80. A. wonder B. stare C. admire D. respect
Task 2: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
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Sharks have gained an unfair reputation for being fierce predators of large sea
animals. Humanity's unfounded fear and hatred of these ancient creatures is leading to a
worldwide slaughter that may result in the extinction of many coastal shark species.
The shark is the victim of a warped attitude of wildlife protection; we strive only to
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protect the beautiful, non-threatening parts of our environment. And, in our efforts to
restore only non-threatening parts of our earth, we ignore other important parts.
A perfect illustration of this attitude is the contrasting attitude toward another large
sea animal, the dolphin. During the 1980s, environmentalists in the United States
protested the use of driftnets for tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean since these nets also
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caught dolphins. The environmentalists generated enough political and economic
pressure to prevent tuna companies from buying tuna that had been caught in driftnets.
In contrast to this effort on behalf of the dolphins, these same environmentalists have
done very little to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks whose population has decreased
nearly to the point of extinction. Sharks are among the oldest creatures on earth, having
survived in the seas for more than 350 million years. They are extremely efficient
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animals, feeding on wounded or dying animals, thus performing an important role in
nature of weeding out the weaker animals in a species. Just the fact that species such as
the Great White Shark have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of
years is enough proof of their efficiency and adaptability to changing environments. It
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is time for us humans, who may not survive another 1,000 years at the rate we are
damaging the planet, to cast away our fears and begin considering the protection of
sharks as an important part of a program for protection of all our natural environment.
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