29. Please read the passage excerpt below: "Early reports suggested that the UN policy would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, yet subsequent studies revealed that its effects were negligible. To this, researchers argued that without stricter enforcement, the policy could not achieve its intended impact. " Question: The primary purpose of the underlined sentence is to: (A) provide an example that supports the claim in the first sentence (B) introduce a counterargument to the claim in the first sentence (C) explain the background of the policy discussed in the first sentence (D) summarize the overall conclusion of the studies

35. (A) industrious pollution (C) polluted industrial (B) industrially polluting (D) industriously polluted Passage B: Questions 36-40 (Adapted from "Ozempic or Wegovy Can Be a Godsend, But Their Non-Medical Use Is Alarming" by Devi Sridhar, The Guardian) Since anti-obesity drugs such as semaglutide (branded as Ozempic or Wegovy) have been _36_, they have gone from being niche medicines prescribed by doctors to treat people with type 2 diabetes, _37_ widely as weight-loss tools. In the United States, a survey of adults found that 12% had taken Ozempic or a similar type of medicine—known as GLP-1 agonists—and 6% (about 15 million people) were on it regularly. This was _38_ the monthly cost of the medicine, which is almost $1,000 for those without insurance. In the UK, Ozempic-like drugs have been prescribed on the NHS (free of cost) to people with type 2 diabetes, or when the drug has been deemed medically necessary. Yet just like in the US, the sales of British online retailers including pharmacies and beauty companies have boomed, _39_ they have offered the weekly injection solution to those wanting to _40_ excess weight, at prices as low as about £72 ($92) a month. The consequence is that too many people (including those whose weight doesn't present any health risks) are taking the drug who don't need it. In many cases they don't understand how it works in the body, or its side effects.

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