Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
We Must Act Now to Protect Our Threatened Oceans
Last week, climate strikers young and old came out in force to call upon the government to act with greater urgency in tackling the global climate emergency.
They 【小题1】 very well feel a need to step up their demands upon hearing the awful findings of the special report on the ocean and cryosphere(低温层)in a changing climate, released on Wednesday by the International Panel on Climate Change. The report highlighted the intimate connections which exist between our climate, our oceans and our very existence. It presented irrefutable scientific evidence 【小题2】 our warming climate is placing marine and frozen areas of our planet in grave danger, with some changes happening at a much larger scale and faster rate than previously 【小题3】(predict).
Urgent action is needed 【小题4】 we are to keep our planet-and our oceans-safe and habitable. This requires 【小题5】(ambition) targets to reduce our carbon emissions and to shift our energy system away from polluting fossil fuels towards 100% renewable energies Change is also needed in international cooperation around 【小题6】 our oceans are protected.
It is hoped that early next year UN member states 【小题7】(sign)a strong global ocean treaty that could pave the way for the creation of marine sanctuaries(禁猎区). 【小题8】(place)at least 30%of oceans off limits to human activities such as commercial fishing and oil and gas exploration. This is a crucial step towards building the resilience of marine ecosystems and securing a sustainable future for those 【小题9】 livelihoods depend on our oceans.
The government has been a vocal champion for ocean conservation. Now is the time for Britain 【小题10】(turn)political will into decisive action by leading the way with the forging of a new global ocean treaty. The prime minster's direct involvement could make the difference between a watered-down agreement or a powerful one