VIDEO: MEET THE BLUEFIN TUNA – THE TOUGHEST FISH IN THE SEA

I/ WATCH THE SHORT VIDEO CLIP AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. At what speed do bluefin tuna swim?

a. 30 miles an hour
b. 40 miles an hour
c. 50 miles an hour

2. According to the video clip, how many species of tuna are there?
a. 11
b. 14
c. 15

3. What size is a tiny hatchling of bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico?

a. as big as other fish
b. no larger than a human eyelash
c. bigger than a human eyelid

4. Bluefin tuna can regulate its body temperature.

a. True
b. False
c. Not mentioned

5. How can an Atlantic bluefin get oxygen from water?

a. By using its gills
b. By using its lung
c. By a small hole on their back

6. What is a mechanism called “counter current” for?

a. To release the heat and cool the tuna
b. To trap the heat and keep the tuna warm
c. None of the above

7. What kind of fish are bluefin tuna?

a. warm-blooded fishes
b. cold -blooded fishes
c. Both cold- and warm -blooded

8. What advantages can bluefin tuna receive from the ability to keep themselves warm in cold water?
a. having a better vision as well as swimming faster
b. becoming more sluggish in colder water
c. processing information more slowly

II/ FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS

Thanks to their warm bloodedness, their powerful 1/ __________, and their streamlined torpedo
(hình dạng ngư lôi ) shape with fins that fold into grooves (nếp gấp, đường thẳng) to reduce drag,
bluefin tuna can reach speeds few other animals can match.
Their maximum speed of 40 miles per hour is2/ ___________ that of a great white shark or orca
whale,
and even at their comfortable cruising speed, they can 3/ __________the Atlantic in a couple 4/
____________.
All this swimming requires a great deal of 5/ ___________, but the bluefin is adapted for this as well.
The faster it swims, the more water passes over its gills, and the more oxygen it can 6/ ___________
from that water.

This need for a constant flow of water means the tuna must always remain on the 7/ __________. It
also means bluefin cannot suck 8/ _________into their mouths the way most other fishes do. Instead,
they must chase down their prey with their mouths 9/____________. They eat smaller prey than most
predators their size, including 10/ ____________, crustaceans, and smaller fish species like mackerel
(cá thu). The bluefin’s temperature-regulating ability doesn’t just make it a superior hunter— it gives
it nearly unlimited range.
As soon as they’re strong enough to swim against the 11/ ___________, Atlantic bluefin leave the
warm waters of their spawning grounds (nơi đẻ trứng) and spend their lives hunting all over the
Atlantic Ocean. Tunas from both the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea frequent the same
feeding grounds and range from Brazil and Texas to Iceland and Senegal and beyond.
But when the time comes to 12/____________around age 10, they always 13/ __________ to their
sea of origin. Here, groups of males and females release millions of eggs and sperm into the water.
They’ll migrate back and forth between feeding and 14/ ___________________ annually for the rest
of their lives.

Atlantic bluefin can live for over 15/ _________________, growing all the while. The largest
specimens are tens of millions of times heavier than when they 16/ ___________________. The
same huge size that makes bluefin tuna indomitable (bất thường) in the ocean has made them 17/
___________ to one predator in particular: us.
Humans have a long history of fishing Atlantic bluefin— it’s even stamped on ancient Greek
18/______________
But in recent decades, demand has skyrocketed as bluefin are hunted for sashimi, sushi, and tuna 19/
_______________.
An individual fish can sell for $10,000 or more, promoting overfishing and illegal fishing.
But if recent conservation efforts are redoubled and quotas (chỉ tiêu) are better enforced, bluefin
populations can begin to 20/ ___________________.