Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this (76) _{………………….………} comes from the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw (77) _{………………….………}, which is pumped directly (78) _{………………….………} the sea. Many countries, both developed and developing, are guilty (79) _{………………….………} doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage into the (80) _{………………….………} each year. Thirdly, there are oil spills from ships. A ship has (81) _{………………….………} accident and oil leaks from the vessel. This not (82) _{………………….………} pollutes the water, but it also kills marine life. Next, there (83) _{………………….………} waste materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, (84) _{………………….………} then leads to the sea. And finally, oil is washed from the land. This can be (85) _{………………….………} result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.