PART III. WORD FORMATION (1 point)

Complete the text below with the correct form of the words in capitals.

AI applications like driverless automobiles and delivery drones pose a threat to natural environments by increasing consumption and waste in certain sectors, such as the e-commerce industry, which has (1) ______ the rapid and frequent delivery of goods.

In agriculture, AI-driven yield (2) ______ may lead to the overuse of pesticides and fertilizers, contaminating the soil and water.

Using AI for environmental management also raises (3) ______ questions. Decisions made by AI systems could be biased if they were presented with inaccurate or incomplete data. For instance, if an AI system received instructions to value economic growth over environmental protection, it might choose to put short-term financial gain ahead of environmental (4) ______.

(Adapted from https://earth.org/the-green-dilemma-can-ai-fulfil-its-potential-without-harming-the-environment/)

1. NORMAL

2. OPTIMIZE

3. ETHIC

4. SUSTAIN

PASSAGE 2Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicat...