Reading passages

 
 
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C) few people were aware of the Gulf Stream until 
1844 
D) there is a bigger current system which also 
includes the Gulf Stream 
E) there were people in the past who depended on 
the Gulf Stream for their lives 
239- According to the passage, the Gulf 
Stream............ .
A) has nothing which is valuable and commercial 
B) is not a dependable source of livelihood in terms 
of its contents 
C) has been exploited for many years by fishermen 
D) might, soon, be dangerous for those living 
around it 
E) provides a good deal of fish and seafood to the 
nearby countries 
240- Today, the waters of the Gulf Stream ............. 
.
A) have one of the biggest amount of fish 
throughout the world 
B) don't have as much fish as they used to 
C) aren't habitable any more for any fish 
whatsoever 
D) are being inspected closely by those who wish 
to produce salt 
E) are a lot saltier than they were previously 
Despite the ongoing Asian economic crisis, the 
Japanese government is planning to abandon 
earthquake-prone Tokyo and build a new capital. 
For over 30 years the Japanese have traumatised 
themselves 
over 
whether 
to 
move 
their 
government out of Tokyo. Commonly known 
truths about overcrowded conditions in the city, 
the need to decentralise the country, the threat of 
a major earthquake which appears to be due in 
the current capital, and the brain drain from the 
cities have compelled politicians and architects to 
claim that Tokyo has reached its limits as a 
national capital and propose alternative locations.