Questions 28 and 29 are based on the following news.
NASA's first dedicated mission to measure carbon dioxide from space has failed following a rocket malfunction.
[28]Officials said the fairing the part of the rocket which covers the satellite on top of the launcher did not separate properly. Data indicates the spacecraft crashed into the ocean near Antarctica. [29]The Orbiting Carbon Observatory was intended to help pinpoint the key locations on our planet's surface where CO2 is being emitted and absorbed.
Keys: 28. [C] 29. [D]
Question 30 is based on the following news.
[30]Baton-wielding Egyptian police have broken up a pro-democracy demonstration in Cairo. Riot police beat and dragged protestors away from outside the upper house of Parliament, put them in trucks and took dozens away. Demonstrations are illegal under Egypt's stern "emergency laws", which have been in place for 30 years. The protesters were calling for a change to the constitution that they say would make elections fairer.
Key: 30. [C]