
Cambridge FCEUse of English Test
TASK 1
Read the texts below then select the most appropriate words for each.
Baby Raccoon Thinks She's A Dog
Pumpkin, the raccoon, was just one month old when she was rescued 1________ Rosie Kemp and her daughter Laura, 2________ found her all alone in Rosie's backyard. They waited for the mom to return, but 3________ it was clear she wasn't coming back for the baby, they decided to take her in.
The baby raccoon needed a lot of care, 4________ she was weak, hungry, and injured after falling 5________ of a tree. After 6________ nursed back to health by humans, it was 7_____ late for Pumpkin to return to the wild. So she began living with Laura and her husband William, where she made a couple of unlikely friends: two rescue dogs, Toffee and Oreo. "She instantly bonded 8________ us and our two rescue dogs and follows me and our two dogs everywhere we go," Laura said. "She now thinks she is a dog... “
Meet Boots - The 'Kitten Nanny'
Last October, the Arizona Humane Society expanded the nursery's benefits by 1________ Boots, a 12-year-old Chow/Golden Retriever mix who became their first 2________ kitten nanny. Once a week, the senior gray-muzzled dog 3________ his owner, Susan Juergensen, to the animal shelter where he helps make 5-to-8-week-old kittens more adoptable by 4________ them to new experiences at a young age.
"By socializing kittens with dogs like Boots 5________ in life, we are able to open up an entirely new world of potential home environments to that kitten," the Arizona Humane Society said. Boots starts by walking around the cages, sniffing the kittens. Depending on their reactions, society workers slowly 6________ the kittens to him, where they climb on him, meow at him and, sometimes, even lick his face.
Boots was adopted weeks after Hurricane Katrina by a worker at the shelter. "There was7________ something in his eyes, he was so relieved – he captured my heart," his owner, Susan Juergensen, said. "It's so cute; now when we go to the shelter he knows he's working. I think he's saying, 'Finally, these humans have 8________my talent as a nanny and given me a job!' "
Questions
Select the most appropriate words for the texts above
1 A introducing | B bringing | C delivering | D taking |
2 A suitable | B authentic | C main | D official |
3 A goes along | B accompanies | C travels | D goes |
4 A showing | B giving | C presenting | D exposing |
5 A early | B quickly | C soon | D first |
6 A display | B propose | C introduce | D familiarize |
7 A just | B only | C merely | D basically |
8 A concluded | B realized | C achieved | D achieved |
Answers
Baby Raccoon Thinks She's A Dog
Pumpkin, the raccoon, was just one month old when she was rescued by Rosie Kemp and her daughter Laura, who found her all alone in Rosie's backyard. They waited for the mom to return, but when it was clear she wasn't coming back for the baby, they decided to take her in.
The baby raccoon needed a lot of care, since she was weak, hungry, and injured after falling out of a tree. After being nursed back to health by humans, it was too late for Pumpkin to return to the wild. So she began living with Laura and her husband William, where she made a couple of unlikely friends: two rescue dogs, Toffee and Oreo. "She instantly bonded with us and our two rescue dogs and follows me and our two dogs everywhere we go," Laura said. "She now thinks she is a dog... “
Meet Boots - The 'Kitten Nanny'
Last October, the Arizona Humane Society expanded the nursery's benefits by introducing Boots, a 12-year-old Chow/Golden Retriever mix who became their first official kitten nanny. Once a week, the senior gray-muzzled dog accompanies his owner, Susan Juergensen, to the animal shelter where he helps make 5-to-8-week-old kittens more adoptable by exposing them to new experiences at a young age.
"By socializing kittens with dogs like Boots early in life, we are able to open up an entirely new world of potential home environments to that kitten,"the Arizona Humane Society said. Boots starts by walking around the cages, sniffing the kittens. Depending on their reactions, society workers slowly introduce the kittens to him, where they climb on him, meow at him and, sometimes, even lick his face.
Boots was adopted weeks after Hurricane Katrina by a worker at the shelter. "There was just something in his eyes, he was so relieved – he captured my heart," his owner, Susan Juergensen,said. "It's so cute; now when we go to the shelter he knows he's working. I think he's saying, 'Finally, these humans have realized my talent as a nanny and given me a job!' "
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