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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ThisweekendmanyfamiliesinAmericawillcelebrateMother9sDay.Theeventdatesbackto

May9,1914,(21)America'sPresidentWilsonestablishedtheofficialholiday.Somepeoplehad

beguncampaigningfortheholidayafewyears(22)(early).Finallyin1914,thepresidentmade

itofficial.HedeclaredthateachsecondSundayinMay(23)(dedicate)tothankingthenation's

mothers.Healsoorderedallgovernmentbuildings(24)(display)thenationalflagonthatday.

AccordingtoPresidentWilson,thiswasdone“asapublicexpressionof...love...forthemothersof

ourcountry^^.

Beforelong,peopleinothercountries(25)(begin)askingforasimilarholidaytocelebrate

theirmothers.MexicocelebrateditsfirstofficialMother'sDayonMay10,1922.May10thbecame

theirannualholidaybecausethecountrypreferredafixeddateto(26)thatchanged.

OthercountriesarehappytosharethedaywiththeUnitedStates.Someonthelistinclude

Australia,Belgium,Canada,Denmark,Finland,Italy,JapanandTurkey.

Oddlyenough,theU.S.CongressrejectedaMother'sDayresolutionatfirst.Today,though,

Mother'sDayisahighlypopularholiday.Ifsalsoverysuccessfulcommercially.Alongwithgiving

cards,candyandflowers,(27)(take)momsoutforbrunchisaverypopulargesture.America's

NationalRestaurantAssociationsaysMother'sDayistheyear'smostpopulardayforeatingout.

Butwhydowehonorourmothers?Manymomslovinglydedicatetheirlivestotheirchildren.

Momssacrificetime,sleepandoftentheirowndreams.Momstrytoprovideastrongfoundation(28)

childrencanbuildtheirlives.With(29)(love)care,mothersguidetheirchildren

towardadulthood.

Whenweconsidereverythingourmothershavedoneforus,howcanwenothonorthem?There's

noneedtowaitforanationalholiday,though.Everydayisagreatopportunitytotellourmothers(30)

theymeantous.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

A14-year-oldGirlBuiltanApptoHelpAlzheimer5spatients(老年痴呆症患者)

Formanyteenagers,theirlivestypicallymightcirclearoundschoolworkandspendingtime

withfriends.NotsoforEmmaYang.ThoughtheHongKong-borngirlisonly14,she

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(21)(create)herownmobileappfbrAlzheimer'spatientsalready.

TheTimelessapp,whichYangspenttwoyears(22)(develop),comeswithseveral

importantfeatures.Itisanartificialintelligence-poweredfacialrecognitionsystemintheapp

(23)helpsAlzheimer'spatientsidentifypeopleinphotosandrememberwhotheyare.Italso

allowsphotos(24)(group)byindividualsaswellasprovidesapicture-basedphonebook,

whichenablesausertotaponphotostocallortextaperson.

TheinspirationtodevelopanappthatwouldhelpAlzheimer'spatientsconnectwiththeir

lovedonescametoYangattheageof12,whenhergrandmotherstartedforgettingthingslike

(25)shelivedandYang'sbirthday.

“Iwantedtocreatesomethingtohelppeoplelikemygrandmotherstay(26)(connect)

withherfamily,“Yangsaid.Itwasataskshewaswell-preparedtoundertake,(27)venture

capitalistsdidn'ttakeherworkseriously.YangstartedacrowdfindingcampaigninMarchlastyearto

supporther37/we/esAappproject.Thateffortraisedmorethan$10,000.

AtpresentYangworkswithaninternationalteamthatincludesadesignerinCaliforniaanda

developerinCologne,Germany.ThechieftechnologyofficerofKairos,theAIcompany

(28)technologyisusedintheTimelessapp,isnowYang'sadviser.

Yangurgedotheryoung,ambitiouspeopletobelievein(29)becausetheteenagersof

todaywillbetomorrow'sleaders."Technologyhasbeenabletomakekidsputtheirideasintoaction,99

shesaid"(30)yongetoutthereandputyourselfoutthere,tellpeople

aboutyourideaandfindoutwho'sonboardandcangetbehindit,you'lleventuallyfindthatteamof

people/9

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AncientMyth—AHitWithModernAudiences

Thissummer'ssurprisehitatmovietheatersacrossChinawasthere-tellingoftheancientmythof

Nezha.Theanimatedfilm(21)(take)inoverfourbillionyuanattheboxofficeandbecome

oneofthecountry'smostsuccessfulfilmsever.ItprovedthatChinacouldproduceanimatedfilms

comparableto(22)producedinHollywoodandJapan.

