General or specific
1. executives kept fake accounting records to hide the fact that the company was losing money.
2. employees were strongly encouraged to buy stock, which is now worthless.
3. too company executives made millions of dollars while the company was failing
4. officers of that failed energy company should be put in jail for a long time.

1. Specific, 2. General, 3. Specific, 4. General

Explanation:

1. Because they were trying to hide a certain fact, indicating that it is specific

2. Because it says "Employees" and it doesn't say how many of them, indicating a general noun

3. I'm guessing it says "two" so, it is specific because it talks about two certain people.

4. It's not indicating how many officers should be put in jail, meaning that it talks about a group of people.

that they just take and use up resources all the time

explanation :

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