A1 Use of English Test 2 – multiple choice gaps

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

Exercise 1

Dolphins

Dolphins live in the sea. ………They……… can swim very quickly (1)………………… catch a lot of fish. They are much smaller (2)………………… whales or sharks, but more beautiful. Dolphins (3)………………… come to the beach in hot weather and play (4)………………… the children who are swimming there. They are not afraid of people. You can often see dolphins (5)………………… zoos now. They learn how to play games with balls and toys. Dolphins are a lot of people’s favourite animal.

Example     It                  They            The

1                   and              but               because            

2                   that             than             then    

3                   before        after            sometimes

4                   with             of                 at        

5                   by                in                  to

Exercise 2

Bats

Many different kinds of bats live in the jungle. ………Most……… of them eat fruit or fish.

You do not often see bats (1)…………… in the day they sleep. They always fly at night to find (2)…………… food. Many people think that bats cannot (3)……………, but fruit bats have very good eyes. They can find fruit on trees at night. Fruit bats only have (4)…………… baby. The mother carries (5)…………… baby for eight weeks, and then it learns to fly.

Example         Any              Most           More

1                      or                 why             because

2                      their            they’re        there

3                      look             watch          see

4                      one              a                   the

5                      their            her               his