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Task 2.
Read the text and the statements that follow it and decide whether they are True (T) or
False (F). Mark your answers with a cross (X) on your answer sheet. x F

Tourist killed by shark in Egypt

A German woman was killed on Saturday

A
the wake of a series of other attacks.

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The tourist, reportedly aged about 70, died
after the shark tore at her arm as she was

T
swimming leisurely off the coast of Sharm el Sheikh. The resort attracts an
estimated three million holidaymakers a year because of the spectacularly rich

S
variety of marine life enjoyed by divers and snorkellers.

O
Beaches had been closed to tourists for 48 hours at the end of last week after
the mauling of three tourists from the former Soviet Union. The Egyptian
Environment Ministry announced on Thursday evening that the two sharks

M
suspected of the attacks had been caught and killed.
Then on Saturday, the all-clear was given after divers from the Chamber of
Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) and the Environment Ministry moved through
popular diving sites in an effort to ensure they were safe. The Ministry also
ordered diving centres to provide staff to supervise beaches and watch the waters
for possible shark movements.
But on Sunday, as the German woman’s death was confirmed, the CDWS warned
its members to clear the water immediately. Jochen Van Lysebettens, the manager
of the Red Sea Diving College, told Sky TV that the dead woman was a regular
visitor to the luxury Hyatt Regency hotel at the resort. He added: “The woman
was just swimming to stay in shape. Suddenly there was a scream of ‘Help!’ and
a lot of violence in the water. The lifeguard got her on the reef and he noticed she
was severely wounded. She was rushed to hospital where nothing could be done to
save her life.”
When the beaches were re-opened on Saturday, there was a local NGO, the
Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association, which cast
doubt on the decision, arguing that at least one of the sharks was not the one
responsible for the three earlier attacks.
The Independent, www.independent.co.uk/news (edited)

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11. The text is about how to avoid risks when swimming and diving.

12. The German woman attacked by the shark followed the Egyptian
authorities’ regulations.

13. The German woman was examining the marine life when she was attacked.

14. Four people have been attacked by sharks within the last 7 days.

A
15. The beaches were being supervised on the day the German woman was

R
attacked.

T
16. Some tourists got the German woman out of the water.

S
17. The waters were cleared immediately after the German woman was taken
to hospital.

18. The German woman had been in Egypt before.

O
M
19. The German woman died during the shark attack.

20. According to a local NGO, the Egyptian authorities haven’t identified all the
killer sharks.

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