Exam practice
Linking words (2)
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Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Antarctica wexe
The first people known to have seen Antarctica (0)
hunters on ships in 1819. Two
though the conditions years later, Captain John Davis managed to land there, (1) exploring very far. Other expeditions followed were difficult and prevented him (2) and by the late nineteenth century scientists had succeeded in mapping the coastline, in spite of that Antarctica is almost entirely covered by a thick layer of ice
the (3)
stretches far beyond the edge of the land in places.
(4)
from scientific research.
Something else attracted people to Antarctica (5)
This was the South Pole. Several attempts to reach it were made early in the twentieth century the first person to succeed was a Norwegian, RoaId Amundsen, in 1911. Travelling with dogs (7)
pull the sledges carrying his party's supplies, he arrived
at the pole five weeks before a rival British group. (8) Antarctica.
the terrible weather conditions, many nations now have scientific bases in
Grammar focus task Without looking back at the text, match the beginnings and endings of these extracts. 1
Captain John Davis managed to land there, even though
2
Scientists had succeeded in mapping the coast of the continent, in spite of the fact that
3
Several attempts to reach it were made early in the twentieth century,
4
Travelling with dogs to pull the sledges carrying his party's supplies,
5
Despite the terrible weather conditions,
A
Antarctica is almost entirely covered by a thick layer of ice. the conditions were difficult and prevented him from exploring very far.
C
many nations now have scientific bases in Antarctica. but the first person to succeed was the Norwegian RoaId Amundsen. he arrived at the pole five weeks before a rival British group.
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