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The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marin

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问题    The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world. The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will【C1】______no fishing or mining. Palau also established the world’s first shark sanctuary in 2009.
   The tiny island nation has set aside 500, 000 square kilometres—80 percent—of its maritime【C2】______, for full protection. That’s the highest percentage of an【C3】______economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world. The remaining 20 percent of the Palau seas will be reserved for local fishing by individuals and small-scale【C4】______fishing businesses with limited exports.
   "Island【C5】______have been among the hardest hit by the threats facing the ocean," said President Tommy Remengesau Jr. in a statement. " Creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognise as【C6】______to our survival. We want to lead the way in restoring the health of the ocean for future generations. "
   Palau has only been an【C7】______nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection. It is home to one of the world’s finest marine ecosystems, with more than 1,300 species of fish and 700 species of coral.
   Senator Hokkons Baules, lead【C8】______of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act, said the sanctuary will "help build a【C9】______future for the Palauan people by honoring the conservation traditions of our past". These include the centuries-old custom of "bul", where leaders would call a temporary stop to fishing for key species in order to give fish【C10】______an opportunity to replenish(补充).
A)allocate I)permit
B)celebrities J)secure
C)commercial K)solitary
D)communities L)spectacle
E)essential M)sponsor
F)exclusive N)stocks
G)independent O)territory
H)indulge [br] 【C7】
选项
答案 G
解析 空格位于冠词an之后，名词nation之前，由此判断应填入形容词作定语修饰nation，且此形容词应以元音音素开头。备选项中仅有independent一词满足要求，故independent“独立的”为答案。
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