다음 빈칸에 들어갈 가장 적절한 것을 고르시오.
1. The __________ crisis of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency has shattered Japan’s image as a land of safety and security.
(A) compounding
(B) compounded
(C) compoundable
(D) compound
2. General Motor’s newly released cars are reported to be far ________ to its previous ones.
(A) superior
(B) excepting
(C) improved
(D) comparable
3. Organic foods ________ represent about 3% of the total U.S. market, and anywhere from around 1% to 7% in European countries.
(A) chiefly
(B) currently
(C) only
(D) clearly
4. _________ in part to global warming, Antarctica is losing ice all the time: a development that is slowly but steadily raising global sea levels.
(A) Despite
(B) Because
(C) Owing
(D) Though