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SHARKSFor anyone who wants either to film (0)..or…study great white sharks, Australian expert,Rodney Fox, is the first contact.Fox knows exactly (1) ………the sharks will be at different times of theyear; and can even predict (2) ………they will behave around blood, divers and other sharks.Heunderstands them as well as (3) …………..else alive.Infact, he’s lucky to be alive; a “great white” once(4) ………to bite him in half.Three decades (5) ………this near- fatal attack, Fox still carries the physical scars, but feels(6) ………hate for his attacker.Instead he organises three or four trips (7) ………year to bring scientistsand photographers to the kingdom of the great white shark.(8) ………main aim of these trips is toimprove people’s understanding of an animal(9) ………evil reputation has become an excuse for killingit.Great white sharks are not as amusing as dolphins and seals, (10) ………their role in the oceanis critical.They kill off sick animals, helping to prevent the spread (11) ………disease and to maintain thebalance in the ocean’s food chains.Fox feels a responsibility to act (12) ………a guardian of great whitesharks.(13) ………the scientists, film makers and photographers can communicate their sense of wonder(14) ………other people, he is confident that understanding ( 15) ………replace hatred.III.WRITING.( 40 marks)Part 1. In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there. Indicate the correct line with a tick ().For the incorrect lines, write the word that should not be there. (1

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IS LETTER-WRITING A LOST ART?Do you write letters any more? In this age of advanced telephone 0…... networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are 00…even…….taking the time to sit down and write letters to friends and relatives.For 1………...hundreds of past years, letters were the only way to keep in touch with 2………..people who were at any distance away, and letter-writing was seen as an 3………..important skill for all those educated people to master.Gradually, however, 4………..the importance of letter-writing has decreased up to a point where the majority 5………..of us must have to make a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when 6………..we apply for a job or make a complaint.Personal letters, just when we 7………..bother to write them at all, are often not much more than a stream of 8………..unconnected thoughts.In business circles, the same tendency is for routine 9………..communications to become shorter and, although clients they may 10………..appreciate a detailed letter,an employee who sends out long letters is often 11………..regarded as an inefficient.Many people prefer the telephone in all 12………..circumstances and, naturally,its own speed is vital in many situations but 13………..how very often have you put the phone down, dissatisfied with what you 14………..have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my pen away from yet 15………..Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word given. ( 1

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