Part 1 For questions 1-13 , read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap (10
min)
Polar bears are in (1) ___________________ of dying out. (2) ___________________ some
other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979,
the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where polar bears live has (3) ___________________ in size by
about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been (4) ___________________
and this is (5) ___________________ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home.
The polar bears' main (6) ___________________ of food are the different types of seal found in
the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes the seals have (7)
___________________ in the ice. (8) ___________________ the bears are very strong
swimmers, they could never catch seals in the water. This means that the bears (9)
___________________ do rely on the ice to hunt. Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They
can (10) ___________________ a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to
another. They have been (11) ___________________ to swim up to 100km, but when there is
less ice, they may have to swim further, and this can (12) ________________ fatal to the bears.
A number of bears have drowned in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because
they were not able to (13) ___________________ more sea ice before they became too tired
and couldn't swim any further.
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2 Unlike Compared Opposite Different
3 reduced cut shortened lost
4 lifting rising gaining advancing
5 creating turning causing resulting
6 origins means materials sources
7 placed made put set
8 Despite As Although Even
9 properly surely fully really
10 cover spread extend pass
11 experienced noticed known taught
12 happen come end prove
13 reach land get achieve
