11A Writing Comprehension

Read the text below. For questions (1–5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The waggle dance is a term used by beekeepers for a particular dance performed by honey bees. When a honey bee comes across a patch of flowers where nectar (1) _____ be found, she returns to the hive _____ this information with the other inhabitants of the hive. Here, in the middle of her sisters, she performs the waggle dance. She moves in a figure-eight and shakes her body. As a result of this, the other bees know the exact location of the flowers. Apart from the waggle dance, honey bees also perform a dance known as the tremble dance. When a bee returns to the hive with the nectar she _____, a receiver bee assists her. If there are a lot of bees arriving with nectar, areceiver _____ the tremble dance in order to recruit more receiver bees to deal with the extra work. For honey bees, dancing is a _____ of communication and is very beneficial for the hive as a whole.

Read the text below. For questions (1–5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The waggle dance is a term used by beekeepers for a particular dance performed by honey bees. When a honey bee comes across a patch of flowers where nectar _____ be found, she returns to the hive (2)_____ this information with the other inhabitants of the hive. Here, in the middle of her sisters, she performs the waggle dance. She moves in a figure-eight and shakes her body. As a result of this, the other bees know the exact location of the flowers. Apart from the waggle dance, honey bees also perform a dance known as the tremble dance. When a bee returns to the hive with the nectar she _____, a receiver bee assists her. If there are a lot of bees arriving with nectar, areceiver _____ the tremble dance in order to recruit more receiver bees to deal with the extra work. For honey bees, dancing is a _____ of communication and is very beneficial for the hive as a whole.

Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The waggle dance is a term used by beekeepers for a particular dance performed by honey bees. When a honey bee comes across a patch of flowers where nectar ______ be found, she returns to the hive _____ this information with the other inhabitants of the hive. Here, in the middle of her sisters, she performs the waggle dance. She moves in a figure-eight and shakes her body. As a result of this, the other bees know the exact location of the flowers. Apart from the waggle dance, honey bees also perform a dance known as the tremble dance. When a bee returns to the hive with the nectar she (3)_____, a receiver bee assists her. If there are a lot of bees arriving with nectar, areceiver _____ the tremble dance in order to recruit more receiver bees to deal with the extra work. For honey bees, dancing is a _____ of communication and is very beneficial for the hive as a whole.

Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The waggle dance is a term used by beekeepers for a particular dance performed by honey bees. When a honey bee comes across a patch of flowers where nectar ______ be found, she returns to the hive _____ this information with the other inhabitants of the hive. Here, in the middle of her sisters, she performs the waggle dance. She moves in a figure-eight and shakes her body. As a result of this, the other bees know the exact location of the flowers. Apart from the waggle dance, honey bees also perform a dance known as the tremble dance. When a bee returns to the hive with the nectar she _____, a receiver bee assists her. If there are a lot of bees arriving with nectar, areceiver (4)_____ the tremble dance in order to recruit more receiver bees to deal with the extra work. For honey bees, dancing is a _____ of communication and is very beneficial for the hive as a whole.

Read the text below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The waggle dance is a term used by beekeepers for a particular dance performed by honey bees. When a honey bee comes across a patch of flowers where nectar ______ be found, she returns to the hive _____ this information with the other inhabitants of the hive. Here, in the middle of her sisters, she performs the waggle dance. She moves in a figure-eight and shakes her body. As a result of this, the other bees know the exact location of the flowers. Apart from the waggle dance, honey bees also perform a dance known as the tremble dance. When a bee returns to the hive with the nectar she _____, a receiver bee assists her. If there are a lot of bees arriving with nectar, areceiver _____ the tremble dance in order to recruit more receiver bees to deal with the extra work. For honey bees, dancing is a (5) _____ of communication and is very beneficial for the hive as a whole.

Read the text below. For questions (6–10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). 

Sherlock Holmes, whose name is well-known, didn`t really exist. However, for many who (6) _____ his adventures, he might as well have been a real person.

The man who created Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, _____ in Edinburg in 1859. He _____ trained as a doctor, but found he could earn more money by writing than by practising medicine. He wrote not only stories about Holmes, but many other books that people also liked.

