Questions 11 and 12.
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO things does Alice say about the Dolphin Conservation Trust?
A. Children make up most of the membership.
B. It’s the country’s largest conservation organisation.
C. It helps finance campaigns for changes in fishing practices.
D. It employs several dolphin experts full-time.
E. Volunteers help in various ways.
Questions 13-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C
13. Why is Alice so pleased the Trust has won the Charity Commission award?
A. It has brought in extra money.
B. It made the work of the trust better known.
C. It has attracted more members.
14. Alice says oil exploration causes problems to dolphins because of
A. noise.
B. oil leaks.
C. movement of ships.
15. Alice became interested in dolphins when
A. she saw one swimming near her home.
B. she heard a speaker at her school.
C. she read a book about them.
Transcript:
Today we’re pleased to have on the show Alice Bussell from the Dolphin Conservation Trust. Tell us about the Trust, Alice.
Well, obviously its purpose is to protect dolphins in seas all around the world. It tries to raise people’s awareness of the problems these marinecreatures are suffering because of pollution and other threats. It started ten years ago and it’s one of the fastest growing animal charities in the country – although it’s still fairly small compared with the big playersin animal protection (loại câu B). We are particularly proud of the work we do in education – last year we visited a huge number of schools in different parts of the country, going round to talk to children and young people aged from five to eighteen. In fact, about thirty-five per cent of ourmembers are children (loại câu A) . The charity uses its money to support campaigns- for example, for changes in fishing policy and so forth (C).
It hopes soon to be able to employ its first full-time biologist – with dolphin expertise – tomonitor populations (loại câu D). Of course, many people give their services on a voluntary basis and we now have volunteers working in observation, office work and other things (E).
Câu 13: B
I should also tell you about the award we won from the Charity Commission last year – for our work in education. Although it’s not meant an enormous amount of money for us (loại câu A), it has made our activities even more widely publicised and understood (B).
In the long term it may not bring in extra members but we’re hoping it’ll have this effect (loại câu C).
Is it possible to see dolphins in UK waters?
Câu 14: A
Yes. In several locations. And we have a big project in the east part of Scotland. This has long been a haven for dolphins because it has very little shipping. However, that may be about to change soon because oil companies want to increase exploration there. We’re campaigning against this because, although there’ll be little pollution from oil, exploration creates a lot of underwater noise. It means the dolphins can’t rest and socialise (A).
Câu 15: C
This is how I became interested in dolphin conservation in the first place. I had never seen one and I hadn’t been particularly interested in them at school. Then I came across this story about a family of dolphins who had to leave their home in the Moray Firth because of the oil companies and about a child who campaigned to save them. I couldn’t put the book down – I was hooked
Answers:
| 11 | C |
| 12 | E |
| 13 | B |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |