Answer:
Explanation:
he current drought began in October 2010. Though the situation has improved recently, the drought is far from over — and the conditions that caused it aren’t going away anytime soon.
Texas is a place susceptible to extreme weather, and the last year was no exception. Thousands of square miles were burned in wildfires, billions were lost in agriculture, and its impact could still linger in years to come.
The interactive map to the right shows how extreme drought conditions enveloped Texas, beginning in the early summer of 2010. The chart below shows how much of the state was under drought conditions over time. The slide show includes a timeline of how the drought affected TexansThe drought's impact has been severe, costing the state billions of dollars. These maps show where wildfires monitored by the Texas Forest Service spread last year, destroying homes and charring thousands of square miles..
<span>More than just an actor Christopher Reeves also championed
issues on the environment and human rights.
When he was injured in an equestrian competition, he was left paralyzed
from the next down. Drawing strength
from his wife and family, Reeve chose to live his life. But it wasn’t just that
that made Reeves heroic. He remembered
the other patients who were also undergoing rehab and saw their struggles to be
able live life again and realize that there was something he could do despite
his injury. He devoted his time to lobby
for better research on spinal cord injuries using his status as a celebrity to
work on that goal and through his efforts the Christopher and Dana Reeves
Foundation was established. Thanks to
Reeve’s supervision, spinal research has improved and he continued to speak
before Congress for more funding on improving the treatment and research of
spinal injury. Until their deaths both
Christopher and Dana worked on this and the Foundation has done a lot for
helping patients with spinal injury.</span>
(A) He is so popular that people are willing to give up their representative government.
Answer: C. To reject or treat with disgust.
Explanation: denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the one that we can find in a dictionary, connotation is the meaning given by the context of the word, or also by the readers based on their emotions or personal experiences. In the given excerpt the connotation or meaning from the context of the word "spurn" is to reject or treat with disgust, we can infer that by noticing that the excerpt in general have a negative tone about fate, death and hope.