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HEDGEHOGS THREATEN WILDLIFE

There are so many threats to the wildlife on our planet nowadays that we are rarely surprised when we are (1) .............. about another one. (2) .............., some people might find it difficult to (3) ..............that small creatures (4) ..............hedgehogs would be the cause, rather than the victims, of one of these threats. One resident of an island which (5) ..............off the west coast of Scotland (6) ..............how this extraordinary situation has come about. It appears that hedgehogs are not native to the islands. They were introduced by a gardener who thought they (7) ..............be an effective way of controlling the slug population. There are now so (8) ..............hedgehogs on the island that they are putting many rare birds at (9) ..............because they eat birds’ eggs. The hedgehogs, it seems, are (10) .............. , so what are the local people going to do (11) .............. it ? One group of conservationists tried to transport hedgehogs to the mainland. The plan might have (12)…………if residents on the mainland hadn’t pointed out that the hedgehogs would (13)…………just as much of a threat on the mainland as on the island. But, unless action is (14) …………soon, the continuing increase in the hedgehog population will (15) …………in the disappearance of certain rare species of birds.
1. A. mentioned B. explained C. told D. said
2. A. Even B. Although C. Yet D. However
3. A. believe B. convince C. suppose D. consider
4. A. so B. such C. like D. as
5. A. extends B. lies C. covers D. stretches
6. A. described B. commented C. talked D. meant
7. A. should B. can C. ought D. would
8. A. largely B. much C. many D.far
9. A. danger B. risk C. trouble D. difficulties
10. A. anywhere B. everywhere C. anything D. nothing
11. A. with B. about C. to D. for
12. A. beaten B. won C. caught D. succeeded
13. A. change B. become C. return D. move
14. A. made B. done C. taken D. held
15. A result B. lead C. cause D. turn

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WALT DISNEY
There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney; he is without (0) B one of the most famous figures in the twentieth century and (1) ..................... most people know hardly anything about him.
(2) ..................... he became one of the most successful men in history, he (3) ..................... school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time. By the (4) ..................... years of this century, he had (5) ................. started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (6) ..................... with his brother Roy, who, is for some reason, never (7) ..................... to become as famous as Walt. Disney is perhaps most well known on (8) ..................... of his lovable cartoon character, Mickey mouse, who first (9) ..................... in 1928 in a film called Steamboat Willie. One of the most (10) ..................... cartoon films of all time is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which when it was (11) ..................... in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema.
(12) ..................... the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world`s major (13) ..................... of films for cinema and television. As Disney Productions (14) ....................., its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (15) ..................... on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspapers, featuring such characters as Donald duck and Pluto the dog.
0. A. comparison B. doubt C. disagreement D. explanation
1. A. yet B. then C. already D. however
2. A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. even
3. A. graduated B. completed C. left D. failed
4. A. primary B. early C. beginning D. initial
5. A. still B. soon C. yet D. already
6. A. partnership B. friendship