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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CEPT Practice A2 level multiple choice cloze about elephants

 

What do you know about elephants?

There are two kinds (1) _____ elephant - African elephants and Indian elephants. African elephants, (2) ____ are taller, also have bigger, rounder ears. An African elephant's ears are almost (3) _____ same size as sheets for a single bed! But elephants don't only use (4) ______ ears to hear with. They wave them around to make them look much (5) _____ dangerous than they really are.

Elephants stay together in groups called 'herds' and can live (6) ______ 80 years. They are very big and they never stop (7) ______ They often eat for 20 hours each day because they have such big bodies. An African elephant is heavier (8) _____ six cars! The only animals that are (9) _____ than elephants are whales.

1 A from B off C of 

2 A what B which C who

3 A any B a C the

4 A their B them C they

5 A more B many C most

6 A ago B since C for

7 A grows B growing C grow

8 A than B then C when

9 A large B larger C largest

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CEPT Practice A2 Level Long Listening about an activity holiday in Europe

 

1 This activity holiday is for students who are between

A 11 and 14. B 12 and 14. C 12and15.

2 The students will stay 

A on an island. B near a lake. C next to a forest.

3 Which activity does Danny think is the best?

A exploring parts of the forest

B building bridges

C going on night walks

4 Which sport can students do there?

A climbing B horse-riding C cycling

5 When will Danny go on this holiday?

A next June B next July C next August

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Audioscript

Listen to Danny telling Patricia about an activity holiday in Europe.

For each question, choose, the right answer (A, B or C).

Girl: Are you going on an activrty holiday in Turkey again this summer, Danny?

Boy: No. Patricia. I'm going to Iceland this time.

Girl: Wow! How old do you have to be? Can I go?

Boy: You're twelve, so yes ... Even eleven-year-old students can go put no-one's older than fourteen .

Girl: No fifteen-year-olds?

'Boy: No.

Girl: Where do you stay?

Boy: We camp in the middle of a wood. near the water there. It's a small lake. You can swim in it.

Girl: Great! What else?

Boy: My favourite thing will be the walks in the dark ... You build things too, like bridges. We visit different-parts-of-the-forest to draw trees, but that doesn't sound so exciting.

Girt Hmmm. I'd quite like to do that. Will you go horse-riding?

Boy: That's not possible but there are mountain bikes you can use.

Girl: What about climbing?

Boy: You don't do that ... But it will be lots of fun. Hey! Perhaps you can come too.

Girl: When are you going? In July or August?

Boy: I'm staying with my grandparents then, so I'm going in June.

Girl: Oh. Maybe I'll ask my dad tonight.

Boy: Great!

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