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c Read the passage and choose the correct d Choose the best word or expression to fill
answer for the questions below. the spaces in the passage.

1. According to the passage, seafood ----. When we compare developed countries (1)‑‑‑‑
A) must be consumed cautiously because it can developing countries, it is obvious that most of
cause serious health problems and even death the greenhouse gas emissions in developed
B) is a better choice to get Omega-3, vitamins, countries are ‘comfort’ emissions. (2)‑‑‑‑, while
and minerals when compared to agricultural the emissions of developing countries are the
food results of trying to grow food, the emissions
C) has become more important than agricultural of developed countries are mostly caused by
production as a result of the increase in the increasing the quality of life, such as cooling the
interiors via air conditioners, driving a car with
temperature of the seas high fuel consumption, or going on a trip by plane.
D) contains many nutritious ingredients that For instance, for a family living in London, going
are needed for the healthy functioning of the on a short-distance holiday by car (3)‑‑‑‑ flying
human body to a foreign country saves the same amount of
E) is essential to people all over the world if it is greenhouse gas emissions as a month’s food
caught only for human consumption production for a village of a hundred Africans.
Therefore, developed countries have much
greater opportunities (4)‑‑‑‑ these emissions
compared to developing countries. The first thing
to (5)‑‑‑‑ in this regard is not the right to life but
luxuries.
2. According to the passage, why do fish migrate
to cool waters? 1.
A) They need to get bigger and gain weight, A) with B) by
which is not likely to happen in warm seas.
B) Their survival instinct leads them to move C) for D) over
together in shoals when they are in danger. E) about
C) It usually happens in the northern part of the
oceans, where fish need more energy. 2.
D) A decrease in the population of fish caught for A) However B) In other words
human consumption is the major reason.
E) No matter how big or fat fish are, they migrate C) As a result D) Moreover
to avoid unfavourable conditions. E) Instead

3.
A) on behalf of B) apart from
C) besides D) along with
3. One can infer from the passage that ----.
A) agricultural production is not as sufficient as E) instead of
seafood in meeting the needs of the world
population 4.
B) if necessary precautions are not taken, all sea A) to reduce B) to have reduced
creatures will become extinct in the next few
decades C) reducing D) having reduced
C) climate change has a significant impact not E) to be reducing
only on sea life but also on people’s access to
healthy food
D) a sudden increase in the temperature and the 5.
pH level of the seas has an impact on climate A) approve B) collapse
change C) sacrifice D) vacate
E) when fish cannot eat well enough, they may
seasonally migrate to the warmer parts of the E) recognise
seas
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