22/11/2017 Open cloze exercises

The best time to see turtles is at night. The turtles would come ashore, dragging ___1___ heavy bodies
across the beach until ___2___ get above the high tide mark. ___3___, they would dig holes in the ___4___
with their rear flippers. Each turtle ___5___ about 100 soft, white eggs. When ___6___ has finished, it
covers the hole ___7___ returns to the sea. Turtle-watching is ___8___ controversial subject. Many
observers are appalled ___9___ the way some people treat the ___10___, riding on their backs and flashing
lights in their eyes. The turtles' eggs are also not spared.

(II)

The first thing that my eyes fell on, on the morning of my sixteenth birthday, was a package beside my bed. I
sat up quickly and ripped off ___1___ beautiful wrapper. A strange noise came ___2___ inside. I opened the
lid. "Argh!" ___3___ scream rang through the whole house, ___4___ think. A small, green frog made
___5___ giant leap to freedom and landed ___6___ the bed. As if on cue, ___7___ rushed the family.
Everyone was amused, ___8___ me. I was furious. I knew ___9___ was behind the trick and I ___10___
going to getting him. My younger brother, the mastermind, ran for his life when he realized that he had been
found out.

(III)

All animals have some means of protecting themselves, and these means vary according to the animal's
species nature and habitat. The chameleon blends into its background ___1___ subtle changes of color. The
skunk, ___2___ the other hand, repels it enemies ___3___ a fine spray of evil-smelling fluid ___4___ their
direction. A few species of ___5___ like the electric eel and electric catfish have ___6___ extraordinary
means of defense. These fish ___7___ electric shocks as a defense weapon ___8___ enemies and to stun
their prey ___9___ well. The most famous of all ___10___ the electric eel of the rivers of South America. It
can generate from 370 to 550 volts, killing the fish and frogs on which it feeds.

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The best time to see turtles is at night. The turtles would come ashore, dragging their heavy bodies across
the beach until they get above the high tide mark. Then, they would dig holes in the sand with their rear
flippers. Each turtle laysabout 100 soft, white eggs. When it has finished, it covers the hole and returns to
the sea. Turtle-watching is a controversial subject. Many observers are appalled by the way some people
treat the turtles, riding on their backs and flashing lights in their eyes. The turtles' eggs are also not spared.
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The first thing that my eyes fell on, on the morning of my sixteenth birthday, was a package beside my bed. I
sat up quickly and ripped off the beautiful wrapper. A strange noise came from inside. I opened the lid.
"Argh!" Myscream rang through the whole house, I think. A small, green frog made a giant leap to freedom
and landed on the bed. As if on cue, in rushed the family. Everyone was amused, except me. I was furious. I
knew who was behind the trick and I was going to getting him. My younger brother, the mastermind, ran for
his life when he realized that he had been found out.
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All animals have some means of protecting themselves, and these means vary according to the animal's
species nature and habitat. The chameleon blends into its background by subtle changes of color. The
skunk, on the other hand, repels it enemies with a fine spray of evil-smelling fluid in their direction. A few
species of fish like the electric eel and electric catfish have an extraordinary means of defense. These
fish use electric shocks as a defense weapon againstenemies and to stun their prey as well. The most famous
of all is the electric eel of the rivers of South America. It can generate from 370 to 550 volts, killing the fish
and frogs on which it feeds.

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