Quiz on Word Choices

In the 1972 the Australian government ….(1)...... a quota system which allowed a (n) …..(2)...... number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were …..(3)...... their crops. The problem is that …..(4)...... two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of ……(5)....... The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.

• introduced (1)

• produced (1)

• turned out (1)

• offered (1)

In the 1972 the Australian government ….(1)...... a quota system which allowed a (n) …..(2)...... number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were …..(3)...... their crops. The problem is that …..(4)...... two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of ……(5)....... The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.

• approximate (2)

• certain (2)

• estimated (2)

• unknown (2)

In the 1972 the Australian government ….(1)...... a quota system which allowed a (n) …..(2)...... number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were …..(3)...... their crops. The problem is that …..(4)...... two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of ……(5)....... The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.

• enriching (3)

• injuring (3)

• ruining (3)

• spoiling (3)

In the 1972 the Australian government ….(1)...... a quota system which allowed a (n) …..(2)...... number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were …..(3)...... their crops. The problem is that …..(4)...... two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of ……(5)....... The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.

• while (4)

• because (4)

• when (4)

• unless (4)

In the 1972 the Australian government ….(1)...... a quota system which allowed a (n) …..(2)...... number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers claimed that the kangaroos were …..(3)...... their crops. The problem is that …..(4)...... two and a half million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. The animals are killed for a variety of ……(5)....... The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks - or is used as pet food There are also thousands of dollars to be made from the sale of their skins.

• results (5)

• pretexts (5)

• excuses (5)

• reasons (5)