3 . While even the mention of a shark swimming close to shore is enough to make people hurry to ask for cover, the “WasteShark” is being welcomed with open arms. WasteShark is a tool designed to “eat” all_______trash along coastal waters.
Richard Hardiman_______the idea about four years ago, after_______two men using a fishing net to pick up plastic waste gathering along the Cape Town. “Their only_______to stop this trash going out was the guy in the front with a net,” Hardiman said in his speech. “I thought_______, ‘I could do that better.’” The inventor first made a model and tested it in his pool. It_______! Encouraged by the success, Hardiman worked with companies to_______his dream.
Coming on the market in 2016, WasteShark draws_______from the whale shark, which can take in large_______of small fish without much movement. WasteShark’s “mouth” can________plastic bottles and other waste from up to a foot________the water’ s surface.
WasteShark can work for up to eight hours on a single________and collect as much as 1,120 pounds of waste________returning to the collection point. WasteShark can also collect data, so officials can________the area’s water quality. It causes no noise or light pollution. ________, collecting the plastic before it gets to sea will help________the rare wildlife.
“WasteShark is cheaper,________and more successful than other methods of dealing with trash in water,” said Oliver Cunningham, officer at an environmental technology company. Thus far, WasteSharks have successfully helped________the harbor waters in five countries. On March 4, 2019, the UK’s Sky Ocean Rescue and the World Wildlife Fund________a WasteShark in the Ilfracombe Harbor, which is________to many different species.
1. A.pushing | B.floating | C.preventing | D.climbing |
2. A.came up with | B.set down with | C.looked into | D.stepped up |
3. A.featuring | B.observing | C.promoting | D.refreshing |
4. A.approach | B.race | C.way | D.trip |
5. A.hesitantly | B.sceptically | C.constantly | D.immediately |
6. A.achieved | B.shrank | C.worked | D.involved |
7. A.foresee | B.withdraw | C.generate | D.realize |
8. A.inspiration | B.response | C.feelings | D.admiration |
9. A.numbers | B.amounts | C.series | D.scales |
10. A.attach | B.shave | C.restrict | D.collect |
11. A.above | B.below | C.beneath | D.against |
12. A.charge | B.expense | C.sheet | D.reward |
13. A.while | B.after | C.before | D.unless |
14. A.guarantee | B.appoint | C.influence | D.determine |
15. A.Besides | B.Otherwise | C.Therefore | D.Naturally |
16. A.devote | B.submit | C.protect | D.comment |
17. A.fresher | B.greener | C.swifter | D.tighter |
18. A.set down | B.build up | C.clean up | D.put down |
19. A.purchased | B.calculated | C.evolved | D.released |
20. A.home | B.opportunity | C.conflict | D.balcony |