Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories __1__(tell) by seamen, it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, __2__ they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, __3_strange fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat __4__(carry) miles out to sea by the __5__(power) fish as it pulled on the line. ___6_(realize) that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort to avoid damaging it . When it was __7__(eventual) brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long___8___a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a sciencist, is ____9____(call) an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a ___10___(deep) of six hundred feet in the sea.