The whale in the Amazon

Key

Question 1
a) True.” Local people had been splashing water on the whale's back and fin while it was exposed to the hot Amazon sun”
b) False.” While it is not unprecedented, it is unusual for whales to venture so far into fresh water.”
c) True. “The caiman … was taken to a local zoo for treatment for a broken leg.”
d) True. “The caiman, or yellow stomach alligator… This endangered species…”

Question 2
a) Experts think that the whale was originally part of a group but lost contact with the other whales and swam up the river as far as Santarem, on the Tapajos river, which runs into the Amazon.
b) The authorities had been looking for the alligator for a while and had closed Barra beach , although some people ignored the warning and still went into the water to swim.

Question 3
a) Shortly
b) upstream
c) to turn up/turned up

Question 4
a) The animal was thought to have become separated from its group and (have) swum upstream.
b) The fire service in Rio said, “It is the first time we have rescued one from the sea.”
c) Although they had closed Barra Beach, some swimmers insisted on entering the water.