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Look in the text and find the words or phrases that mean: 
1. the opposite of 
tough 
or 
chewy 
2. full of juice 
3. easy to buy 
4. a place people travel to 
5. dying of hunger 
6. people who protest against whale hunting 

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
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Magazine 
section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
Complete the table: 
Verb 
Noun 
1.
confuse 
____________ 
2.
research 
____________ 
3. respond ____________ 
4. provide ____________ 
5. combine ____________ 
6. preserve ____________ 
7. reduce 
____________ 
8. agree 
____________ 
Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in brackets at 
the end of each sentence. 
1. Hakodate is one of the ____________ cities in Japan. [beautiful] 
2. In the survey whale was the second ____________ choice. [popular] 
3. The ____________ letters were from anti-whaling campaigners. [angry] 
4. The meat in the whaleburger was the ____________ meat the author had eaten.
[chewy] 
5. Whaling is one of the ____________ Japanese traditions. [ancient] 
6. Crab and salmon are the ____________ forms of seafood in Hakodate. [widely 
available] 
Should whale-hunting be completely banned by international law? 

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©
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
Taken from the 
Magazine 
section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
KEY 
1 Key 
vocabulary 
1. f; 2. h; 3. e; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b; 7. d; 8. g 
2 
Find the information 
1. Five thousand 
2. 39% 
3. 22.6% 
4. As a vitamin supplement 
5. 16 
6. 380 yen ($3.35)