Read the following newspaper article and answer the questions 1-6.

Glade Runner

Jesse Kennon's backyard is the wide expanse of the Florida Everglades. And his mode of transportation, and livelihood, is an airboat that he uses to bring tourists to view the wildlife that inhabits this subtropical wilderness. Kennon's ride business - located 40 kilometres southwest of central Miami - was founded by his cousin, John Cooper, way back in 1945. To this day, it remains a popular attraction, departing every 20 minutes, every day of the week, from 8 am to 5.30 pm.

Kennon's cousin moved there with his family from Missouri, lured by the promise of good 'frogging' (hunting for frogs) using an airboat. The airboat, basically a car engine and giant propeller attached to a flat-bottomed skiff, drew so much attention from passers-by that he started taking people for rides. Soon he had a booming business. After 36 years, Cooper retired and Kennon took over the business which includes a restaurant and bait shop.

The restaurant is quit an attraction in itself. Its ceiling is covered with business cards and foreign money, and its walls are lined with mounted trophies and mementos. Among them is a hat signed by actor Dennis Hopper. Other visitors range from German tourists and Miami day-trippers to prince Charles and a US Senator.

Kennon would like to leave the business to his son, but it faces an uncertain long-term future. The National park Service is buying the land where Kennon resides and runs his business, along with the property where two other independent airboat companies operate. It's part of the Everglades protection and Expansion Act which, when passed, will add about 44,100 hectares to Everglades National park.

'The general management plan for the park is still being worked out, and whether Kennon will be able to continue to operate his business won't be known before 2006,' said Rick Cook, a spokesman for Everglades National park. 'We don't want to just move in and shut them down without considering all the facts,' Cook said, 'The plan is a blank sheet right now.'

Kennon knows he can't stop the government from eventually acquiring his land, but he can fight to make sure he has concession rights, meaning he will still be allowed to run the business even though he no longer owns the property. However, this could prove to be a tough battle. Everglades park officials don't like airboasts, and they don't like them for several reasons. Firstly, they believe that airboats leave trails that open channel-like canals. According to officials, these channels can carry pollutants into ecologically sensitive areas. Secondly they accuse airboats, which are quite noisy, of disrupting nesting birds and alligators.

Kennon disagrees. He is adamant that no one has ever proved that airboats are detrimental to the environment and maintains that airboats are environmentally sound. 'The only way canals are created is if the airboats run the same trail. When the water's high, airboats run through the grass where there is no possibility of a canal being formed.' Kennon further defended his business by saying that bringing people out into the Everglades increases public education. 'Everything we do around here, we do to protect the environment. We take people out and explain what the Everglades are all about,' he said.

'It's the most tranquil place in the world,' Kennon says. 'No horns, no phones. It's total relaxation ... and I'll do everything within my power to stay here.'

1. What can we infer about Kennon's airboat?
   a) He keeps it in his back garden.
   
   b) He is financially dependent on it
   b) He is financially dependent on it
   
   c) He bought it from John Cooper.
   d) He has turned it into a restaurant.
   
   
2. Some of Kennon's customers are people who
   a) would like to buy company shares.
   b) come to the area for political reasons.
   
   c) have travelled from afar to visit.
   c) have travelled from afar to visit.
   
   d) spend a lot of money on souvenirs.
   
3. Which of the following best describes Rick Cook's attitude towards Kennon's business?
   a) scathing
   
   b) open-minded
   b) open-minded
   
   c) suspicious
   d) supportive
   
4. It is inevitable that Kennon will
   
   a) have to relinquish his land
   a) have to relinquish his land
   
   b) be ordered to change his vehicle.
   c) need to find another way to make a living.
   d) be sued by an environmental agency.
   
   
5. What is Kennon's argument in defence of his business?
   a) His vehicle never trails.
   b) Airboats don't make canals in deep water.
   
   c) He provides beneficial information to people.
   c) He provides beneficial information to people.
   
   d) His airboat does not make much noise.
   
   
6. It can be understood from the article that
   a) Jesse Kennon faces certain defeat.
   b) officials hold a grudge against Kennon.
   c) other airboat operators have given up.
   
   d) Kennon is dedicated to the Everglades.
   d) Kennon is dedicated to the Everglades.