Учим иностранные языки

(продолжение)

When Mary and her mother arrived at the beachside condo they had rented for the summer in Florida, it was already late evening. They were relieved to have finally arrived, and though they were tired from the long drive from Tennessee, they were also very excited. This was the first time either of them had ever been to the ocean, so before even going inside the condo, they took a quick walk down to the water, taking off their shoes to walk in the surf. They found that the water was much warmer than they'd expected. As they walked back toward the condo, Mary noticed some strange trails in the sand, as though something had been dragged from the water. She stopped to take a good look at the beach but soon heard her mother calling for her to come unpack the car.

They lugged suitcases and bags inside the house and began to put their things away into cupboards and closets. They needed to find a supermarket to buy some groceries, so they looked through the information sheets that the rental agency had given them to see if there were directions. Mary noticed a bright yellow flyer that read: Turtle Hatching Season—After nightfall, please keep lighting to a minimum and close all shades. Perplexed, she showed the flyer to her mother, wondering what light had to do with turtles. Her mother merely shrugged, looking equally perplexed, but before they left for the store, she walked around the condo to make sure any unnecessary lights were turned off and that the shades were drawn.

The next morning, Mary was up before seven, and she immediately went down to the beach. She was virtually the only person out at that hour, except for a group of four people who were hammering stakes into the ground and using twine to section off small patches of the beach. She wandered over to watch what they were doing, and saw they were putting up a sign at each sectioned-off area. The signs read: Do Not Disturb—Sea Turtle Nest, Protected by Federal Law. Mary was fascinated, and she asked one of the workers, "Are there really turtle eggs in there?"

The worker smiled back at her, answering, "There were lots of sea turtles on the beach last night laying their eggs—you can still see some of the tracks they left in the sand." Sure enough, Mary could see the trails from the night before. They came up out of the water, all the way to the little plots of sand that the workers were surrounding, and then went back down to the water again. Mary asked whether the mother turtles ever come back to help the eggs hatch.

"No, for the most part, the eggs are on their own for the next two months until they hatch, and then the hatchlings will try to make it back to the ocean. Not all of them will make it, though, so we volunteers try to help them the best we can by protecting the nests and enforcing the restrictions on artificial lighting." The worker was wearing a badge around her neck that showed her name, Elise Baxter, and a permit number from the Florida Marine Wildlife Patrol.

Mary mentioned the flyer that she and her mother had seen and asked what lighting had to do with the turtles. Elise Baxter explained that when the turtles hatch at night, they look toward the natural light reflecting from the ocean to lead them safely toward the water. If there are artificial lights coming from the road or from the seaside buildings, the hatchlings get confused and wander in the wrong direction. Then they may get run over or eaten by a predator or even be scorched by the hot sun the next day. The volunteers gave her a pamphlet explaining conservation efforts to save the sea turtles, and invited her to come again that night for the turtle watch.

Around nine o'clock that evening, Mary and her mother went down to the beach to watch. It wasn't long before they saw a huge, black mass crawl out of the ocean, looking like some kind of dinosaur. It made its way across the beach by using its flippers like oars, as if it were rowing through sand. The turtle settled into its nest for a while and then slowly made its way back to the ocean, eventually disappearing into the surf. Two months, thought Mary— in two months those eggs will hatch, and if I'm lucky, I'll still be here to see it!

After reading this passage, you can assume that Mary and her mother generally __________.
A. follow directions
B. go on vacation every year
C. don't follow directions
D. don't take vacations together

The fifth paragraph suggests that __________.
A. Elise Baxter was the only volunteer trying to help the turtles
B. to work with the sea turtles, you must have a permit from the Florida Marine Wildlife Patrol
C. to work with the sea turtles, you must be a marine biologist
D. Elise Baxter was the only volunteer wearing a badge

(продолжение следует)