II. Read the passage below and fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the given options.
The elephant is a giant animal with a (1) _______ trunk and big ears. It loves to eat leaves from the trees and takes (2) _______ in the river. It is very smart and has a great memory, which (3) _______ it remember where to find food and water. The elephant is also very social and enjoys (4) _______ time with its family and other elephants. Sometimes, it (5) _______ loudly to communicate with them. Despite its size, the elephant is gentle and kind.
(1) (A) stretchy (B) prolonged (C) long (D) lengthy
(2) (A) bath (B) bathes (C) bathing (D) bathed
(3) (A) helping (B) helped (C) helpful (D) helps
(4) (A) spending (B) spent (C) spended (D) spends
(5) (A) croaks (B) trumpets (C) growls (D) toots
Answer (2)
The correct words to fill in the blanks are: (1) long, (2) bathes, (3) helps, (4) spending, and (5) trumpets. These choices describe the elephant's features and behaviors accurately. This makes the complete passage informative and coherent.
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The passage provided describes an elephant and asks you to fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the given options. Let's go through each blank one by one:
The elephant is a giant animal with a (1) long trunk and big ears.
Option (C) 'long' is the most suitable choice because elephants are known to have long trunks. The other options do not accurately describe the trunk of an elephant in terms of physical characteristics.
It loves to eat leaves from the trees and takes (2) baths in the river.
Option (A) 'bath' is correct here. 'Takes bath' is a common way to express that an elephant enjoys being in the water for cleaning itself.
It is very smart and has a great memory, which (3) helps it remember where to find food and water.
Option (D) 'helps' fits best in this context because it indicates that the elephant's memory aids in finding food and water.
The elephant is also very social and enjoys (4) spending time with its family and other elephants.
Option (A) 'spending' is appropriate here as it describes the action of spending time.
Sometimes, it (5) trumpets loudly to communicate with them.
Option (B) 'trumpets' is the right choice because it refers to the loud call of an elephant.
Therefore, the complete passage would read:
'The elephant is a giant animal with a long trunk and big ears. It loves to eat leaves from the trees and takes baths in the river. It is very smart and has a great memory, which helps it remember where to find food and water. The elephant is also very social and enjoys spending time with its family and other elephants. Sometimes, it trumpets loudly to communicate with them. Despite its size, the elephant is gentle and kind.'
In this exercise, you are practicing choosing the correct words based on context, which helps in building vocabulary and comprehension skills in English.
