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The rule

Follow the order of the recording. Predict answer types from context.

Keep in mind

  • Answers come in order
  • Watch word limits carefully

Part 1 · Questions 31–35

  1. Mass strandings cluster in areas where the 31______ can change quickly.
  2. Parasites can damage inner ear structures, affecting 32.
  3. A second theory concerns 33______ ingested when whales consume contaminated prey.
  4. Most stranded animals were not actively 34______ when they stranded.
  5. Loud 35______, particularly from military sonar tests, is linked to recent strandings.

Part 2 · Questions 36–40

  1. In the Bahamas event, the stranded whales were all 36______ at the time.
  2. In the Bahamas event, the whales were not in a 37______ when they beached.
  3. More strandings occur in the most 38______ species of whales.
  4. In the 1994 event, only the 39______ of the pod was actually ill.
  5. Researchers now map strandings against social 40______ data.

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