[9급 지방직 영어 2013년 16번]

※ 밑줄 친 부분에 들어갈 표현으로 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오. [문 16 ~ 문 18]
Pollution is the addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling, or storage in some harmless form. __________________________ Carbon dioxide, for example, is a normal component of the atmosphere and a by-product of respiration that is found in all animal tissues; yet in a concentrated form it can kill animals. Human sewage can be a useful fertilizer, but when concentrated too highly it becomes a serious pollutant, menacing health and causing the depletion of oxygen in bodies of water.
영어
  1. A pollutant need not be harmful in itself.
  2. Some pollutants are more harmful to life than others.
  3. Pollution is now a universal problem all over the world.
  4. Pollution has accompanied mankind for millions of years.
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