Garfield Mystery Solved After Four Decades - Page 64

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Ready for C2 Proficiency Workbook, Macmillan

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

TREACHERY

NOTORIOUS

COLLECT

UBIQUITY

ABOUT

PERIOD

ACCESS

DESTROY

The Iroise coast in Brittany, France, is known for its rocky cliffs, secluded coves and sandy beaches. However, the (0) ___ scenery belies a grim secret: its (1) ___ waters have claimed many a ship over the centuries. Since the 1980s, it has also gained (2) ___ for plastic telephones in the shape of cartoon cat Garfield, hundreds of which have been washing up on its beaches for decades. In perfect working order, such phones are highly (3) ___ ; after decades underwater, rather less so. The (4) ___ cat-phones among the flotsam recently led local anti-litter campaigners to adopt Garfield as their mascot. Their campaign caught the attention of a local farmer who knew the (5) ___ of the semi-submerged shipping container from which they (6) ___ emerge. The container, wedged firmly inside a deep fissure in a cave, remains (7) ___ , so we can only guess what other treasures it holds. Although the mystery has now been solved, however, the Garfields serve as a bleak reminder of the virtual (8) ___ of plastic waste in our seas.

Garfield mystery solved after four decades

PICTURE

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