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CPAEN/2025 Página: 7/10 TEXTII Read the text below and answer questions 25, 26, 27 and 28. Chinese divers surrounded by sharks Jan 03, 2025 [1] Nine Chinese individuais, including seven tourists and two diving instructors, went missing while diving in Palau on December 26. [2] Experienced diving instructor Liu Xin and another diving guide took seven Chinesa tourists to dive on December 26 around 9:30 am. As lhe dive was coming to an end, Liu sent a signal to the surface. Typically, alter seeing the signal, lhe captain would slowly maneuver lhe boa! to follow lhe divers, allowing them to board once they floated off. ----~ when they surfaced, they could not locate the boat. [3] They could only ficai in lhe sea for nearly three hours, believing that someone would come to rescue !hem, but lhe ocean current changed direction, and they were swept by currents into an area between two islands. At that point, a new threat emerged. The underwater terrain shilted, and lhe mos! physically fit diver among lhe nine fel! as if he had stepped on something. Liu looked down and noticed that a buli shark was circling around his feet, along with six other sharks nearby. [4] Liu swiltly assembled everyone to make themselves appear larger as mos! wild animais typically target creatures that are smaller and tend to avoid approaching larger groups. Fortunately, with Liu and lhe entire team huddled together, the sharks refrained from acting aggressively, and they avoided any danger. [5] By evening, they had gene nearly 11 hours without food. To conserve their energy, they used their diving masks to collect rainwater and drank it to stay hydrated. Alter spending too much time in lhe water, they started to feel cold, se they used their buoyancy devices to hold each other to stay together and preserve warmth. And, to preveni falling asleep and risking hypothermia, they took turns calling out their numbers every 30 minutes to stay alert. [6] Alter drifting in the water for about 27 hours, a rescue boat located lhe nine individuais. [7] "AII nine Chinesa citizens who went missing while diving in Palau have been rescued and are reported to be in stable condition", lhe Chinesa Embassy in lhe Federated States of Micronesia said on Friday. [8] Liu said that the key reasons for their safe return included the selfless assistance from fellow travelers, the favorable ocean currents that kept them in proximity to their initial location, and, most importantly, lhe excellent physical condition and positive altitude of the group. "Throughout those 20-plus hours, we maintained a lighthearted atmosphere, chatting and laughing without any complaints," Liu said. (Adapted from https://www.globaltimes.cn) Prova: Amarela 1° Dia - Prova de Matemática e Inglês