Shark fin soup - Module 5

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

Shark meat is rarely eaten. The animal's flesh has an unpleasant smell, which (0) ___ most people off. Shark fins, on the other (1) ___ , are a traditional delicacy, a key ingredient in shark fin soup. Once only enjoyed by a few wealthy people in China, the soup has become a luxury available all around the world and some shark species face extinction (2) ___ a result. In (3) ___ to maintain the supply of fins to restaurants, sharks are caught, their fins shaved off and their bodies thrown back (4) ___ the water. (5) ___ fins to give them orientation and balance, the sharks die. Particularly upsetting for wildlife campaigners is the fact that the fin itself is virtually tasteless, simply providing a gelatinous liquid to (6) ___ other flavours are added. A movement against shark fin soup began in 2006, (7) ___ a WildAid campaign was taken up by a group of businesspeople and celebrities. It has since gathered pace, with a recent report suggesting the soup is (8) ___ longer the fashionable dish it once was.

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