WorksheetsB3L12Text Quiz: The Ocean Our Fragile Paradise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Taiwan’s coastline is one of the world’s richest showcases of sea life. Nonetheless, this is a fragile paradise. The ecosystem of the coastline and the sea is 1. mainly as a result of industrial and commercial development.
a)
endangered
b)
removed
c)
benefited
d)
attached
2.
Industrial waste and chemicals are destroying the ecosystem, and 2. is illegal fishing.
a)
so
b)
also
c)
neither
d)
nor
3.
The coral reefs in the Kenting area now cover about 90% less 3. than they once did.
a)
target
b)
harvest
c)
territory
d)
pursuit
4.
The intertidal areas are also rapidly 4. .
a)
retiring
b)
surviving
c)
disappearing
d)
extending
5.
Fortunately, people have become aware of this crisis. In 2004, the government began 5. illegal fishing and setting stricter rules for harvesting coral.
a)
depending on
b)
making up for
c)
sticking to
d)
cracking down on
6.
In addition, more marine parks may be established around many of Taiwan’s outlying islands. Moreover, with the establishment of this government agency, more powerful patrol ships will be available to 6. these areas.
a)
damage
b)
guard
c)
reserve
d)
disturb
7.
Furthermore, educational efforts have increased the level of the public’s environmental awareness. For instance, projects are being launched in cities and towns to process sewage instead of directly 7. it in rivers.
a)
dumping
b)
trapping
c)
acquiring
d)
capturing
8.
Scientists have found that 29% of marine 8. have disappeared in the past 60 years.
a)
species
b)
pollutions
c)
explorations
d)
destructions
9.
The ocean around us is a paradise of 9. beauty.
a)
chemical
b)
strict
c)
territorial
d)
infinite
10.
We have a choice: We can learn to protect it, or we can destroy it forever. It is high time that we 10. a wise choice. Everyone should keep it in mind.
a)
make
b)
have made
c)
made
d)
had made
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