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Identify the alternatives below as (T) true or (F) false: (...
The Most Dangerous Job in America
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, if you want a safe job, you should work in education, training or libraries. Per 100,000 workers, there’s a 0.3 fatality rate.
Fishing is the most dangerous job in the United States, with a death rate 60 times greater than the rate of 3.3 per 100,000 for the overall American workforce. And the workers in the greatest danger are crab fishermen in the waters between Alaska and Russia, in the Bering Sea.
“It’s a terrible job,” says Tim Freeman, age 28, who has been a crab fisherman in Alaska for 10 years. “My mom wanted me to be a doctor. I should have gone to college, but that just didn’t work out. Fishing is risky and I’ve lost a couple of friends. But the money is good.”
What makes crab fishing so dangerous? The first reason is the cold. Crab fishing takes place _________ the winter, between October and January when there are frequent storms. With the decks covered in water during a storm, it’s easy to fall _________ the boat. “And once you’re in the water, you freeze _________ death fast,” says Freeman. The equipment is another problem. “My best friend nearly died last year because a long rope wrapped around his leg. We threw the rope in the water and he went _________ it. He could have died, but he was lucky.”
Another risk factor is the hours: Crab fishermen often work 18 to 20 hour shifts, most of that time in darkness. Alaskan winters may have only a few hours of sunlight a day. And, finally, if you get hurt onboard a fishing boat, you can’t go to a hospital immediately. You have to wait for the boat to return to Alaska.
“My dad’s an electrician and I could work with him,” Freeman says. “I need to think that through and I might do it. But not now. I’m leaving next month on a boat. I might make $50,000 for one week’s work. It’s worth it.
Identify the alternatives below as (T) true or (F) false:
( ) The words greater and greatest used in the text are examples of adjectives in the superlative degree.
( ) The word fisherman is the singular form for fishermen.
( ) To be lucky means that you are unchancy.
( ) The underlined words in “I should have gone to college…” show that the person regrets not going to college.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
A
T • T • T • F
B
T • F • T • F
C
F • T • T • F
D
F • T • F • T
E
F • T • F • F