or kill thousands of Atlantic marine mammals and pose a threat to the area's fisheries."><![CDATA[Seismic blasts threaten to injure or kill thousands of Atlantic marine mammals and pose a threat to the area's fisheries.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="The pulses of sound can affect the hearing and communication of whales and other marine life."><![CDATA[The pulses of sound can affect the hearing and communication of whales and other marine life.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="A spill would ruin the local tourism industry."><![CDATA[A spill would ruin the local tourism industry.]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/2.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Why has the government approved seismic blasting off the Atlantic Coast?]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Why has the government approved seismic blasting off the Atlantic Coast?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="The government claims that there is no documented scientific evidence that seismic blasts harm marine animals."><![CDATA[The government claims that there is no documented scientific evidence that seismic blasts harm marine animals.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="The government has made efforts to relocate marine life to a safer habitat."><![CDATA[The government has made efforts to relocate marine life to a safer habitat.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="The government is afraid that oil businesses will begin drilling in different countries if it does not approve seismic blasting."><![CDATA[The government is afraid that oil businesses will begin drilling in different countries if it does not approve seismic blasting.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="The government has prioritized American jobs over marine life."><![CDATA[The government has prioritized American jobs over marine life.]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/3.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Which of the following sentences contains a word that means "an action taken to avoid an undesirable event"?]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Which of the following sentences contains a word that means "an action taken to avoid an undesirable event"?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="The seismic exploration  should not cause any deaths or injuries to the hearing of marine mammals or sea turtles  if such precautions are followed, the officials said."><![CDATA[The seismic exploration "should not cause any deaths or injuries to the hearing of marine mammals or sea turtles" if such precautions are followed, the officials said.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="He suspects the environmental fears are being overblown."><![CDATA[He suspects the environmental fears are being overblown.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="A spill would ruin the local tourism industry, said Paul Manning, who owns the Front Porch Cafe on the Outer Banks."><![CDATA[A spill would ruin the local tourism industry, said Paul Manning, who owns the Front Porch Cafe on the Outer Banks.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="They hope that Obama will allow offshore drilling that will result in jobs and money."><![CDATA[They hope that Obama will allow offshore drilling that will result in jobs and money.]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/4.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="1" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Select the paragraph in the section "Oil And Gas Money Versus Tourism Money" that contains a word that means "controversial."<br><br>Select a paragraph from the article ]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Select the paragraph in the section "Oil And Gas Money Versus Tourism Money" that contains a word that means "controversial."  Select a paragraph from the article ]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="Paragraph 2"><![CDATA[Paragraph 8]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="Paragraph 3"><![CDATA[Paragraph 3]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="Paragraph 4"><![CDATA[Paragraph 4]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="Paragraph 5"><![CDATA[Paragraph 5]]></answer>
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