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Understanding difficult sentences. Choose the answer that correctly
interprets the sentence from the text.
1.
Man’s influence is as yet but a passing shadow. (Para. 1)
- A) So far man has had no lasting influence on the ocean.
- B) The shadow people cast on water changes quickly.
2.
That is, until 2012, when Drs. Edith Widder, Steve O’Shea and Tsunemi Kobodera filmed the elusive and mysterious giant in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time … (Para. 3)
- A) It was not until 2012 that Drs. Edith Widder, Steve O’Shea and Tsunemi Kobodera filmed the elusive and mysterious giant in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time …
- B) We knew very little about the elusive and mysterious giant until 2012, when Drs. Edith Widder, Steve O’Shea and Tsunemi Kobodera filmed it in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time …
3.
Healthy oceans can help ease the increasing burden our population is placing on this planet …(Para. 5)
- A) Healthy oceans can provide for us and make our fast growing population less dependent on other resources of the planet.
- B) Healthy oceans can help reduce the demand of our fast growing population for food and energy and make our world cleaner.
4.
… and then descended in submersibles to observe the ensuing feeding frenzy by an array of creatures. (Para. 6)
- A) … and then went down to the ocean floor in submersibles to watch a host of creatures eating away the dead whale.
- B) … and then went to the submersibles for a look at all sorts of creatures that followed the dead whale and fed on it.
5.
It is imperative that we keep pushing the limits of our ocean. (Para. 12)
- A) It is essential we keep striving to find fresh ways to overcome the challenges faced by ocean exploration.
- B) It is essential we should not let the ocean limit us.
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