Free Exam: COMPREHENSION EN 2017
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[b]Read the passage and complete the sentences below.[/b]
Tigers: They're big, brave and scary, right? Well, not necessarily it seems, if we believe this story from a zoo in China.
The Chongqing Wild Animal Park has five rare adult white tigers. The original idea was to train them and make them tame enough to perform tricks for visitors, but it now seems that the process may have gone a bit too far.
According to one of their keepers, the tigers have started to lose their true nature because they've been cared for by humans and now have quite a comfortable lifestyle. Keepers have been trying to get them to follow their natural instincts by teaching them to hunt, but the results so far are not encouraging.
The keeper says: "It was quite funny really. The tigers were so scared of other live animals. They wouldn't go near them." In the end, the tigers did work up enough courage to approach a potential meal but only because it had passed out. The problem was, when it regained consciousness and started making noises, they immediately ran for cover.
So, how do you make a cowardly tiger brave again? In an attempt to toughen them up, the keepers are now not allowing them to stay in their heated cages for more than 12 hours a day. If this doesn't do the trick, the next plan is to put a wild tiger in with them to show them how things are supposed to be done. But perhaps you've already spotted the fault with this: what if the domesticated tigers are afraid of their wild cousin? "If all else fails", says their keeper, "we will just have to cut down their food till they have no choice but to find food for themselves."
[b]1. According to the writer, tigers are:[/b]
Tigers: They're big, brave and scary, right? Well, not necessarily it seems, if we believe this story from a zoo in China.
The Chongqing Wild Animal Park has five rare adult white tigers. The original idea was to train them and make them tame enough to perform tricks for visitors, but it now seems that the process may have gone a bit too far.
According to one of their keepers, the tigers have started to lose their true nature because they've been cared for by humans and now have quite a comfortable lifestyle. Keepers have been trying to get them to follow their natural instincts by teaching them to hunt, but the results so far are not encouraging.
The keeper says: "It was quite funny really. The tigers were so scared of other live animals. They wouldn't go near them." In the end, the tigers did work up enough courage to approach a potential meal but only because it had passed out. The problem was, when it regained consciousness and started making noises, they immediately ran for cover.
So, how do you make a cowardly tiger brave again? In an attempt to toughen them up, the keepers are now not allowing them to stay in their heated cages for more than 12 hours a day. If this doesn't do the trick, the next plan is to put a wild tiger in with them to show them how things are supposed to be done. But perhaps you've already spotted the fault with this: what if the domesticated tigers are afraid of their wild cousin? "If all else fails", says their keeper, "we will just have to cut down their food till they have no choice but to find food for themselves."
[b]1. According to the writer, tigers are:[/b]
Type: | Multiple choice |
Points: | 1 |
Randomize answers: | No |
Question 2
[b]2. The Wild Animal Park wanted the tigers to:[/b]
Type: | Multiple choice |
Points: | 1 |
Randomize answers: | No |
Question 3
[b]3. The problem with the tigers is that they:[/b]
Type: | Multiple choice |
Points: | 1 |
Randomize answers: | No |
Question 4
[b]4. The tigers went up to one animal because:[/b]
Type: | Multiple choice |
Points: | 1 |
Randomize answers: | No |
Question 5
[b]5.[/b] [b]The keepers are now trying to change the tigers' behaviour by:[/b]
Type: | Multiple choice |
Points: | 1 |
Randomize answers: | No |