The recent oil spill from the Greek cargo ship Amorgos has seriously damaged the precious natural
environment of southern Taiwan. The event is considered the most serious “natural disaster” 1 in
Taiwan’s environmental history. Almost a month after the spill, when most people thought that it was
too 2 , the government started to take action to clean up the spill. At that time, a large 3 of
soldiers and volunteer workers were sent to the disaster area to collect the spilt oil along the seashore.
4 most people agree that the government made an effort to remove the oil, some environmental
experts believe the government’s action may have done more harm than good. They 5 that too
many workers collecting the spilt oil in the area will cause more damage to the already-polluted area.
The reason is that there are some endangered fish in the polluted area, and working in the area brings
6 serious damage to them. It is suggested that more careful consideration must be taken in order to
prevent further harm to the natural 7 in southern Taiwan. People in Taiwan can’t afford any more
damage now. 【題組】3. (A) measure (B) number (C) figure (D) total