Question

a student is writing a report on pripyat, ukraine, a city near an infamous nuclear disaster. read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best. experts predict that it will be several centuries until the town can be safely inhabited again. pripyat is a ghost town: the post office still contains unmailed letters, and feral animals wander through abandoned buildings. in the aftermath of the 1986 meltdown at the chernobyl nuclear power plant, radioactive material penetrated the skies of pripyat.

Explanation:

• For "Experts predict that it will be several centuries until the town can be safely inhabited again": The word "predict" indicates a future - oriented statement.
• For "Pripyat is a ghost town: the post office still contains unmailed letters, and feral animals wander through abandoned buildings": The description of the current state (post - office with unmailed letters, feral animals in abandoned buildings) shows the present situation.
• For "In the aftermath of the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, radioactive material penetrated the skies of Pripyat": The reference to the 1986 event (a past event) places this in the past section.

Answer:

• "Experts predict that it will be several centuries until the town can be safely inhabited again": Future
• "Pripyat is a ghost town: the post office still contains unmailed letters, and feral animals wander through abandoned buildings": Present
• "In the aftermath of the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, radioactive material penetrated the skies of Pripyat": Past