How far would you travel for a good meal?

Choose the appropriate words to complete the following passage

WHALES

How far would you travel for a good meal? If you were a humpback whale, the answer would be five thousand miles. These large sea animals travel at least that far from their winter home off the (1)__ of Columbia to their summer (2) __ areas off Antarctica. The distance covered by some types of whale is amazing, especially when you (3) __ their enormous size. The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever (4) __ and it can weigh as much as thirty elephants. It (5) __ as no surprise, therefore, to hear that ancient folk legends tell of sailors (6) __ these creatures for islands. The more we (7) __ about whales, the more wonderful they seem. Some species can (8) __ their breath for more than an hour and dive to a (9) __ of over 200 metres. They use a system of sounds (10) __ as echo-location to find the fish they eat and they have further sounds to keep in (11) __ with each other. The noises they (12) __ can travel hundred of miles under water. Some species seem to sing complicated songs which (13) __ of a number of separate themes, sung in a specific order which can (14) __ up to half an hour or more. If you ever get the (15) __ to see one of these great creatures in the wild, you will understand why they have inspired so many legends.

1. A. beach B. coast C. seaside D. ground

2. A. feeding B. dining C. eating D. chewing

3. A. view B. think C. consider D. believe

4. A. been B. stayed C. born D. lived

5. A. gets B. comes C. goes D. seems

6. A. supposing B. mixing C. confusing D. mistaking

7. A. find out B. look out C. show up D. turn up

8. A. store B. keep C. hold D. save

9. A. depth B. length C. width D. breadth

10. A. called B. known C. referred D. named

11. A. reach B. touch C. call D. range

12. A. provide B. propose C. process D. produce

13. A. consist B. compose C. include D. involve

14. A. long B. last C. play D. give

15. A. break B. choice C. chance D. luck

Đáp án

1. B. coast

2. A. feeding

3. C. consider

4.  D. lived

5. B. comes

6. D. mistaking

7. A. find out

8. C. hold

9. A. depth

10. B. known

11. B. touch

12. D. produce

13. A. consist

14. B. last

15. C. chance