CLOZE PRACTICE
The ___36 _____ of lions ranges from insects to giraffes, but they ____ 37 ____ large animals such as zebra. Hunting takes ______ 38 _______ in the evening and is primarily a female group activity. The ______ 39 _____ cautiously stalk their prey and cut __40 ___ escape routes. Once within close range, they run it down in sprints reaching speeds of about 30 to 37 mph – miles per hour- The lionesses ‘great weight and momentum usually bring down their victims, which are then ____41 ____ with a fatal bite to the throat that _____ 42 _____ the prey. After the female has _____43 _____ a kill, the male comes to share the meat. Males may scare off females in order ____44 _____ take some of the meat. A lion may eat 88 lb of meat at one time and ______ 45 ____ go for more than a week before the next kill.
36. a. pack b. prey c. pride d. group 37. a. would b. rather c. prefer d. have 38. a. part b. in c. after d. place 39. a. rest b. lions c. one d. lionesses 40. a. through b. down c. into d. off 41. a. brought b. killed c. ended d. finished 42. a. slit b. actually c. drowns d. suffocates 43. a. succeeded b. made c. complete d. done 44. a. that b. for c. to d. then 45. a. ought b. needs c. then d. after
CLOZE ANSWERS 36. B 37. C 38. D 42. D 43. B 44. C
39. D 45. C
40. D
41. B