Thefilm,directedbyYangYu,wasamassiveundertaking(任务)fromstarttofinish.Hespent

twoyearswritingthescript(居U本)andthreemoreyearsmakingafilmwhichrequiredtheeffortsof

1,600animators.ButforYang,itwasawaytoprovetohimselfthathe(23)changehisfate

andinspireotherstochangetheirfateaswell.

“Iusedtosufferfromalotofprejudiceafterchangingmycareer/9saidYang,"SincethenIhave

thoughtaboutmakingananimatedfilmtoencourageyoungpeopletopersistintheirdreams.99

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(24)(convey)themessagethat"yourfateisinyourownhands/9Yangmadesomechangesto

theoriginalmyth.Nezhawasbomadevil(恶魔)(25)(fate)tocause

mischief(恶作剧)，buthedecidedtoovercomehisfateandtosavethepeopleofhishometownfrom

beingdestroyedbyAoBing,thethirdsonoftheDragonKing.

(26)theancientmythbeingveryclearaboutthedifferencesbetweenthegoodandthe

badguys,inYang'sfilm,allofthecharactersaretreatedwithempathy,andeventhe"bad"peopleare

alsovictimsoftheirfate,(27),actually,havethepotentialtochangeandbecomegood.

Overtheyears,1havecomeacrossafewstudentslabeledas“devils."Althoughsome

misbehavedsimply(28)theywerenotmatureenough,othersweretrouble-makingand

uncooperativewhentheywereinabadmood.Thosestudentsneededtoknowtheywerenotdoomed

tobebad.Astheygrewup,theywouldhavethepowertochangetheircircumstances.

IfyouhaveseenNezha,youknow(29)aterrific,entertainingfilmitis.Butanimportant

lessonisalsoconveyedinthefilm(30)weshouldnotjudgeourselvesorotherstooharshly,

soasnottoallowthosenegativejudgmentstocontrolourfate.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Innovationsthatwillchangetheclassrooms

Americanschoolsaregoinghigh-tech.Manysymbolswestillassociatewithclassroomsand

learning,likechalkboards,pens,notebooks一evenclassrooms(21)一arequicklybecoming

outdated.

AsthisweekmarksTheHuffingtonPosfs10thanniversary,weMitakealookatsomeproducts

that(22)(introduce)toclassroomsinthepastdecadeandhavethepotentialtochangethe

educationallandscapeintheyears(23)(come).

1.RemoteLearning

Someschoolsarecuttingdownonsnowdays,thankstotechnology.Ratherthangivingkidsthe

dayoff(24)weatherconditionsaretoodangerousforcommuting,theseschoolsareasking

studentstofollowclassroomlessonsonline.

Althoughkids(25)(hope)forasnowdaymaynotparticularlyappreciatethese

advancementsindigitallearning,onlinelessonsallowthesekidstocompletetheircourseworkandstill

interactwithpeers.Somestudentswithmedicalconditions(26)_“go"toschoolviavideo

conferencingorevenwiththehelpofrobotsenabledwithvideochatthattheycancontrolremotely.

2.eBooks

DiscoveryEducationhasbeenreplacingtraditionaltextbookswithoriginal“techbooks“forsix

years.These“techbooks“canalsobeswitchedtoSpanishorFrench,Kinneysaid,(27)allows

someparentswhodon'tspeakEnglishtohelptheirkidswiththeirhomework.

3.EducationalGames

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In-classgamingoptionshaveevolvedtoincludemoreeducationaloptions.GlassLabcreates

educationalgamesthatarenowbeingusedinmorethan6,000classroomsacrossthecountry.Teachers

getreal-timeupdatesonstudents9progressaswellassuggestionson(28)subjectstheyneedto

spendmoretimeperfecting.

