A．the ambition of the State of Qin

　　B．the risk of fighting back

　　C．the serious results of giving in

　　D．the terrible results of defense

　　16．The story is mainly developed by

　　.

　　A．time

　　B．logic

　　C．space

　　D．cause and effect

　　E

　　Tuvalu, north of Fiji, is a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean.

　　Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu's nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country's drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. It fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. Without urgent help, the country's days are numbered.

　　But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050.A century ago, St. Mark's Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine time a year. Nowdays it happens more than 100 times.

　　While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu's rising sea level is caused by global warming.

　　The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.

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