READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND THEN CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FIT EACH SPACE BY CIRCLING THE LETTER A, B, C OR D

Questions 51-60: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by

circling the letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

The songs of the humpback whale are beautiful collections of moans and sighs and it is possible to make

(51)______of these with a microphone. With enough (52)_______, you can listen to a song and tell which year it

was sung

in and where it came from.

The whales do most of their (53)______in the winter season, after their

annual (54)______south from the Arctic. It is always the young males who set

off first to the tropical breeding areas, and most of the (55)______are given by

solitary males who are looking for a mate.

The songs all have a definite sequence of parts. This (56)_________ is

never changed and there are clear rules of (57)_________which must not be

broken. There is very little (58)_______between the songs at the start of a

season and those from the previous year. However, over the next few months,

the different parts of each song may be swapped, shortened, and (59)______

may be made to the notes. During a breeding season, the whales all try to

sing the most up-to-date version of the song. This (60)_______is similar to

the way human language evolves, with contributions from many members of the population.

51. A. record B. recordings C. recorder D. recorders

52. A. practice B. practise C. practician D. practitioner

53. A. sing B. song C.sang D. singing

54. A. migrant B. migrate C. migration D. migrating

55. A. performing B. performance C. perform D. performances

56. A. arrange B. arranging C. arrangement D. arranged

57. A. compose B. composing C. composer D. composition

58. A. different B. difference C. differ D. differences

59. A. alternate B. alternately C. alterations D. alter

60. A. develop B. developing C. developed D. development

PARTV. WRITING