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(Choose the correct phrasal verb from the options given below to replace the underlined word)
came around
came up
came down
came out
Correct answer
came around
To 'see eye to eye' means:
to look tenderly at someone.
to agree with someone
to argue with someone
to have an eye contact with someone
Correct answer
to look tenderly at someone.
To 'call it a day' means:
to stop working on something
to work better
to start over
to be late for something
Correct answer
to stop working on something
I asked her what her problem was, but she _________ quiet.
(Choose the correct option.)
Stayed
put
kept
felt
Correct answer
Stayed
She is a _________ athlete:
(Choose the correct option.)
famous
primary
best
winner
Correct answer
famous
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them by choosing the correct options.
Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh. However unappealing they may seem; vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle: processing the dead bodies of animals.
Only 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures-flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999 , their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008 , 99.9 per cent of India's vultures were gone. It was finally discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the lines of aspirin or ibuprofen). Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they boast of, perhaps, the world's most efficient digestive system, the vultures cannot digest the drug. India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006 , but it's still widely used. The near-extinction of vultures has caused disease in the country, as rats and dogs moved in to take their place-spreading pathogens that would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures. Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas in which to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activity. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by hunters.
Vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle as:
they eat less
they process the dead bodies of animals
they help maintain food webs
they clear grounds with their wings
Correct answer
they eat less
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them by choosing the correct options.
Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh. However unappealing they may seem; vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle: processing the dead bodies of animals.
Only 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures-flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999 , their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008 , 99.9 per cent of India's vultures were gone. It was finally discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the lines of aspirin or ibuprofen). Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they boast of, perhaps, the world's most efficient digestive system, the vultures cannot digest the drug. India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006 , but it's still widely used. The near-extinction of vultures has caused disease in the country, as rats and dogs moved in to take their place-spreading pathogens that would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures. Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas in which to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activity. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by hunters.
The reason behind vultures dying is:
they feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores.
they process the dead bodies of animals
they don't have enough open space to fly
they clear grounds with their wings
Correct answer
they feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them by choosing the correct options.
Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh. However unappealing they may seem; vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle: processing the dead bodies of animals.
Only 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures-flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999 , their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008 , 99.9 per cent of India's vultures were gone. It was finally discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the lines of aspirin or ibuprofen). Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they boast of, perhaps, the world's most efficient digestive system, the vultures cannot digest the drug. India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006 , but it's still widely used. The near-extinction of vultures has caused disease in the country, as rats and dogs moved in to take their place-spreading pathogens that would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures. Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas in which to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activity. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by hunters.
Why are the vultures' beaks considered weak?
they are of no use
they are meant to scoop and eat flesh only
they are used to kill their prey
none of them
Correct answer
they are of no use
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them by choosing the correct options.
Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh. However unappealing they may seem; vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle: processing the dead bodies of animals.
Only 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures-flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999 , their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008 , 99.9 per cent of India's vultures were gone. It was finally discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the lines of aspirin or ibuprofen). Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they boast of, perhaps, the world's most efficient digestive system, the vultures cannot digest the drug. India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006 , but it's still widely used. The near-extinction of vultures has caused disease in the country, as rats and dogs moved in to take their place-spreading pathogens that would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures. Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas in which to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activity. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by hunters.
What is the most alarming fact given in the passage about the vultures?
they cannot digest diclofenac
they eat corpse
they are enormous
they have weak beaks
Correct answer
they cannot digest diclofenac
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on them by choosing the correct options.
Evolution has designated vultures to be the ultimate scavengers. Enormous wingspans allow them to circle in the air for hours. Their beaks, while rather horrifying, are weak by bird standards, made to scoop and eat flesh. However unappealing they may seem; vultures serve an important role in the ecological cycle: processing the dead bodies of animals.
Only 20 years ago, India had plenty of vultures-flocks so enormous that they darkened the skies. But by 1999 , their numbers had dropped due to a mysterious kidney ailment. By 2008 , 99.9 per cent of India's vultures were gone. It was finally discovered that they had been killed by a drug called diclofenac (a pain reliever along the lines of aspirin or ibuprofen). Indians revere their cows, and when a cow showed signs of pain, they treated it with diclofenac. After the animal died, the vultures would eat the corpse. And though they boast of, perhaps, the world's most efficient digestive system, the vultures cannot digest the drug. India banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2006 , but it's still widely used. The near-extinction of vultures has caused disease in the country, as rats and dogs moved in to take their place-spreading pathogens that would have otherwise been destroyed by the vultures. Vultures need large ranges to scan for food and undisturbed areas in which to nest. They also need an abundance of prey species since they rely more on chance than their own hunting skills to eat. All of these things have been reduced by human activity. Meanwhile, there is a dramatic increase in secondary poisoning. Vultures feed on carcasses laced with poison, intended to kill jackals or other predatory carnivores or they are poisoned by the lead in animals left behind by hunters.
Which of the following things, necessary for vultures, reduced by human activities?
large areas to scan for food
undisturbed place for building nests
large number of preys
all of them
Correct answer
large areas to scan for food