Question

LANGUAGE – CLOZE


There is a (1) ____ monster that people say lives in the deep Loch Ness lake in the

north of Scotland. It is called the Loch Ness Monster, or "Nessie" for (2) ____. It

looks kind of like a dinosaur, with a small head on a long neck and humps on its

back. People first spotted Nessie in 1933. Since (3) ____, there have been many

sightings and a (4) ____ photographs. Now, scientists from New Zealand will use a

special technique to see if there (5) ____ is a Loch Ness Monster. A research team,

led by Professor Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago, will use a technique called

eDNA sampling to try and find some of Nessie's DNA. Professor Gemmell says this

will (6) ____ if the monster really exists or not.

Sightings of the Loch Ness Monster are often (7) ____ the newspapers. Loch Ness is

in the Scottish Highlands. The word "loch" is the Scots word for "lake". Many

scientists have tried to find the monster (8) ____. They have even sent sonar

equipment to the bottom of the loch, (9) ____ is 230 metres deep. All of the

photographs that people have taken of Nessie over the years are blurred. Some

people say they are just car tyres (10) ____ in the water. Gemmell says he will test

water from the loch. He said there should. (11) ____ DNA from the monster's skin,

urine and other things. He will check all DNA found and make sure it is not from

other marine animals. If he finds DNA not (12) ____ to scientists, that could belong

to Nessie.



Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.


1. (a) legend (b) legendary (c) legibly (d) legion

2. (a) brief (b) small (c) little (d) short

3. (a) them (b) then (c) that (d) there

4. (a) numerous (b) several (c) few (d) volumes

5. (a) really (b) reality (c) realize (d) real

6. (a) show (b) visible (c) display (d) teach

7. (a) of (b) at (c) on (d) in

8. (a) before (b) beyond (c) behind (d) behest

9. (a) what (b) which (c) where (d) how

10. (a) gloating (b) doting (c) floating (d) quoting

11. (a) have (b) keep (c) be (d) see

12. (a) knows (b) known (c) knowing (d) know​

Answer 1

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1. B legendary
2. A brief
3. B then
4. A numerous
5. A really
6. A show
7. D in
8. A what
9. B which
10. C floating
11. C be
12. B known