A1 Use of English Test 3 – multiple choice gaps

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

Exercise 1

The moon

The moon is beautiful ………at……… night. Sometimes the moon looks big and round above us. But often (1)…………… is smaller and thinner, like a banana. A lot of children want to go there but they (2)…………… . It isn’t (3)…………… very good place. It’s sometimes very cold (4)…………… sometimes very hot. There is no grass and there isn’t (5)…………… food. There are no animals and no people.

Example     in                 with             at

1                   they             it                  she

2                   doesn’t       aren’t          can’t

3                   a                  the               this

4                   because      and              only

5                   any              no                one

Exercise 2

Crocodiles

Crocodiles live in rivers ………in……… jungles. (1)…………… people are afraid of crocodiles. They eat fish, birds, animals (2)…………… sometimes people! They do not eat very often, but they eat a lot.

Crocodiles have very short legs, but they (3)…………… run quicker than a man. Their teeth are bigger than a small (4)…………… hand.

Crocodiles come from eggs. The mother carries her babies to the water in her mouth. Here they learn to swim. Baby crocodiles (5)…………… not have teeth, so you can pick them up and carry them in your hand!

Example         to                 at                 in

1                      Lots             Many           Any

2                      and              then             so

3                      can              like               must

4                      child            child’s         children’s

5                      does            is                  do