Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze -A

Genealogy is a ........ of history. It concerns family history, ........ than the national or world history studied at school

• root/instead

•  branch/rather

• kind/except

• type/sooner

It doesn't merely involve drawing a family tree, however - tracing your family history can also ........ in learning about your roots and identity.

• cause

• mean

• result

• result

The Internet enables millions of people worldwide to ........ information about their family history, without great ........ .

•  accomplish/ fee

•  approach / price

•  admit/charge

•  access/expense

People who research their family history often ........ that it's a fascinating hobby which ........ a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.

• describe/opens

•  define/begins

•  remark/ reveals

•   regard/ arises

According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the ........ back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are.

• further

• older

• greater

•   higher

However, the vast majority of people who ........ in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.

•  attended

•  participated

•  included

•   associated