The place where the Holmes mysteries _____ is Victorian England. Holmes, who is a brilliant detective, uses his intelligence and scienti捯c knowledge to solve the mysteries. Even though Doyle wrote many Holmes mysteries, we`ll never know the reason why he gave us so little information about _____ private life.

Read the text below. For questions (6–10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). 

Sherlock Holmes, whose name is well-known, didn`t really exist. However, for many who  _____ his adventures, he might as well have been a real person.

The man who created Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (7)_____ in Edinburg in 1859. He _____ trained as a doctor, but found he could earn more money by writing than by practising medicine. He wrote not only stories about Holmes, but many other books that people also liked.

The place where the Holmes mysteries _____ is Victorian England. Holmes, who is a brilliant detective, uses his intelligence and scienti捯c knowledge to solve the mysteries. Even though Doyle wrote many Holmes mysteries, we`ll never know the reason why he gave us so little information about _____ private life.

Read the text below. For questions (6–10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). 

Sherlock Holmes, whose name is well-known, didn`t really exist. However, for many who  _____ his adventures, he might as well have been a real person.

The man who created Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, _____ in Edinburg in 1859. He (8) _____ trained as a doctor, but found he could earn more money by writing than by practising medicine. He wrote not only stories about Holmes, but many other books that people also liked.

The place where the Holmes mysteries _____ is Victorian England. Holmes, who is a brilliant detective, uses his intelligence and scienti捯c knowledge to solve the mysteries. Even though Doyle wrote many Holmes mysteries, we`ll never know the reason why he gave us so little information about _____ private life.

Read the text below. For questions (6–10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). 

Sherlock Holmes, whose name is well-known, didn`t really exist. However, for many who  _____ his adventures, he might as well have been a real person.

The man who created Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, _____ in Edinburg in 1859. He _____ trained as a doctor, but found he could earn more money by writing than by practising medicine. He wrote not only stories about Holmes, but many other books that people also liked.

The place where the Holmes mysteries (9) _____ is Victorian England. Holmes, who is a brilliant detective, uses his intelligence and scienti捯c knowledge to solve the mysteries. Even though Doyle wrote many Holmes mysteries, we`ll never know the reason why he gave us so little information about _____ private life.

Read the text below. For questions (6–10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). 

Sherlock Holmes, whose name is well-known, didn`t really exist. However, for many who  _____ his adventures, he might as well have been a real person.

The man who created Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, _____ in Edinburg in 1859. He _____ trained as a doctor, but found he could earn more money by writing than by practising medicine. He wrote not only stories about Holmes, but many other books that people also liked.

The place where the Holmes mysteries _____ is Victorian England. Holmes, who is a brilliant detective, uses his intelligence and scienti捯c knowledge to solve the mysteries. Even though Doyle wrote many Holmes mysteries, we`ll never know the reason why he gave us so little information about (10) _____ private life.

Read the pairs of sentences (1-5). Choose and circle the word (A-C) which fits both sentences.

The head teacher’s office is _______ the first floor.

Jack isn’t very keen _______ studying maths.

Read the pairs of sentences (1-5). Choose and circle the word (A-C) which fits both sentences.

Has your bank got a ______ in our town?

They had to cut off the big _____ of the tree because it was

dangerous.

Read the pairs of sentences (1-5). Choose and circle the word (A-C) which fits both sentences.

I looked ________ the word in the dictionary but I couldn’t find it.

How do you turn _______ the volume on this radio?

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1. She hurt her knee in a game of tennis.  

2. She hurt her knee _______ she was playing tennis.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

They’ve arranged to go climbing next weekend.

They _______ climbing next weekend.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

I closed all the windows before leaving home.

I ________ all the windows before I left home.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

As usual, she’s got her aerobics class from 7 to 8 this evening.

At 7.30 this evening she ___ aerobics.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

We started tidying the flat two hours ago and we’re still doing it.

We ________ the flat for two hours.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

The sky’s very black. Snow is on the way.

The sky’s very black. It _______ very soon.

Read the pairs of sentences (1-5). Choose and circle the word (A-C) which fits both sentences.

I’ll _______ the arrangements for the party. 

This decision will _______ a big difference to the students.