AnIndianwarshipdestroyedasuspectedpiratevesselofftheHornofAfricalastNovember.Finallyhereisthelanguagethatpiratescanunderstand: 36. aship.

Severalcountrieshave 37. forcestopatrolSomaliwatersin 38. tothegrowingnumberofpirateattackson 39. .Butthepirateshaveonlybecomemorebrazen(肆无忌惮) 40. largerships.Piratesevenhijacked(劫持)aSaudi 41. thatwascarryingover$100millionofoil.

Nearly100shipswerehijacked 42. theHornofAfricain2008.Ransoms(赎金)paidto 43. theshipsreachednearly$50million.Thishas 44. muchhand-wringing(muchdisappointment)ingovernmentcirclesandsome 45. decisionsbyshippingcompanies.Somehavedecidedtoreroutetheirshipsalltheway 46. theCapeofGoodHope.Thatcould 47. over$250000toeachtripbutit’sbetterfortheirshipandcrewtobekeptbypiratesforsomeweeks.

Internationalpatrolsarehavinglittle 48. .Piratesrespondedbymovingtheirarmedattacks 49. offshore.Ineffectthey'vecreatedamuchlargerfieldofplay.TheSiriusStarwas 50. 450nauticalmilesofftheKenyancoastintheIndianOcean--a 51. ofwatersovastthat 52. forcescan'tpossiblypatrol(巡航)it.

Itseemsthatshippingfirmshaveadecisiontomake:53. theregionaltogetherorarmtheirshipstodefendoffdirectattacks.Therearesomecreativewaystodothat.Achemicaltankerfoughtoffpirates 54. withautomaticweaponsbyreleasingfoamfromfirehosesintothewatersaroundtheship.In2005acruiseshipusedaLongRangeAcousticDevicecapableofcausingpermanenteardamageandtemporaryvisionlosstodefendoffapirateattackonSomalia'scoast.

Whenshall 55. returntothisbodyofwater?Peoplearestillseekingtheanswer.

36.A.Attack B.Sink C.Control D.Drive

37.A.joined B.attended C.gathered D.united

38.A.return B.turn C.response D.favor

39.A.warships B.commercialships C.fishingships D.passengersships

40.A.aiming B.targeting C.intending