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Text 1
In a 2023 study, urban planner Dr. Elena Rostova argues that creating small public parks, or "pocket parks," in densely populated cities is the most cost-effective method to improve residents' mental health. Rostova points to surveys showing that city dwellers living within a five-minute walk of a pocket park reported a 15% increase in life satisfaction. She concludes that municipalities should focus their budgets on building these small, local green spaces rather than investing in large, centralized city parks, which require significant land acquisition and higher maintenance costs.

Text 2
Ecologist Dr. Marcus Vance acknowledges that small green spaces offer immediate emotional benefits to nearby residents. However, Vance argues that local governments must not abandon the development of large, centralized parks. According to Vance's research, large parks are essential for sustaining urban biodiversity, supporting native bird populations, and mitigating the urban heat island effect—ecological functions that pocket parks are simply too small to perform. Therefore, Vance maintains that a balanced approach is necessary for a city’s long-term environmental health.

Based on the texts, how would Vance (Text 2) most likely respond to Rostova’s recommendation (Text 1) that cities should prioritize funding for pocket parks over large centralized parks?

  1. By arguing that it overlooks the crucial ecological services that only larger green spaces can offer.Cevap
  2. B
    By asserting that pocket parks do not actually improve the mental health or well-being of urban residents.
  3. C
    By claiming that large centralized parks are actually less expensive to build and maintain than pocket parks.
  4. D
    By suggesting that cities should completely stop funding pocket parks in order to focus exclusively on environmental conservation.

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By arguing that it overlooks the crucial ecological services that only larger green spaces can offer.
The correct answer is correct because the author of Text 2 acknowledges that pocket parks have emotional benefits but argues that cities must still build large centralized parks because pocket parks are too small to perform essential ecological functions. Therefore, the author of Text 2 would view a recommendation to prioritize pocket parks over large parks as neglecting these vital ecological services.

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1
Analyze Text 1's recommendation.
Rostova recommends that city budgets focus on small pocket parks rather than large centralized parks because pocket parks improve mental health cost-effectively.
This establishes the core argument of the first author.
2
Analyze Vance's perspective in Text 2 regarding this recommendation.
Vance agrees that pocket parks provide emotional benefits, but insists that cities must also build large parks because they provide ecological benefits (biodiversity, cooling) that pocket parks cannot provide.
This determines how the second author views the first author's proposal.
3
Evaluate the answer choices to find the best match.
The correct answer correctly identifies that Vance would criticize Rostova's recommendation for failing to account for the ecological benefits that only large parks provide.
This confirms the correct option based on Text 2's emphasis on ecological functions.

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