Question

1. over time, the cpt has expanded and hosted many smaller wildcats, such as servals, caracals, and ocelots. these species all grow to be about the size of a tiger cub. some tigers are there, too, mostly rescued from circuses and private owners who could no longer take care of them. the cpt staff and volunteers also make efforts to educate the public about exotic pets. they emphasize that large cats, such as tigers, do not make good pets. the cpt ______ preservation and education.

a dislikes
b combines
c identifies
d overlooks

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The CPT hosts wildcats (preservation - related) and educates the public (education - related). We need a verb that shows combining these two efforts.

• Option A: "dislikes" doesn't fit as there's no indication of dislike for preservation/education.
• Option B: "combines" means to bring together, which matches the idea of CPT doing both preservation (hosting wildcats) and education (educating public) efforts.
• Option C: "identifies" means to recognize, which doesn't fit the context of doing two activities.
• Option D: "overlooks" means to miss or ignore, which is the opposite of what CPT is doing (they are actively doing preservation and education).

Answer:

B. combines