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Module 2
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 For questions 18, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
1 You wont get away with this! the old woman ____ angrily.
A chirped B hooted C screeched D croaked
2 The project became _____ in a lot of political arguments, which was a great shame.
A disrupted B extracted C encroached D enmeshed
3 The monkeys _____ incessantly as we walked through the forest.
A chattered B squawked C roared D croaked
4 A good advertisement should _____ the attention of its target audience immediately.
A take in B capture C sustain D amount to
5 We woke up at the ____ of dawn this morning.
A touch B turn C burst D crack
6 He doesnt give a _____ about anyone or anything except himself. Hes the most selfish
person I know.
A howl B chirp C hoot D twitch
7 Woken up suddenly by the explosion, he _____ out of his tent, still half asleep.
A waded B tramped C trudged D staggered
8 Crazed with thirst, they _____ wildly over the rocks to get to the river.
A scrambled B stalked C strolled D skulked
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2 For questions 19, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space.
WORKING WITH GORILLAS
When we woke up it was (1) __________ with rain. Everything was soaking (2) __________ and I
knew this would have a major (3) __________ on the gorilla project we were working on. If we were
to (4) __________ our goals for the month, we had to be able to travel freely through the forest.
However, if it kept on raining, the rivers would flood, making the tracks impassable. Thus began the
worst rainfall and floods in the area in (5) __________ memory. This would have serious
(6) __________ for the animals we were monitoring, who were in danger of being killed by bandits if
we were unable to keep a watch on them. (7) __________ occasion, I had been unfortunate enough to
come up (8) __________ some of these poachers and they were very dangerous. They had already
wiped (9) __________ most of the forest elephant population in the area and could do the same to our
gorillas if we didnt stop them.
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3 For questions 17, read the sentences below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of
the lines to form a word that fits in the space.
1 The campaigners staged a protest to show their __________ with the forest tribes. SOLID
2 The search for oil, causing the destruction of virgin forest, seems to be one of the __________
threats to this beautiful part of the world. SURGE
3 There are arguments both for and against keeping wild animals in __________ . CAPTIVE
4 Its absolutely vital that governments find __________ energy sources, such as wind and tidal
power. NEW
5 Until humans started to encroach on their land, most of these animals lived relatively
__________ . PEACE
6 In all __________ , our children may never see a tiger in the wild. LIKE
7 Although the fire did a lot of damage, __________ none of the animals were hurt. THANK
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4 For questions 16, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between three and eight
words, including the word given.
1 We couldnt find our tickets anywhere.
NOWHERE
Our ___________________________ .
2 Its disgraceful that nobody warned us that these animals were dangerous!
SHOULD
We ___________________________ that these animals were dangerous!
3 People believe that elephants never forget.
IT
___________________________ that elephants never forget.
4 It was obvious that someone had fed the animals before we got there.
MUST
The animals ___________________________ before we got there.
5 Zoologists think that there are fewer than 400 wild cats still living in Scotland.
BE
Fewer than 400 wild cats ___________________________ in Scotland.
6 Critics say that she is the greatest living artist.
TO
She ___________________________ the greatest living artist.
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WRITING
5 Complete the article with words from the box. There are more words than you need.
stalking / bounding / freezing / skulking / tramping / boiling / twitching / trumpeting / terrifying /
contamination / self-sufficient / grumpy / sustainable / starry / pleasurable / massive / daintily /
wistfully / painstakingly / wearily / touch / peace / basics / manual / community / organic /
HOW A TRIP TO AFRICA INSPIRED A LOVE OF ORGANIC FARMING
Forty years ago, I went to live on a small farm in the foothills of Mount Kenya. I shall never forget my
first sight of a herd of elephants (1) __________ through the forest and (2) __________ loudly at the
edge of my garden, or the antelope (3) __________ over the fences to munch on the crops we had
(4) __________ planted. In the evenings, as I sat on my veranda, gazing up at the (5) __________
night, I experienced a deep sense of being in (6) __________ with nature. Then the cough of a leopard
(7) __________ nearby or the (8) __________ roar of a lion (9) __________ its prey would warn me
that it was time to put the dogs safely in their kennels.
We were totally (10) __________ with regard to food and one thing I shall never forget was the taste
of my home-grown produce. Neither before nor since have I ever tasted anything so amazing. The land
was not tainted with chemicals and the pure (11) __________ cold mountain water slaked the thirst of
these fast-growing plants, so everything was (12) __________ . The (13) __________ hot days and
afternoon rains created lush conditions for growing: tomatoes were the size of apples, with a richness
and depth of taste that is hard to describe; peppers and chillies were (14) __________ too, filling the
mouth with fiery deliciousness, and banana trees were heavy with fruit.
Returning to the UK ten years later and discovering that fruit and vegetables were exceedingly
expensive and tasted of absolutely nothing, I decided to grow my own produce organically. After
twenty-five years of hard (15) __________ labour, I finally have a thriving organic smallholding
whose produce, even if the taste isnt quite as exotic or (16) __________ as that from my African
garden, gets quite close to it. Having seen the (17) __________ of both plant and animal life by
chemicals, it is satisfying to know that the organic movement is growing, but sad to see how slowly
this is happening in the Western world.
Each night I (18) __________ trudge home and sit on my veranda dreaming (19) __________ of my
time in Africa. Now there are fewer stars in the sky and the lions roar and leopards cough are
replaced by the sound of cows and sheep, all accompanied by the distant hum of a busy motorway.
A far cry from Mount Kenya, but a little bit of relative (20) __________ and quiet in the midst of a
busy world.
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