A1 Use of English Test 4 – multiple choice gaps

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

Exercise 1

Helicopters

Helicopters fly, but they ………are……… not like planes. Most planes carry more people and are bigger (1)…………… helicopters. Helicopters (2)…………… fly up and down, and they sometimes go quickly and sometimes very slowly.

Helicopters are good for taking people (3)…………… and from places which are difficult to go to quickly – mountains, for example.

People (4)…………… need to go to hospital very quickly sometimes go (5)…………… helicopters. In all parts of the world, helicopters help a lot of people.

Example         are               do                did

1                      or                 than             but

2                      would         shall             can

3                      to                 of                 at

4                      who             which          what

5                      in                 on                by

Exercise 2

Jungles

Jungles are hot, wet places. They are very green because on most days it ………rains……… there. There are big rivers in most jungles, and people often go (1)…………… boat because that is easier (2)…………… walking. A lot of flowers, trees and animals (3)…………… in jungles, and sometimes there are villages. Some of the food (4)…………… we eat and plants in our gardens come from jungles. They are only a small part (5)…………… the world but they give us a lot.

Example       rain            raining      rains

1                    in                by               on

2                    than           like             and

3                    living         live             lived

4                    what          that           who

5                    off             of               from