About 31% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol.
a. true
b. false

TRUE

Explanation:

Alcohol consumption is harmful to health and can cause a lot of damage when in excess. One of the biggest problems caused by the consumption of alcohol is the relationship with traffic. Unfortunately, many people drink and drive next, causing risks to their own lives and those of others. According to data from The Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015, about 31% of all road deaths have been linked to alcohol consumption in the US. Therefore, avoid drinking, but if drinking do not drive.

what is your question?

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)