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grams exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves. over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the caribbean sea. others range from the wellknown australian great barrier reef marine park to lesserknown parks in countries such as thailand and indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressures on fragile coral reef systems. as state, national, and international agencies e to recognize the importance of conserving marine biospanersity, marine projected areas. whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly important role in preserving that spanersity.1. what does the passage mainly discuss?(a) differences among marine parks, sanctuaries, and reserves(b) various marine conservation programs(c) international agreements on coastal protection(d) similarities between land and sea protected environments2. the word intent in line 3 is closest in meaning to(a) repetition(b) approval(c) goal(d) revision3. the word administered in line 8 is closest in meaning to(a) managed(b) recognized(c) opposed(d) justified4. the word these in line 11 refers to(a) sites(b) candidates(c) decades(d) sanctuaries5. the passage mentions the monterey bay national marine sanctuary (lines 1314) as an example of a sanctuary that(a) is not well know(b) covers a large area(c) is smaller than the fagatele bay national marine sanctuary(d) was not originally proposed for sanctuary status6. according to the passage , when was the national marine sanctuaries program established?(a) before 1972(b) after 1987(c) one hundred years before national parks were established(d) one hundred years after yellowstone national park was established7. according to the passage , all of the following are achievements of the national marine sanctuaries program except(a) the discovery of several new marine organisms(b) the preservation of connections between inspanidual marine species(c) the protection of coastal habitats(d) the establishment of areas where the public can observe marine life8. the word periphery in line 24 is closest in meaning to(a) depth(b) landmass(c) warm habitat(d) outer edge9. the passage mentions which of the following as a threat to marine areas outside the united states?(a) limitations in financial support(b) the use of marine species as food(c) variability of the climate(d) increases in tourism參考答案:bcadb dadd