21. What does the writer mean with the question, ‘How much time have we got?’ in the fifth paragraph?
A. Fisheries policies are currently based on uncertain estimates.
B. Accurate predictions will allow governments to plan properly.
C. Fisheries managers should provide clearer information.
D. Action to protect fish stocks is urgently needed.
22. What is the writer’s comment on the Common Fisheries Policy?
A. Measures that it advocated were hastily implemented.
B. Officials exaggerated some of its recommendations.
C. It was based on predictions which were inaccurate.
D. The policy makers acquired a good reputation.
23. What is the writer’s conclusion concerning the decline of marine resources?
A. The means of avoiding the worst outcomes needs to be prioritised.
B. Measures already taken to avoid a crisis are probably sufficient.
C. The situation is now so severe that there is no likely solution.
D. It is no longer clear which measures would be most effective.
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?
In boxes 25 - 29 on your answer sheet, write
YES if the statement agrees with the writer's claims
NO if the statement contradicts the writer's claims
NOT GIVEN if there is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 25. It is more than a thousand years since people started to catch fish for commercial use. .......... 26. In general, open access to the oceans is still regarded as desirable. ..........