TheInternetandotherdigitaltoolshavesomedrawbacks.They9reoftendistracting,(29)

mostdevelopmentshaveexcitingimplicationsforthefuture.Overthelast10years,technological

innovationshavemadeeducationmoreinteractive,immediateand(30)(personalize),一and

haveshownusthepotentialformoreaccessibleandeffectiveclassrooms.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Asleeponaplane:acaseforwindowseats

Ilovetosleeponplanes,andIhaveanunusualabilitytosleepwellonthem.Therehaveeven

beenoneortwooccasions(21)Ihavefallenasleepbeforetakeoffandawakenedupon

theimpactoflanding,nothavingrealizedwehadevenlefttheground.Sowhen(22)

(book)myflights,Ialwayschoosethewindowseatwheneverpossible.Thisallowsmetoleanmy

sleepyheadagainstthewalloftheplaneforabit(23)(much)comfort.

Some(24)arguethattheaisle(走廊)seatissuperiorforthelegspaceandtheability

togetoffswiftlyandeyethesnackcart.Butinreality,we'reallgettingourdrinksandsnacks(25)

seconds.Also,Ifindthatifapersonknowshe'sinawindowseat,he'llchoosetousethe

bathroombeforeboardingsothathe(26)(notneed)todisturbhisneighbor,whichisjust

considerate.Andhe'llseizetheopportunitytogetupwhenanotherseatmategetsupsothatthe

seatmateneedn,t(27)(bother)morethanonce.

Asaphotographerandvisuallyorientedperson,thewindowseatgivesmethebestviewsof

cottonyclouds,oragreatsunset,orgoldensunrise,etc.Mostofall,(28)

I'vebeenflyingforyears,Istillgetpleasureofseeingmydepartingcityorcountry(29)

(shrink)intothedistance,andthebutterfliesinmystomachwhenIseethehorizonofmydestination

comeintoview.Andthosefeelingsofadventureandexcitementare(30)keepme

comingback,flightafterflight,tomywindowseat.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Thisiswheremykidsgrewup

Foryearsnow,I'vebeenwantingtosellourhome,theplacewheremyhusbandandIraisedour

kids.Buttome,thishouseismorethanjustabuilding.Inthefrontroom,there9sawallthathas

hundredsofpencillines.Everygrowthstage(21)(mark)inpencils,witheachchild's

nameandthedate.

Ofalltheobjectsandallthememories,it'sthisonethingina

homethafs

(22)(hard)toleavebehind.Ourkidsgrowinsomanyways,

butthewallisphysicalevidenceoftheirprogress.FriendsIknowhave

visitedtheirprevioushomeonly(23)(discover)theirwall

ofheightshasbeenfreshlypaintedover.Overtheyears,I'vetalked

abouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwallbehindwhenImoved,(24)thelast

marksweremade10yearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,my

childrendecidedtodo(25)aboutit.

TheyhiredJacquieManning,aprofessionalphotographer(26)workisabout

capturingthebeautifulthingsinlife.ShecametoourhousewhileIwasatwork,andoverseveral

hours,(27)(take)photosofthehundredsofdrawingsandlines,littlegreyfingerprints,and

oldmarks.Somehow,shemanagedtophotograph(28)wehadexperiencedinallthose

years.Afterwards,sheputallthephotostogetherintooneimage,(29)(transform)them

intoabeautifulhistoryofmyfamily.

Threeweekslater,mychildren'swonderfulgiftmadeitswaytome一(30)life-size

photoofthepencillinesandfingerprintsthatrepresentsentirelifetimesofloveandgrowth.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

HowDoAvalanchesHappen

Ifyou'reeverskiinginthemountains,you'llwanttobeawareofavalanches.Anavalancheisa

suddenflowofsnowdownaslope,suchasamountain.Theamountofsnowinanavalanche(21)

(vary)basedonmanythings,butitcanbesuchahugeamountthatitcanburythe

bottomofaslopeindozensoffeetofsnow.

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Avalanches(22)becausedbynaturalthings.Forexample,newsnoworraincan

causebuilt-upsnowtoloosenandfalldownthesideofamountain.Artificialtriggers(诱发因素)can

alsocauseavalanches.Forexample,snowmobiles,skiers,andexplosives(23)(know)

toleadtoavalanches.

Avalanchesusuallyoccurduringthewinterandspring,(24)snowfallisgreatest.

Astheyaredangeroustoanylivingbeingsintheirpath,avalancheshavedestroyedforests,roads,

railroadsandevenentiretowns.

