26. The following proves that humans have the capacity and ability to transcend despite the endless limitations that we have, EXCEPT one. *

a. It seems impossible to get rid of the corona virus because it is still invisible to everybody’s eyes and we can get infected by it anytime, anywhere.
b. It seems impossible for us humans to live on Mars, but NASA is continuously developing scientific expertise needed in order to equip humans to counter asteroids by the year 2025 and preparing space explorations bound for Mars by the year 2030.
c. It seems impossible to create our own sun because we are not simply the Creator (God). However, Chinese scientists have managed to create an artificial sun that could eventually be used as an inexhaustible source of power solving the world energy crisis.
d. It seems impossible to fly for we are not birds who have wings, but through intellect and will, the Wright Brothers were able to create the wright flyer of 1903 which was the first powered airplane to demonstrate sustainable flight under the full control of the pilot.

27. Which of the following situations supports this statement by Kaplan: “Hesitation marks the opening of possibility, attention marks the fixing of possibility, and choice marks the closing of possibility.” *

a. Anna Mae has given the opportunity to become an events host, for they were able to see the potential on her to be one someday. However, she doubted her skills and experiences for it’s her first time to become a host in a prestigious event. Because of it, she decided to decline the offer and wait for the perfect time that she will be ready.
b. Louie was appointed to become the project head of their company and he will be sent abroad. He became hesitant about it for he will be far away from his family, but then he realized that this has been his dream position ever since. So, he accepted the offer and believe in his self that he can do it.
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above

28. Floods, landslides, and wildfires are just of the many natural disasters that happens every year and in every part of the globe. However, as time passes by, these natural disasters became worse and caused detrimental effects to humans than ever before. With that, is there something we can do in order to prevent this? *

a. Yes. We can always pray to God and ask to stop these natural disasters to occur
b. No. Because as human beings, we don’t have any special powers to prevent something huge like natural disasters.
c. Yes. By eliminating human induced activities such as deforestation, illegal mining and quarrying, improper waste disposal and a lot more.
d. No. From the word itself, natural, so everything that happened inside our planet occurs naturally and we can’t really do something about it as humans.

29. Three years ago, on the same month of September, two massive landslides have occurred and devasted the town of Itogon in Benguet and the city of Naga in Cebu, which have claimed many lives and damage to properties. Both were triggered by their mountainsides getting soaked with water, however it was also aggravated by small-scale mining and a quarry near the landslide sites. With that, what is the best conclusion you can make from this phenomena? *

a. Landslides are naturally occurring disasters that are usually triggered by rainfalls brought by typhoons and monsoons. Since it happens naturally, we can’t really do something about it, but maybe evacuate, as soon as possible knowing that it is a landslide prone area.
b. There is mining and a quarry but it is not the sole reason why the landslides happen because during that time, the town of Itogon was affected by Typhoon Ompong(Mangkhut) and continuous rain in Naga City, Cebu brought by habagat or the southwest monsoon
c. Knowing that there is a small-scale mining and a quarry nearby, residents shouldn’t live there in the first place. People should settle and reside somewhere that are safer and not in a landslide prone area.
d. Landslides happen almost every year in the country, especially when there is heavy and continuous rainfall due to typhoon or monsoons. However, because of human induced activities such as mining and quarry operations, the aftermath worsen and it became more life threatening to the people residing in the area.