II. Cloze:     More than 100 global leaders lately pledged to halt and reverse deforestationand land degradation by the end of the decade,    9   by $19 billion in public and privatefunds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil,Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which collectively   10      85% of theworld’s forests. Calling it an unprecedented agreement, British leader Boris Johnson said,  “We will have a chance to end humanity’s long history as nature’s conqueror, and insteadbecome its custodian.”        11   additional government and private initiatives were launched to help reach thatgoal, including billions in pledges for indigenous guardians of the forest and sustainableagriculture. Environmentalists say that indigenous communities are the best protectors ofthe forest, often against violent   12    of loggers and land grabbers. Forests absorbroughly 30% of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the nonprofit World ResourcesInstitute. The forests take the emissions out of the atmosphere and prevent them fromwarming the globe.   13   this natural climate buffer is rapidly disappearing. The worldlost 258,000 square kilometers of forest in 2020, according to WRI’s deforestationtracking initiative Global Forest Watch. That is an area larger than the United Kingdom. Anumber of financial intuitions contribute efforts, some of which aim to eliminatedeforestation while others target capping global warming..
【題組】9.
(A) mortgaged
(B) underpinned
(C) underestimated
(D) overwhelmed