Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, an incomplete statement is provided which is most logically completed by one of the given options. Select the proper option.

In the European Community countries there has been talk of an energy tax to raise funds

  1. by burdening the rich who can afford higher taxes

  2. by penalize heavy users of energy

  3. by raising the price of energy-intensive implements

  4. to search for alternative sources of energy

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D Correct answer
Explanation

(4), (1) and (3) are unrelated, (2) is ungrammatical. The energy tax is proposed for a purpose.