Sea Exploration. Vocabulary Practice

Match the words to form phrases.

Complete the text with the suitable words. Before the invention of SCUBA only a few decades ago, few men had ever into the ocean and those who did couldn’t go very deep. Today however, divers all over the world enjoy the underwater experience and more and more of the oceans are being . Cave diving is an exciting sport that is gaining in popularity. It involves underwater cave systems to their interesting rock formations and the rich of marine life. Underwater caves are in fact with all sorts of life seen nowhere else in the world. They are home to anything from tiny cave to shrimp, lobsters and certain species of shark. It’s no surprise that despite the dangers, special training and equipment, caves are a real attraction for divers.

Choose the correct word. Jill’s research expedition may have been a ___ of faith, but in the end she was right.

Choose the correct word. ___-breaking free diver, Carlos Coste, swam 150 m through a cave while holding his breath.

Choose the correct word. The divers almost got washed away by the ___ currents.

Choose the correct word. The expedition was postponed due to ___ seas.

Choose the correct word. Sahika Ercuman broke the ___ record when he free dived 61 m under ice.

Choose the correct word. It is only recently that man began to explore the ___ of the oceans.

Choose the correct word. The diver’s mask fogged up when she ___ .

Choose the correct word. The Titanic ___ into an iceberg and sank.

Choose the correct word. Jess said that she would go diving ___ .

Choose the correct word. Did you know that humans ___ over 400 species from the seas as food?

Choose the correct word. Freezing cold water ___ your body temperature almost instantly.

Choose the correct word. Upon attempting her first scuba dive, she ___ her fear and dived into the ocean.