B1 Use of English Test 14 – multiple choice gaps

For each question, choose the correct answer..

Light Pollution

We are all familiar with air pollution, (1)…………….. if we live in busy cities and suffer with pollution from factories and heavy traffic. But many of us don't take light pollution (2)…………….. Compared to the skies of our grandparents, the night isn't (2)…………….. as dark as it used to be because the use of artificial lighting has increased. As a result, this can create problems for migrating birds, which are not able to use the moon and stars to (4)…………….. their journey. In addition, light from our neighbourhood, whether that is street lighting, (5)…………….. lights or passing cars, can also (6)…………….. our own sleep patterns. And of course, the night sky is harder for us to see unless we go to parts of the world free of artificial lighting.

1   A   really             B   especially       C   because        D   when

2   A   seriously       B   real                 C   mainly            D   important

3   A   just                B   quite               C   equal              D   same

4   A   fly                  B   leave               C   set                   D   complete

5   A   danger          B   security          C   guard              D   guarantee

6   A   make             B   create             C   influence       D   do