Lesson 65 - CLOSE TEST !!!

Directions: Read the text and the sentences below and for each numbered gap circle the letter
(A, B, C or D) of the word or phrase that best suits each space. Then enter your answers on
your answer sheet.

Every February 2nd Americans celebrate Groundhog Day. Then, tradition has it, the
groundhog, a small furry animal with short legs, leaves its underground burrow to …1…if
cold winter weather will ...2…. If the groundhog cannot see its shadow, it remains …3…
ground. But if its shadow is …4…—that is, if the sun is shining—six more weeks of cold
weather will follow, and the animal returns to its burrow.

The idea that animals can predict weather has a long history, probably associated with
the sowing of crops. If seeds were sown too early and …5… weather followed, the crops
would be …6…. Supposedly, German and English immigrants brought these beliefs to the
American colonies. Groundhogs were …7…in the colonies, and, in the course of time,
…8…the European animals in American tradition.

1. a) look b) glance c) see d) observe
2. a) keep b) continue c) remain d) endure
3. a) above b) on c) over d) up
4. a) obvious b)distinctive c) visible d) notable
5. a) rough b) harsh c) tough d) hard
6. a) ill b) infertile c) weak d) poor
7. a) plentiful b) generous c) fruitful d) lots of
8. a) replaced b) misplaced c) removed d) reset
9. The word ‘yoga’ means ‘union’ in Sanskrit and appeared … in the Rig Vedas, part of a
collection of sacred Indian texts.
a) at first b) first c) the first d) firstly
10. Through their songs, birds …their identity, breeding status, health and individuality.
a) proclaim b) advertise c) publish d) state

11. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Europe was seized by a hysterical fear of witches, …
to the persecution of many innocent women.
a) leading b) spreading c) going d) guiding
12. It seems that today many people … success by publicity and bank accounts.
a) define b) call c) determine d) find
13. In a passageway 25 feet below the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, scientists
are looking for some clue as to who built the … structure and the city around it.
a) 2,000-years-old b) 2,000-year-old c) 2,000-year-aged d) 2,000-years-age
14. Though she felt jealous, she managed not to show her feelings in … .
a) public b) society c) family d) community
15. Snowy owls, unlike most owls, hunt during the day and … primarily on lemmings.
a) eat b) feed c) have d) dine

ANSWER  the  QUESTIONS !!!