Sharks have always been depicted as cruel and murderous creatures. lots of feature films 1) … to demonstrate how dangerous to people they are. though some kinds of sharks can really attack people, the number of people 2) … or killed by sharks is very small. marine biologists insist that most sharks are 3) … to people. along with that, the shark is one of the most ancient creatures of the world, and it should 4) … by all countries. one of the sharks which has recently been added to the red list is the dog-fish or the dumb gulper shark. it is one of australia’s rarest deepwater sharks. the average length of an adult shark is one meter forty centimeters, 5) … it can live up to forty years, it’s not dangerous to people 6) … people are a real danger to it. the dog-fish population 7) … down by 99 % over the past 20 years. the trouble of the shark is that its oil (fat) is widely used in cosmetics for producing face and hand creams and in dietary food. people fish it illegally for the oil. scientists say that if fishing is not stopped immediately, the dog-fish 8) … into the list of extinct creatures very soon.
2) wounded/hurt
3) indifferent
4) be protected
5) and
6) since
7) dropped/went
8) will be written
There really aren't hints nor options to fill the gaps? It's kinda difficult to do this off the top of your head.