A1 Use of English Test 12 – multiple choice gaps

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them in the blanks.

Exercise 1

Lions

Lions are a kind of big cat. They live ………in……… hot places. They are very strong animals and they can run very quickly. They have very big teeth because they only (1)…………… meat.

Lions like sitting on the ground or on rocks, and (2)…………… in the sun. But because lions must drink water (3)…………… day, you can sometimes see (4)…………… next to a river. Smaller cats (5)…………… not like being in water, but lions often play or go swimming in it.

Example         at                 in                  on

1                      eating         ate               eat

2                      sleeps         sleeping      slept

3                      every           any              another

4                      it                  him              them

5                      do                have            are

Exercise 2

Whales

Whales ……live……… in the sea.

There (1)…………… big whales and small whales. The smallest whale is longer (2)…………… a man. The biggest is the blue whale and it is very, very long. The blue whale is the biggest and loudest animal (3)…………… the world! Most whales sing songs to (4)…………… families. All whales (5)…………… swim very fast. They move quickly in the water and they like to jump out of the water.

Example         live              lives             living

1                      was             is                  are

2                      or                 than             but

3                      in                 of                 on

4                      them           their            they

5                      can              be                have