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you kept the subject as English and asked math question
The extent of the sea ice in the Arctic reached a new record low in September 2012. Climate change is melting the sea ice in the region at a rate much faster than estimated by earlier projections. The snow cover also shows a downward trend. The melting Arctic might impact not only the people living in the region, but also elsewhere in Europe and beyond.
I am pretty sure that the meter of the following poetic passage is B. anapestic tetrameter. The thing which will make it absolutely clear (and which actually lead me to choose B as the answer) is that these lines have this pattern : da da DUM da da DUM which is characterisric of anapestic tetrameter.
Cuz his best dream is to become the past chief. Hope this helps