For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or 0) best fits each gap. There

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or 0) best fits each gap. There

is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Example:

A detached B single C divided D separate

Rainbows

A rainbow is an optical display of colour that usually appears in the sky when a beam of sunlight

refracts through millions of raindrops. Each (0)..... colour from the spectrum is then sent to

your eyes. For this to happen, the angle between the (1)..... of light, the raindrop and the

human eye must be between 40 and 42 degrees.

After studying rainbows in (2)....., Sir Isaac Newton was able to explain how they are formed.

However, he was colour blind, so he had to (3)..... on the eyes of his assistant, who could easily

(4)..... all the seven colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. His assistant could

also clearly (5)..... the difference between indigo and violet.

There are two types of rainbows. Primary rainbows are the most (6)..... and have the most

distinctive colours, with red (7)..... on the outside of the arc and violet on the inside. Secondary

rainbows are unusual because the light is reflected twice within the raindrop before it (8)..... a

rainbow, so the colours are in (9)..... order and not as bright as primary rainbows.

There is a popular myth that if you reach the end of a rainbow, you will find a pot of gold

waiting for you. In (10)....., it is impossible to do this, because a rainbow has no end - as you

go towards the point where the rainbow (11)..... to touch the ground, it moves away from you

as quickly as you (12)......

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Read these sentences and t he n use the words in bold to complete t he sentences below.

• People who live near airports often suffer from noise pollution.

• An animal's natural habitat is t he place where it usually lives.

• Some animals are endangered and need protection.

• The blue whale faces extinction unless we act quickly.

• When an animal is in captivity, it lives in a place like a zoo and isn't free.

• This species of tiger is very rare.

• The Mediterranean monk seal is protected, which means you can't hunt t hem.

• In the West, we rely on fossil fuels such as oil and coal.

• You can help the environment by using more solar energy, especially in countries that have a lot of sunshine.

• Many conservationists are working hard to save animals which are under threat.

1 Eventually, the world will run out of_______ and we will have to find other energy sources.

2 The in t he town centre is terrible and you have to shout to have a conversation.

3 It was exciting to go to Africa and see elephants in their __________

4 Many people in Spain heat t heir water using _______ in t he summer.

5 Unless we do something to help t hose animals which are, we could lose many animals forever.

6 Expert say that pollution seriously threatens this area.

7 The zoo announced t hat it was the first time a panda had had a baby _

8 The Indian elephant is a different_____ from the African.

9 Because there are so few in t he wild, the golden eagle is by law.

10 The Siberian tiger and could disappear in a very short time.

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