CEPT Practice C1 Level Open gap fill about Kangaroos

 

Kangaroos

The kangaroo is (0) one of Australia's most iconic animals. Kangaroos of different types live in all areas of Australia, (1)___  cold-climate areas and desert plains to tropical rainforests and beaches.

Kangaroos are herbivorous, eating a range of plants and, (2)____  some cases, fungi. Different kangaroo species inhabit different habitats. Some, for example, make nests on the ground while tree-kangaroos live (3)___  the ground. Larger species of kangaroo tend (4)____  shelter under trees or in caves.

Most kangaroos are distinguished from (5)___  animals by the way they hop on their strong back legs. A kangaroo's tail is used to balance while hopping and (6)___ a fifth limb when moving slowly. All female kangaroos have front-opening pouches that contain four teats. (7)___  is in here that the 'joey’ (8)___  baby kangaroo is raised (9)____  it can survive outside the pouch. Most kangaroos have no set breeding cycle and are able to breed all year round. (10)____  they are such prolific breeders, a kangaroo population can increase fourfold in five years.

Kangaroos have long been important to the survival of Australia's indigenous people, (11)___  have hunted them for tens of thousands of years, using both the meat and the skins. (12)____  Europeans arrived in Australia in the late eighteenth century, they too hunted kangaroos (13)____  survival. Kangaroos continue to be used as a resource, but only under strict government controls. Nowadays only the four most abundant species of kangaroo may (14)___  commercially harvested for export, and then only by licensed hunters in accordance (15)____  an approved management plan.

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1 from: 'in' is not possible because of the following phrase: 'to

tropical rainforests and beaches’.

2 in: This collocates with 'some cal,;es' and in other expressions using

'case' - 'in any case', 'in many cases', etc.

3 above/off: You have to think about the meaning that is required here.

4 to: 'tend' is always followed by 'to’.

5 other: Although other words like 'most' or 'many' would fit here,

'other' is the only one which makes sense in the context.

6 as: This is relating back to the word 'used’.

7 It: 'It is' /'was ... ' is often used to give emphasis in a sentence

presenting information.

8 or: This introduces an explanation of what a 'joey' is.

9 until: You might think that 'when' would fit here if you didn't think

about the meaning of the sentence.

10 Because/As/Since: All of these words can be used to introduce a

clause giving an explanation for something.

11 who: This is the only relative pronoun that works here - 'that' is not

possible in a non-defining clause.

12 When: This is the time conjunction that makes sense here.

13 for: This collocates with 'survival’.

14 be: This makes the necessary modal passive form.

15 with: This is part of the phrase 'in accordance with'.