1 . It was not a “whale-come” experience! A humpback whale caused quite a _________ by landing on a boat near the _________ of Plymouth, Massachusetts on Sunday.
“The 19-foot boat was _________ in the area of White Horse Beach when the whale _________ out of the water and fell on top of this guy’s boat. As his bow (船头) went down into the water, engine out, the whale _________ over the side of it, totally fine, but his boat was _________,” witness Ryder Parkhurst said. “It was _________. The guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, that’s all.”
Plymouth Harbormaster Chad Hunter said no one was _________ by the whale. “This could have been much worse for all _________,” added Hunter. “People like to __________ over the side of the boat to watch the fish, so it is very __________ that nobody got hurt here. An incident like this is pretty __________ but very dangerous to boaters.”
Harbor officials had been __________ whale activities in the area since Friday after a boat __________ hit a whale. “There are a lot of whales in this area but it also draws a lot of __________, which creates problems like today,” said Hunter. “They’re beautiful __________, but, you know, they are still animals, you got to keep their __________ .” Officials have stated that with an increase of fish, more whales have been __________ to the coastline. Boaters have also been __________ that under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, they are required to stay a(n)__________ of 100 feet away from the mammals.
1. A.climb | B.stretch | C.bounce | D.signal |
2. A.road | B.coast | C.field | D.corner |
3. A.floating | B.flashing | C.switching | D.crashing |
4. A.flowed | B.bent | C.watched | D.leapt |
5. A.rolled | B.struck | C.hid | D.swung |
6. A.taken up | B.messed up | C.made up | D.pushed up |
7. A.practical | B.extinct | C.brilliant | D.crazy |
8. A.injured | B.frightened | C.threatened | D.seized |
9. A.blocked | B.interrupted | C.touched | D.involved |
10. 11. A.stressful | B.convenient | C.lucky | D.typical |
12. A.rare | B.generous | C.professional | D.tough |
13. A.recovering | B.monitoring | C.challenging | D.updating |
14. A.definitely | B.regularly | C.accidentally | D.normally |
15. A.hunters | B.captains | C.donators | D.boaters |
16. A.evidences | B.miracles | C.creatures | D.blessings |
17. A.spirits | B.distance | C.company | D.promises |
18. A.attached | B.aroused | C.addicted | D.attracted |
19. A.reminded | B.relieved | C.occupied | D.prohibited |
20. A.average | B.extreme | C.minimum | D.maximum |