READING PASSAGE 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14–26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.

Can the planet’s coral reefs be saved?

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Questions

Questions 14-19

Reading Passage 2 has six sections, A–F.

Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number, i-vii, in boxes 14-19

i Tried and tested solutions

ii Cooperation beneath the waves

iii Working to lessen the problems

iv Disagreement about the accuracy of a certain phrase

v Two clear educational goals

vi Promoting hope

vii A warning of further trouble ahead

14 Section A

15 Section B

16 Section C

17 Section D

18 Section E

19 Section F

Questions 20-21

Questions 20 and 21
Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 20 and 21 on your answer sheet.

20-21. Which TWO of these causes of damage to coral reefs are mentioned by the writer of the text?

Choose TWO answers

A. a rising number of extreme storms B. the removal of too many fish from the sea C. the contamination of the sea from waste D. increased disease among marine species E. alterations in the usual flow of water in the seas

Questions 22-23

Questions 22 and 23
Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Write the correct letters in boxes 22 and 23 on your answer sheet.

22-23. Which TWO of the following statements are true of the researchers at London Zoo?

Choose TWO answers

A. They are hoping to expand the numbers of different corals being bred in laboratories. B. They want to identify corals that can cope well with the changed sea conditions. C. They are looking at ways of creating artificial reefs that corals could grow on. D. They are trying out methods that would speed up reproduction in some corals. E. They are investigating materials that might protect reefs from higher temperatures.

Questions 24-26

Questions 24–26

Complete the sentences below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 24–26

24 Corals have a number of which they use to collect their food.

25 Algae gain from being inside the coral.

26 Increases in the warmth of the sea water can remove the from coral.