Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
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A. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Sea Watch Foundation is a national organization which was ___(26)___ _____ in 1991. Its main aim is to improve the ___(27)___ _____ and protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises in British and Irish waters. Professional researchers work together with volunteers to identify and monitor the numbers and locations of these animals ___(28)___ _____ they can gain valuable knowledge of the ocean environment, the impact of climate change on the seas, the effects of chemical pollution, over-fishing and accidental capture in fishing gear. The project also increases awareness and understanding of marine mammals and the threats they face. Volunteers can work both in the office and in the field. There is also a ___(29)___ _____ of regional coordinators and volunteer observers all around the UK coastline. They provide data and support to Sea Watch through recording and reporting all sightings of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Sea Watch Foundation has also run courses ___(30)___ _____ over twenty years, making it one of the most experienced organizations for training observers and students interested in sea animals in the country. If you would like to be a volunteer, the most straightforward way to get involved is to contact the organization’s co-ordinator in your area and join him or her for a sea watch. Anyone with enthusiasm and a pair of binoculars can take part in.
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Britain has become a nation watching more television online and using smartphones and tablets to access the web more than any other developed countries, according to new research.
The British love of the latest devices has even seen the UK overtake Japan in mobile internet use, according to a new report from the UK media regulator Ofcom. The research compared data across 17 countries, including the US, China, India, Russia and Germany.
An obsession with Facebook, Twitter and Gangnam style clips on YouTube has seen UK consumers download 424 megabytes of data each per month on their smartphones and tablets, almost 60% more than a year ago.
Much of the increase in use of mobile devices has been driven by the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, with 40% of UK adults accessing their profiles. British 18 to 24-year-olds are the world’s top mobile social networkers.
UK internet users spent an average of 728 minutes a week online in total, although this is a slight drop from the 746 minutes recorded in the last report.
The British love of the latest gadgets is also seen in the changing face of the living room. Almost 24% of TVs sold in the UK in the first quarter of this year were ‘super large’.
The popularity of video-on-demand services such as the BBC’s iPlayer have made Britons the most likely to watch or catch up with TV online. Almost a quarter of Britons use an online catch up TV service each week.
Despite the rise of digital technology, good old-fashioned linear TV viewing is showing no signs of losing its popularity. TV viewing in the UK has remained stable at 242 minutes per person daily.
(Adapted from The Guardian)
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