Warningsignsexistthatallowexpertstopredict一andoftenprevent一avalanchesfrom(25)

(occur).Whenoverafootoffreshsnowfalls,expertsknowtobeonthelookoutfor

avalanches.Explosivescanbeusedinplaces(26)massivesnowbuildupstotrigger

muchsmalleravalanchesthatdon'tposeadangertopersonsorproperty.

Whendeadlyavalanchesdooccur,themovingsnowcanquicklyreachover80milesperhour.

Skierscaughtinsuchavalanchescanbeburiedunderdozensoffeetofsnow.(27)it's

possibletodigoutofsuchavalanches,notallareabletoescape.

Ifyougettossedaboutbyanavalancheandfindyourself(28)(bury)undermany

feetofsnow,youmightnothaveatruesenseofwhichwayisupandwhichwayisdown.Some

avalanchevictimshavetriedtodigtheirwayout,onlytofindthattheywereupsidedownanddigging

(29)fartherunderthesnowratherthantothetop!

Expertssuggestthatpeoplecaughtinanavalanchetrytodigaroundyou(30)

(create)aspaceforair,soyoucanbreathemoreeasily.Then,doyourbesttofigureoutwhichwayis

upanddiginthatdirectiontoreachthesurfaceandsignalrescuers.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach'sBarLouiecounterbyherself,quietlyreadingher

e-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading?Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel's

“me"time.And(21)moreAmericans,she'snotalone.

Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53%)have

breakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46%)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertime(22)we

eatingtogether,74%,accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.

“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone,buttogether,youknow?”Bechtelsaid,(23)(look)

upfromherbook.Bechtel,whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach,haslunchwithcoworkers

sometimes,butlikemanyofus,toooften(24)(work)throughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtime

escapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingheron(25)shoulder.Shereturnstowork

feelingenergized."Today,Ijustwantedsometimetomyselg“shesaid.

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Justtwoseatsover,AndrewMazoleny,alocalvideographer,isfinishinghislunchatthebar.He

likesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe'sona

first-namebasis(26)hewantstohavealittleinteraction."Ireflecton(27)my

day'sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek,“hesaid."It'sachanceforself^reflection.Youreturn

towork(28)(refresh)andwithaplan.”

Thatfreedom(29)(choose)isonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatime

whenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone,butthosedaysareover.Now,we

haveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable."Itdoesn'tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebefore

alltheadvancesintechnology/9saidLaurieDemeritt,(30)companyprovidedthestatistics

forthereport.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ANewHeroisHeretoSavetheDay

It'sthoughtthatwhenaherolikeBatmanisblessedwithgreatpower,heorshemustendure

lonelinessandsufferingasaresult.The尸/QS/Z(闪电侠)，however,makesafun,lightning-quickand

optimisticsuperhero.AfterthewildsuccessofTVseriesArrow,aTVnetworklaunchedTheFlash,

(21)(show)theimageofthisSuperhero,whowasonlyasupportingcharacterin

Arrow.

LikeSpiderman,whogainedtheabilitytomakewebsandclimbwallsafterhe

(22)(bite)byaspider,BarryAlleninTheFlashwasshockedintosuperhero-status

byaccident.AstrikefromalightningputAllenintoanine-monthunconsciousstate,andwhenhe

emerged,hefoundhimself(23)(equip)withsuperspeed.

Naturally,AllenslipsonacolorfulsuitandbecomestheFlash,ahero(24)extreme

speedtofightsuper-poweredbadguys.ButtheFlashalsohasotherpurposes,namelyfindingoutthe

truthbehindhismother'sdeathandhisfather'sunjustimprisonment.

Inlinewithsuperheroseriesstandards,TheFlashfeaturesactionandeye-poppingspecialeffects.

There9snothingterriblyinnovativehere,but(25)wedogetisauniquesuperhero

withamoreunusualpersonality.(26)Allenhasgonethrough

unpleasantchildhoodexperience,inthisshowhegrowsintoasuperhero(27)

powersincludeoptimism.He'sgotagroupofscientiststhatnotonlysavehislife,butalsoprovidehim

withemotionalsupportandthetoolsnecessary(28)(fight)crime.

AbigsurpriseformewasthatTheFlashcastPrisonBreakstarWentworthMillerasabad

character,whousesagunthat(29)turnanythingintoice.USshowsbegantheir

entranceintotheChinesemarketwithFriends,butPrisonBreakpushedinterestinUSTVseriestoa

newheightlargelythankstoMiller'swonderfulacting.NowMiller'sbacktoactinTheFlash.(30)

isanicesurprisethatthisnewshowservesasaplatformforPrisonBreakfansto

revisittheiroldfavorite,althoughthistimearoundhe'san〃〃勿go〃加*反派角色).

