English SPM Paper 1 Part 2 (LA): Hunting for Dinosaurs

Marge Baisch was riding on her parents’ farm in Montana in the USA when she noticed what at first (0) .......... seemed to be the bone of a cow.

• has

• had

• have

• have had

In fact, it (1) .......... out to belong to a dinosaur called a triceratops.

• sorted

• worked

• turned

• pointed

About 65 million years ago, dinosaurs regularly (2) .......... near huge rivers in this part of Montana.

• combined

• gathered

• concentrated

• united

Luckily for modern-day dinosaur enthusiasts, the (3) .......... here were perfect for preserving those that died there.

• conditions

• situations

• arrangements

• settings

However, once prehistoric bones are (4) .......... to the air, they can become fragile, so it is important to find and preserve them before they disappear into the dust.

• emerged

• displayed

• appeared

• exposed

Since Marge’s discovery, her family have found the (5) .......... of hundreds of dinosaurs.

• ruins

• records

• results

• remains

Of course, some of which they have (6) .......... to museums.

• contributed

• donated

• provided

• awarded

Many tourists visit the farm in the hope of coming across something unusual. The tourists may not stand much (7) .......... of discovering an entire skeleton, but they are still very enthusiastic!

• possibility

• opportunity

• chance

• potential

The Baische family often allows them to keep whatever they find, although some scientists (8) .......... of this policy.

• disapprove

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• prohibit