THE LAST OF THE CHEJU DIVERS

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

(1) For many years the women of Cheju Island in South Korea have made a
living as divers. (2) Today these women divers can make as much as 300 U.S.
dollars a day. (3) However, the job is dangerous and most younger women on the
island don't want to do it. (4) Right now, the youngest diver is 45 years old and
the oldest is 75. (5) In the past, diving was the only way women could get food
for their families. (6) Now it helps them save money for their children's
education. (7) However, today the younger women have other choices as well,
which is a good thing. (8) For example, a young woman named Sunny Hong
didn't want to become a woman diver. (9) She decided to become a tour guide
instead. (10) She said that she wanted some kind of job that she would be good at
and where she could use the English language.

In the past, the women of Cheju became divers because ____________.

they loved to dive

they needed food for their families
the job was interesting
they didn't want to become tour guides

How old is the oldest diver on Cheju Island?

25
45
60
75

The writer thinks that ____________.

the younger women don't like the older women

the older women should not have been divers
the younger women are more fortunate than the older ones
 more young women should become divers

What is the purpose of this paragraph?

to show how life is changing on Cheju Island

to encourage more young women to become divers
to show the various jobs younger women are choosing
to explain why older women continue to dive

The word it in sentence 6 refers to ____________.

job
food
money
diving

Nowadays, the women divers of Cheju ____________.

give the seafood they catch to their families

are mostly older women
make very little money
become tour guides when they get older

The sister of someone's father or mother is ____________.

a diver
an ocean
a tourist
an aunt

Something that can help people breathe under water is ____________.

 a diver
a generation
an oxygen tank
a choice

Decide which underlined word or phrase is incorrect.

When Jim has been finishing his homework he went to bed. He has been
sleeping for twelve hours.

When
has been finishing
went
has been sleeping

Yoko ____________ to find a new job since March.

has been trying

have tried
tries
is trying

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