ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something, not just talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them in controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other people think that he is a criminal. On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd. Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near Portugal. However, they had a strange prey (mồi, mẹo); instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful. The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated illegally. The captain and the crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it. Later, they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten. Paul Watson tried to persuade the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra. However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted because he believes that the whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the approval of the government; therefore, his actions were controversial. Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect the Earth. Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson, they have become impatient. Yet, because of their concern for the environment, they will act to protect it.Question 51: According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who ____ A. runs into whaling ship B. does something to protect the Earth C. talks about protecting endangered species D. is a hero, like Paul WatsonQuestion 52: When something is controversial, ____ A. everyone agrees with it B. everyone disagrees with it C. people have different ideas about it D. people protect itQuestion 53: The members of a ship’s crew are ____. A. the men and women who work on the ship B. the people who work on the airplanes C. all of the people on a ship, including the passengers D. the people who own the shipQuestion 54: The main idea of paragraph one is that ____. A. Paul Watson is a hero to some people B. activists are people who do something C. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist D. Paul Watson does not believe in talkingQuestion 55: The Sea Shepherd was hunting ____ A. the Atlantic Ocean B. whales C. the Sierra D. PortugalQuestion 56: The author implies that Paul Watson lives in ____ A. Portugal B. a ship on the Atlantic C. the Sierra D. CanadaQuestion 57: The captain and the crew of the Sierra were acting illegally because ____. A. they were not obeying international laws B. they were whaling C. they were killing and selling whales D. All of the above are correctQuestion 58: In paragraph 3 the phrase “and froze it” refers to ____. A. whale meat B. the Sierra C. whales D. the Sierra crewQuestion 59: The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ____ . A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries B. the people on the Sierra didn’t obey international laws. C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could. D. whaling is illegal according to international law.Question 60: Watson ran into the Sierra because ____ . A. he wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling B. he was impatient with the government’s actions C. he wanted to protect the whales from the whalers D. All of the above are correct
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