9 + 10. 1790s: very large numbers taken onto whaling ships, kept for and also used to produce Keywords: 1790s, large numbers, whaling ships, kept, to produce The next part of paragraph B is about what happened after “the arrival of whaling ships in the 1790s”. That is “Relatively immobile and capable of surviving for months without food or water, the tortoises were taken on board these ships to act as food supplies during long ocean passages.”The tortoises were taken onto ships “to act as food supplies”. That means they were kept for food. The answer for question 9 is “food”. The author also mentioned “Sometimes, their bodies were processed into high-grade oil.”
“processed into high-grade oil” means “used to produce high-grade oil”. However, they allow one word only, so we have to choose the most important word – “oil” – as the answer for question 10.
Answer: 9. Food 10. oil
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Keywords: hunt, on islands The author mentioned the word “hunt” later in paragraph B- “They hunted the tortoises and destroyed their habitat to clear land for agriculture”. We have to look at the previous sentences to find out who “they” refers to. “In total, an estimated 200,000 animals were taken from the archipelago before the 20th century. This historical exploitation was then exacerbated when settlers came to the islands.” Obviously, “they”are “settlers”who came to the islands”. Therefore, “settlers” is the answer.
Answer: settlers
12 + 13. Habitat destruction: for the establishment of agriculture and by various not native to the islands, which also fed on baby tortoises and tortoises’ Keywords: Habitat destruction, not native, fed on, tortoises They not only hunted tortoises and destroyed their habitat to clear land for agriculture, but settlers also “introduced alien species – ranging from cattle, pigs, goats, rats and dogs to plants and ants – that either prey on the eggs and young tortoises or damage or destroy their habitat.” (the last sentence of paragraph C). The
word“alien” means “coming from a different country, race, or group”, which is the same as “not native to the islands.” The author referred to those alien speciesthat “damage or destroy their habitat”, which means the same as “habitat destruction”. The answer for question 12 is “species”. Those species also “prey on eggs and young tortoises.” “Prey on” means “feed on”, and “young tortoises” refers to “baby
