A. Read the text below and decide which answer- a, b, c or d - best fits each space.
In the 1972 the Australian government (36) ______ a quota system which allowed a (n) (37)
______ number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced
because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were (38) ______ their crops. The problem is that
(39) ______ two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a futher two and a
half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of (40) ______. The main
one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human (41) ______ usually in the (42) ______ of
steaks - or is used as pet food. There are also thousands of dollars to be made (43) ______ the
sale of their skins.
The environmental group Greenpeace and Australia's Animal Liberation (AAL) are now
campaigning for a ban (44) ______ the sale of all kangaroo products. They (45) ______ that this
will stop unscrupulous farmers killing the animal for (46) ______. A spokesperson for AAL said,
‘People aren't concerned because there are still (47) ______ six million kangaroos in Australia so
they are (48) ______ an endangered species. People just don't care about (49) ______ like this
unless there is a real threat. But we know certain types have already become extinct in some
areas. We must act now (50) ______ it is too late.
36. a. introduced b. produced c. turned out d. offered
37. a. approximate b. certain c. estimated d. unknown
38. a. enriching b. injuring c. ruining d. spoiling
39. a. while b. because c. when d. unless
40. a. results b. pretexts c. excuses d. reasons
41. a. consumption b. need c. employment d. usage
42. a. shape b. disguise c. form d. figure
43. a. by b. during c. for d. from
44. a. on b. of c. for d. against
45. a. claim b. hope c. wonder d. consider
46. a. interest b. profit c. benefit d. advantage
47. a. exceedingly b. another c. over d. above
48. a. never b. hardly c. seldom d. unlikely
49. a. issues b. tasks c. duties d. cases
50. a. when b. unless c. until d. before
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