Ras Tanura EWF Passage Completion 1

In the past there were dinosaurs. However, they ______ out.

• dies

• die

• dead

• died

They became extinct. Scientists aren’t sure ______ they became extinct.

• who

• while

• why

• what

Maybe the weather changed and the dinosaurs ______ able to change.

• was

• weren't

• were

• wasn't

Today many kinds of animals or species are becoming extinct because people are changing the world. Trees are being cut down; highways and cities are being built; farmers are growing more plants; and industry is increasing ______.

• everywhere

• where

• while

• when

One example is the giant panda which lives ______ China. There are only about a thousand pandas left in the world.

• on

• at

• in

• over

Another example is the Californian condor. It weighs 14 kilos and ______ wings are about 3 meters wide

• it

• it's

• its

• it is

There are ______ about thirty of these birds left. People have killed them. Some have been poisoned.

• easily

• quickly

• only

• slowly

People have built on the land where the condors ______ live.

• use to

• used to

• used

• using

The condor will soon ______ extinct unless we help it. People and animals share the world.

• being

• was

• is

• be

It is too late ______ some species, but we must help the rest.

• save

• saving

• saved

• to save