I suspect that we are always faintly conscious of the fact that this is a smallish island, with the sea always round the comer. A: I wonder if we have realized the smallness of this island compared to the sea. B: I think we may not be fully aware it is easy to get to the sea on this small island. C: I believe we have ignored the size of the small island and its location in the sea. D: I guess we are insensitive to the fact that this small island is at the comer of the sea.

We have in the past assumed that we have （1 ） not only of the land but of the sea… We have not. Life goes on there just as it did from the beginning. Man’s influence is as yet but a passing shadow. This discovery means that we may find other fishlike creatures, supposedly extinct but still living in the sea.

______ have we seen such an effective actor as he has proven himself to be. A: Certainly B: Sometimes C: Rarely D: Once

_____ is the hero of The Old Man and the Sea. A: Santiago B: The Marlin C: The Sea D: Fishermen

—Have your students ever seen the silent film —No, they are too young ()the old film. A: to seeing B: have seen C: to have seen D: to have not seen