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Exercise

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of four words (A, B, C, and D) which correspond to each space.

You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of words given.

 

There are 3 ways of putting your chosen word into the correct location:
1- Type the word directly into the empty space.
2 - Type the letter which corresponds to the chosen word into the empty space. 
3 - Click on the chosen word first and then click on the chosen empty space. The word will appear in the chosen empty space.

 

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

 

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.

(You have been given a timer.)

 

Example:

I don't agree ........WITH.......him.

A) ABOUT  B) OVER  C) WITH  D) UNDER

10:00 min.

Great Green Wall

In Africa, scientists are hard at work (1) land once rich with biodiversity and vegetation. Eleven countries in the Sahel-Sahara region have (2) to combat land degradation and bring back native plant life to the landscape. In recent years, northern Africa has seen the quality of arable land decline (3) due to climate change and poor land management. Uniting under the banner of the Great Green Wall initiative, national and regional leaders hope to (4) this trend. The project has since (5) to include countries in both northern and western Africa. Land degradation typically stems from both human-related and natural factors; overfarming, overgrazing, climate change, and extreme weather are the most (6) causes. Beyond affecting land and the natural environment, this also poses serious (7) to agricultural productivity, food security, and quality of life. Nowhere is this issue more urgent than in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 500 million people live on land undergoing desertification, the most (8) form of land degradation.


The Tribune

(1)
A recreating
B repairing
C rejuvinating
D restoring
(2)
A joined
B merged
C amalgamated
D bonded
(3)
A amazingly
B impressively
C significantly
D stunningly
(4)
A turn
B reverse
C twist
D manoeuvre
(5)
A stretched
B increased
C expanded
D fattened
(6)
A common
B ordinary
C lacklustre
D bland
(7)
A hostilities
B threats
C aggressions
D conflicts
(8)
A ultimate
B consumate
C supreme
D extreme