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Many people like the gigantic whales. Human sympathy (62) whales is only natural of all the creatures in the sea. (63) are closer relatives to us than these warm-blooded mammals. And how they got into the sea is one of the most fascinating stories of (64) . Most authorities believe that 60 million years ago ancestors of modern whales were four-legged, wolf-size animals living on the sea shores, (65) an abundance of fish and shrimp tempted them to try wading. Over 10 to 15 million years, their bodies grew, forelegs shrank into flippers used for (66) and steering and hind legs disappeared. As a result of some amazing transformations, they arc now helpless on land. If stranded on a beach, they can barely breathe. With abundant (67) of food, whales grew into the largest creatures that lived, 68 larger than dinosaurs. A blue whale can grow to 100 feet. Its tongue is ten feet thick and heavier than an elephant. Some arteries are big enough for a child to swim (69) . The half-ton heart has walls two feet thick and pumps eight tons of blood. (70) its size comes awesome strength. A blue whale swimming (71) 15 knots generates 1000 horsepower. (72) their size, these giants move at a good speed. An 18-ton whale can even (73) 12 m. p. h., over short distances. A whale can (74) up to 9000 pounds of food a day. The world’s biggest creature (75) itself almost entirely on shrimp-like krill, smaller than a person’s thumb. Maternal instincts are also highly (76) . Because a calf is born underwater, the mother must get it to the surface before it (77) . Often another whale will help. The mother pushes it gently (78) the baby is confident with its swimming usually after about 30 minutes. If the calf is born (79) , she may support it on her back until it gradually rots away. Like all mammals, whale babies feed (80) mother’s milk. And the milk is more than 30-percent fat, over 10-percent protein, and the babies grow extremely fast. A blue whale calf lengthens (81) two inches a day and gains an average seven pounds per hour.
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Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Many people like the gigantic whales. Human sympathy (62) whales is only natural of all the creatures in the sea. (63) are closer relatives to us than these warm-blooded mammals. And how they got into the sea is one of the most fascinating stories of (64) . Most authorities believe that 60 million years ago ancestors of modern whales were four-legged, wolf-size animals living on the sea shores, (65) an abundance of fish and shrimp tempted them to try wading. Over 10 to 15 million years, their bodies grew, forelegs shrank into flippers used for (66) and steering and hind legs disappeared. As a result of some amazing transformations, they arc now helpless on land. If stranded on a beach, they can barely breathe. With abundant (67) of food, whales grew into the largest creatures that lived, 68 larger than dinosaurs. A blue whale can grow to 100 feet. Its tongue is ten feet thick and heavier than an elephant. Some arteries are big enough for a child to swim (69) . The half-ton heart has walls two feet thick and pumps eight tons of blood. (70) its size comes awesome strength. A blue whale swimming (71) 15 knots generates 1000 horsepower. (72) their size, these giants move at a good speed. An 18-ton whale can even (73) 12 m. p. h., over short distances. A whale can (74) up to 9000 pounds of food a day. The world’s biggest creature (75) itself almost entirely on shrimp-like krill, smaller than a person’s thumb. Maternal instincts are also highly (76) . Because a calf is born underwater, the mother must get it to the surface before it (77) . Often another whale will help. The mother pushes it gently (78) the baby is confident with its swimming usually after about 30 minutes. If the calf is born (79) , she may support it on her back until it gradually rots away. Like all mammals, whale babies feed (80) mother’s milk. And the milk is more than 30-percent fat, over 10-percent protein, and the babies grow extremely fast. A blue whale calf lengthens (81) two inches a day and gains an average seven pounds per hour.
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Passage TwoQuestions 20 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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