Cambridge IELTS 12: General Reading Test 3: Section 3 (Marine Ecosystems)

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Questions 28-34

Read the text on below pages and answer Questions 28-40.

Questions 28-34
The text on below page has seven sections, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings
i Plans for more marine protected areas
ii A historical overview of one specific area
iii Why more has not been done to save marine creatures
iv What the press has missed
v Where biodiversity has been shown to help
vi Who is currently being blamed
vii A reason for some optimism
viii Various factors other than fishing

28 Section A
29 Section B
30 Section C
31 Section D
32 Section E
33 Section F
34 Section G

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Questions 35-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet.

35 Boris Worm’s main concern is that

A marine ecosystems will completely break down.
B insufficient attention is being paid to fish numbers.
C there will no longer be enough seafood for people to eat.
D politicians will be unwilling to discuss marine resources.

36 What point does John Shepherd make?

A Marine conservation areas are not high on the list of visitor attractions.
B People know very little about how different species actually live.
C The public are much less likely to help unattractive creatures.
D The marine environment was better understood in the past.

37 Which of the following best summarises the text as a whole?
A Scientists disagree about the state of the world’s oceans.
B A radical review of marine resource management is needed.
C The fishing industry is mainly responsible for today’s problems.
D The natural systems of our seas will not be able to repair themselves.

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Questions 38-40

Complete the summary below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.
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The Wadden Sea

The Wadden Sea was created when the sea rose as a consequence of 38……………slowly contracting. The waters were full of different species of marine creatures, and there were large numbers of 39……………living on the wetlands along the shore. This continued until species began to decline 2,000 years ago. Overfishing was partly responsible for the changing circumstances, and so was pollution. At the same time there has been an increase in some nutrients in the Wadden Sea which can also destroy marine creatures and vegetation by depriving them of 40…………………which is essential for their survival.

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