Grammar, Vocabulary and All That. Плужникова Ю.А. - 48 стр.

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III
1. Choose the word which best fits each space.
THE BAT
The bat may (1) ……………. (represent / seem / declare / present) an
ordinary creature, but in fact it is an amazing animal. The bat has wings and is the
only mammal (2) ……………. (possible / able / capable / probable) of true flight.
There are many (3) ………….. (different / contrasting / differing / conflicting)
species of bat; in Britain (4) …………… (all / lonely / alone / lonesome) there are
fourteen types of bat, which range in size from a few inches to (5) ……………..
(various / several / little / few) feet in wingspan.
Bats are nocturnal animals (6) …………… (which / who / whose / they)
become active only at dusk. Many species (7) ……………… (put / confide / stand /
rely) on a “radar” system to find their way around. The bat emits squeaks and then
measures the echoes to “see” how far away any (8) ……………. (hindrance /
obstacle / barrier / blockage) is.
The (9) …………….. (amount / population / majority / number) of bats
survive on a diet of insects while others eat fruit. There are two species which eat fish
and there are (10) …………….. (even / too / ever / so) some bats which eat meat!
Some vampire bats take blood (11) …………….. (out / off / of / from) their sleeping
victims. These bats may (12) ………….. (hold / grasp / carry / send) the deadly
disease rabies.
Bats are social creatures and (13) ……………… (connect / relate / structure /
form) large colonies. Most bats hibernate (14) ………………. (at / whole /
throughout / among) the winter months. Many people are (15) …………….
(fearless / afraid / scary / frightful) of bats without ever seen one. Perhaps if we
learn (16) ……………… (many / little / some / more) about these wonderful
creatures, we will no longer fear them.
2. Choose the word which best fits each space.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an (1) ………….. (elderly / old / original / outdated) art. In
ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were (2) ……………. (supposed / realised
/regarded / held) as members of the (3) ……………. (greater / upper / high /
extreme), classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (4) ……………… (banned /
exported / blamed / finished) in Europe by the early Christians, (5) ………………
(whose / that / they / who) thought that it was a sinful thing to (6) …………….. (be
/ create / make / do).

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