CEPT Practice B1 Level multiple choice gap fill about grass

 

Grass

Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different types of grasses and they are (1) ........................ in every region on the earth. They are the (2) ........................ flowering plants that can exist in the freezing (3) ........................ of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Grasslands support a wide range of animal life, from tiny insects and birds to huge animals like cows and lions. All of them (4) ........................ on grass in one way or another.

Grass (5) ........................ very quickly after it is cut or (6) ......................... Unlike other plants, the new leaves grow from (7) ........................ the soil, not from the top of the plant. That is (8) ........................ large families of animals are able to live together in one area. As (9) ........................ as they have eaten all the grass there, a fresh meal is always (10) ........................ because the plants start to grow again.

1 A noticed B realised C caught D found

2 A single B one C only D special

3 A environment B scene C situation D background

4 A depend B build C turn D hang

5 A repeats B recovers C reduces D remains

6 A hurt B broken C injured D damaged

7 A beside B behind C below D beyond

8 A why B where C what D when

9 A fast B soon C quickly D often

10 A available B present C free D complete

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