22/11/2017 Open cloze exercises

(I)

People of the olden days seldom had feet problems. This may be due to the fact ___1___ their shoes were
more comfortable. They ___2___ made from animal skin which did ___3___ harm the feet. Foot sores
became ___4___ common with the discovery of wooden ___5___ cloth shoes. No account was taken
___6___ the anatomy of the right or ___7___ foot in the making of wooden ___8___. They were made
clumsily or hastily. ___9___ of this, shoes caused more harm ___10___ good. Friction between the feet and
the inner lining of the shoes created painful corns and bunions which sometimes resulted in deformed feet.

(II)

Many of us are still unaware of or are indifferent to the need to preserve rare species. Some people argue that
species have ___1___ dying out since life began. "So ___2___ should we worry about them now ?" ___3___
ask. They calmly believe that others ___4___ take their place. What these people ___5___ not realize is that
it will ___6___ millions of years before a set ___7___ species is evolved to replace those ___8___ are
rapidly losing. These species are ___9___ national heritage. We should not let ___10___ die off. They should
be preserved for our decendants.

(III)

The cobra is not swift in attacking as one is led to believe. It first erects the hood and ___1___ flattens the
neck. A characteristic marking, ___2___ like a pair of spectacles, appears ___3___ the neck. As the cobra
raises ___4___ hood, it also sways from side ___5___ side in a slow rhythmic manner. ___6___ several
seconds or minutes of this, ___7___ strikes by darting its head forward ___8___ downwards and the fangs
sink into ___9___ flesh of the victim. The teeth ___10___ on to the prey until it dies of the venom. The
venom can kill in a few minutes.

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Answers

People of the olden days seldom had feet problems. This may be due to the fact that their shoes were more
comfortable. They were made from animal skin which did not harm the feet. Foot sores
became more/very common with the discovery of wooden and cloth shoes. No account was taken of the
anatomy of the right or left foot in the making of wooden shoes. They were made clumsily or
hastily. Because of this, shoes caused more harm than good. Friction between the feet and the inner lining of
the shoes created painful corns and bunions which sometimes resulted in deformed feet.
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Many of us are still unaware of or are indifferent to the need to preserve rare species. Some people argue that
species have been dying out since life began. "So why should we worry about them now ?" they ask. They
calmly believe that others would take their place. What these people do not realize is that it
will take millions of years before a set of species is evolved to replace those we are rapidly losing. These
species are our national heritage. We should not let themdie off. They should be preserved for our
descendants.
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The cobra is not swift in attacking as one is led to believe. It first erects the hood and then flattens the neck.
A characteristic marking, just like a pair of spectacles, appears on the neck. As the cobra raises its hood, it
also sways from side to side in a slow rhythmic manner. After several seconds or minutes of this,it strikes by
darting its head forward and downwards and the fangs sink into theflesh of the victim. The teeth hold on to
the prey until it dies of the venom. The venom can kill in a few minutes.

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