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givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Surprise!ANewPenguin

AteamofscientistsinNewZealandrecentlycameacrosstheremainsofapreviouslyunknown

speciesofpenguin-bymistake.ThediscoveryoftheWaitahapenguinspecies,whichhasbeen

extinctfor500years,isexcitingnewsforthescientificcommunity(21)itgivesnewinsight

intohowpastextinctioneventscanhelpshapethepresentenvironment.

TheresearchersuncoveredtheWaitahapenguinremainswhilestudyingNewZealand'srare

yellow-eyedpenguin.Theteamwantedtoinvestigatetheeffects(22)humanshavehadon

thenowendangeredspecies.Theystudiedcenturies-oldbonesfrom(23)theythoughtwere

yellow-eyedpenguinsandcomparedthemwiththebonesofmodemyellow-eyedpenguins.

Surprisingly,someoftheboneswereolderthan(24)(expect).Evenmoreshockingly,the

DNAinthebonesindicatedthattheydidnotbelongtoyellow-eyedpenguins.Thescientists

concludedthattheseveryoldbones(25)havebelongedtoapreviouslyunknownspecies,

whichtheynamedtheWaitahapenguin.

Bystudyingthebones,scientistsfurtherconcludedthattheWaitahapenguinwasoncenative(26)

NewZealand.Butafterthesettlementofhumansontheislandcountry,itspopulation(27)

(wipe)out.

Basedontheagesofthebonesofbothpenguinspecies,theteamdiscoveredagapintime

betweenthedisappearanceoftheWaitahaandthearrivaloftheyellow-eyedpenguin.Thetimegap

indicatesthattheextinctionoftheWaitahapenguincreatedtheopportunityfortheyellow-eyed

penguinpopulation(28)(migrate)toNewZealand.

(29)yellow-eyedpenguinsthrived(兴盛)inNewZealandformanyyears,that

speciesnowalsofacesextinction.Theyellow-eyedpenguintodayisconsideredoneoftheworld's(30)

(rare)speciesofpenguin,withanestimatedpopulationof7,000thatisnowthefocusofan

extensiveconservationeffortinNewZealand.

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grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

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Makosharksgetnewprotections

AttheglobalwildlifetrademeetinginGeneva,countrieshavedecidedtoprotecttheendangered

makosharkfromtrade.GENEVAmadetheproposal(21)moreprotectionsshouldbetakenfor

bothshortfinandlongfinmakosharksandwasadoptedtodayaftera102-40voteattheglobalwildlife

tradesummit.Thevotestillneedstobefinalizedatthefullmeetingattheend,whenallappendix(附

录)changeproposalspassedincommitteeareofficiallyadopted.

Theproposal,debatedatthisyear'sCITESConference,listsmakosharksunderAppendixII,

meaningthattheycan'tbetraded(22)itcanbeshownthatfishingwouldn'tthreatentheir

chancesforsurvival.Conservationistssaythiswastheworld'slastchancetopreventmakoshark

populationsfromcollapsing.

(23)(list)makosharksonCITESAppendixIIisgreatnewsforsharkconservation.More

than50ofthe183CITESmemberssignedonassupportersoftheproposalbroughtforthbyMexico.

Nonetheless,conservationistsfearedthatoppositionfromafewcountrieswithfairlylargemako

fishingindustries-primarilytheUnitedStates,Canada,andJapan——(24)tipthescale.Japan

opposedthemeasureduringthedebates,andtheUnitedStatesannouncedafterwardit(25)

(vote)no.

Inthepast,theU.S.andothershavesupportedlistingothersharkspeciesunderCITES,butnotso

inthiscase,(26)commercialinterests.Foralotofthesecountries,theywerehappytolist

sharkspecieswhenitwasonestheyweren'tsoheavilyinvolvedinfishing.Suddenly,whenthey're

beingaskedtoberesponsible,ratherthanaskingotherpeopletoberesponsible,they're(27)

(little)keentotakeitonboard.

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,whichdeterminestheconservationstatus

ofspeciesclaimsthatbothspeciesofmakosharks