Task B - Answer the questions about Working with Sharks - SBT Explore English 8 page 14

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

WORKING WITH SHARKS

A job as a cleaner may not sound all that fun and exciting. Every day, you have to go to work and clean the same place over and over again. But what if your job requires you to put on a wet suit and dive into a huge water tank full of sharks? As a professional shark tank cleaner at the New York Aquarium, this is what Mark Adams does every day.

The job of an aquarium tank cleaner is an important one. Adams and his team pick up any food that the sharks do not eat. If food is left in the tank, it will go bad. The divers also clean off the algae (a green plant that grows in water) that grows on the glass. If the cleaners do not clean the glass, visitors cannot see the sharks inside the tank. Most importantly, cleaning the tank each day helps to keep the sharks healthy and happy. Sometimes, as they clean, the divers wave to the visitors.

"We go through a long training program," Adams explains, "I'm confident and I enjoy my job." Swimming in a tank full of sharks may sound like a very dangerous job, but the sharks are used to people. Adams feels safe when he dives. Of course, the sharks are well fed. "When we get in the tank-they're not that hungry!" says Adams. He always goes in the tank with another diver. Also, another team member watches from the top of the tank. The team members talk to each other through radios. They also use hand signals to communicate. Adams says, "Sometimes, we stop cleaning when the sharks have too much energy. But we've had no serious problems, and really want to keep it that way."

1. The shark tank at the New York Aquarium is ___________
a. big
b. small
c. medium-sized

2. The sharks eat  ___________ of the food they are given.
a. most
b. a small amount
c. all

3. The most important reason to clean the tank is to  ___________
a. allow divers to greet visitors
b. keep the sharks healthy
c. let visitors see the sharks

4. Which of the following do tank cleaners NOT do?
a. undergo training
b. dive alone
c. wear a wet suit

5. When are the sharks given food?
a. before Adams gets in the tank
b. while Adams is in the tank
c. after Adams gets out of the tank

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3. Lời giải chi tiết

1. The shark tank at the New York Aquarium is c. medium-sized.

Evidence: The article mentions that Mark Adams dives into a "huge water tank full of sharks." The use of the word "huge" suggests a significant size but not necessarily excessively large, hence indicating a medium-sized tank.

2. The sharks eat b. a small amount of the food they are given.

Evidence: The article states that the sharks are well-fed and not very hungry when the cleaners enter the tank. This implies that the sharks consume only a small amount of the food provided to them.

3. The most important reason to clean the tank is to b. keep the sharks healthy.

Evidence: The article emphasizes that cleaning the tank each day helps to keep the sharks healthy and happy. While allowing visitors to see the sharks and enabling divers to greet visitors are mentioned, the primary reason for cleaning is to maintain the sharks' health.

4. Which of the following do tank cleaners NOT do? b. dive alone.

Evidence: The article mentions that Mark Adams always goes into the tank with another diver. This indicates that tank cleaners do not dive alone.

5. When are the sharks given food? a. before Adams gets in the tank.

Evidence: The article states that the sharks are well-fed, implying that they are given food before the cleaners enter the tank. Additionally, Adams mentions that the sharks are not very hungry when they enter the tank, further suggesting that they have already been fed.