WHAT IS PROBABLY THE ATTITUDE OF THE WRITER TOWARDS ZOOS IN THE PAS...

40.What is probably the attitude of the writer towards zoos in the past?

A.Critic

B.Sarcastic

C. Supportive

D. Doubtful

Insert a suitable word in each gap to finish the passage.

It was not until 150 years ago that scientists learned about the existence of dinosaurs.

Thanks to an English doctor and his wife, the door was (41)_________ to this zoological

study. Reasoning that the reptiles’ (42)_______ size must have made them terrible

creatures, scientists combined two Greek (43)___________ , “deimos” meaning “terrible”,

and “sauros” meaning “lizards”, to (44)____________ the word “dinosaur”. After many

years of (45)_________ , they determined that these beasts roamed the earth millions of

years, and ceased to (46)__________ some 60 million years ago. Unbelievable as it may

seem, not all dinosaurs were carnivorous, e meat-eating. Many were (47)_______ , or

vegetarians. By reassembling the bones found at excavation sites, scientists have been

(48)___________ to reconstruct the skeletons and learn a great (49)_______ about the

dinosaurs’ living conditions. They have learnt that dinosaurs (50)___________ not only

the land, but also the water and the sky.

Give the correct form of the words given to finish the following passage.

At a meeting held in Town Hall last Thursday evening a wide (51. vary)______ of

opinions was expressed on plans to build a large supermarket in the town. A (52.

direct)_________ of the supermarket group stated that the supermarket would benefit the

(53. inhabit)___________ of the town as it would give people more (54.

choose)___________ when shopping and would lead to a (55. grow)______ in the number

of jobs available in the town, which has a high rate of (56. employ)_____ Although there

was (57. agree)_______ on the need for new jobs, some of those present claimed that the

supermarket would lead to a (58. lose)_______ of jobs as small shops, (59.

able)____________ to compete with supermarket prices, would be forced to close. The

final (60. decide)__________ on whether or not to build the supermarket will be made

next month.

Put the following words into the correct sentences. Use each word once only.

sight

countryside

country

bush

scene

landscape

scenery

rural

highlands

environment