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Abdullah was born in Terengganu,a state on the eastern coast of the Malaysian Peninsular,known for its beautiful tropical islands.Growing up on the coast,he felt a close bond with the ocean.After being adopted as a child,he would escape from his strict home to the seaside to free himself.
The local adults would consider him a strange diving instructor,“who spent his days in the water and spoke to corals as if they were people”.For a long time,he worked unknown to the public and at times in poverty.But it was this closeness to the sea that led him to study the marine(海洋的) environment,and later,earn a scholarship in Oceanography at the Florida Institute of Technology.With the travels across the globe that this research involved,Abdullah learned about the extensive degradation(退化) in the marine ecosystem.He was enthusiastic about the need to take action to restore the damaged and dying coral reefs.
Abdullah set up Ocean Quest Global in Malaysia in 2010,an environmental organization focusing on coral reef protection.It was buoyed by volunteers working throughout Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.Its founder has spent most of his life on the coral reefs of Malaysia,observing their behavior and life cycles,and conducting his own research.
In less than a decade,Abdullah’s organization had expanded to several countries like Thailand,Brunei,and the Philippines.It has over 800 trainers across the world,working on 180 islands,most of them in Thailand.Most recently,the organization has been actively working on the restoration of Maya Bay on Ko Phi Phi Leh Island,Thailand.It is also building the first subtropical coral nursery in Egypt,reports the diving industry portal,ADEXOceanVision.
1.Why would Abdullah go to the seaside in his childhood?
A.To connect with nature.
B.To learn to dive.
C.To admire the scenery.
D.To enjoy freedom.
2.What directly caused Abdullah to travel worldwide?
A.The damaged dying coral reefs.
B.The related research.
C.The worsened marine ecosystem.
D.The locals’ requirement.
3.What does the underlined word “buoyed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Determined. B.Ignored.
C.Supported. D.Started.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.The coral nursery in Egypt is much more popular.
B.Abdullah’s organization has a powerful influence.
C.The reefs throughout Southeast Asia are restored.
D.Abdullah is bound to have made a large fortune.
