Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! by John DiConsiglio.Japan, for example, tests a sample from every cow
that will be used for food. The meat is kept in refrigerators until the test comes back negative. Most European nations test about 70 percent of their cows.But in the U.S., only about 650,000 of the 35 million cattle slaughtered each year are tested.The author sets the tone with his use of ___
in the passage, John DiConsiglio has an urgent tone. He is trying to show the importance of testing for mad cow disease. The statistical data about how often Japan and European nations test their cows for mad cow disease in comparison to how often the U.S. tests their cows for mad cow disease shows that he is pushing for change and quickly. He wants the U.S. to test a higher percentage of the 35 million cattle that are slaughtered for meat.
