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Read the excerpt from Silent Spring.

Yet every one of these disasters has actually happened somewhere, and many real communities have already suffered a substantial number of them. A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.

Which words and phrases from the excerpt best support the author’s purpose of creating a sense of alarm about the environment? Select four options.

these disasters
actually
happened
grim specter
almost unnoticed
tragedy
stark reality

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these disasters
grim specter
tragedy
stark reality

Briefly: these phrases use strong, frightening imagery and words (disasters, grim specter, tragedy, stark reality) that convey danger and urgency about the environment.