We celebrate those connections annually on June 8, World Oceans Day. It's a time to be grateful for all that the ocean provides, from food and jobs to clean air and the adventure of exploration. It's also a time to check marine protection efforts.

　　Around the world, people are paying more attention, and the Blue Mind Symposium is just one of a number of recent conferences that have brought leading thinkers in ocean protection together to share ideas. The 3rd annual Blue Vision Summit explored opportunities for everyday action on ocean protection, and the 2nd International Marine Conservation Congress focused on worldwide advances in adopting marine protected areas.

　　Right now, just over 1% of our oceans are protected. That means many of the important nurseries for ocean wildlife have the risk of being damaged by a variety of pressures, from climate change to habitat destruction.

　　Around the world, there have been major advances in ocean protection, from the 3,800­square­mile marine reserve created in Costa Rica to China's first seven ocean parks. And, closer to home, networks of marine protected areas are in place and being monitored along half our coast. That's cause for celebration, and for hope.

　　5．The Blue Mind Symposium ________.

　　A．is mainly attended by scientists studying marine life

　　B．is held every year to celebrate World Oceans Day

　　C．wants to find out how humans influence oceans

　　D．aims to find out how to manage oceans properly

　　6．According to the second paragraph, when out on the sea many people feel ________.

　　A．bored B．excited

　　C．at ease D．under stress

　　7．We can learn from the passage that ________.

　　A．more and more people are realizing the importance of ocean protection

　　B．most oceans are under people's protection

　　C．more international meetings are needed to discuss the importance of oceans

　　D．most people are unaware of the disadvantages of ocean exploration

　　8．What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

　　A．Suggestions on ocean protection.

　　B．Efforts people have made to protect oceans.

　　C．Reasons for protecting oceans.

　　D．Benefits of ocean protection.

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It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me. So I went to the hospital by 1.________. I was taken to a small room. Lina 2.________