Prueba 6 English

Prueba 6 English

Poisonous snakes

Multiple Choice

1. The most dangerous animals ___ the North American continent, by a margin of 1000 to one, are not bears, mountain lions or wolves but poisonous snakes.

• at

• on

• as

Preposition of place: ON

Grizzly bears are on the North American continent Pandas are found on the Asian continents.

Other examples:

... on the shore.

... on the planet.

... on the ground.

... on the beach.

Note: in North America, in Asia.

Multiple Choice

6500 to 7000 humans are ____ by venomous snakes in the United States each year.

• bites

• bit

• bitten

Passive voice

-6500 to 7000 humans are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year.

1 billion dollars have been spent by the government this year.

The Olympic games weren't celebrated last year.

Multiple Choice

Fortunately, the death rate from snakebite is low, largely because of widespread knowledge ___ in most cases treatment is prompt.

• that

• who

• which

That as a conjunction



It's used after some verbs, adjectives, and nouns to introduce a new part of the sentence.

His manners are so bad (that) nobody invites him to a party.

It's possible (that) he has not received the letter.

The fact (that) he's older than me is not relevant.

Multiple Choice

.., the ordeal is a dreadful experience sometimes resulting in weeks or months ___ illness, permanent crippling, the loss of a hand or foot, or other lasting handicaps.

• to

• by

• of

Of (preposition)

belonging to something; being part of something; relating to something.

the lid of the box.

the director of the company.

a member of the team.

the result of the debate.

a week of illness.