6 Exercises On Open Clozes
6 Exercises On Open Clozes
6 Exercises On Open Clozes
1.
Reports of unusual animal behaviour prior (0) TO the occurrence of
earthquakes have been recorded in literature dating as (1) _________ back
as 1784. However, to (2) _________, there has been very little in-depth
scientific research into the phenomenon. However, (3) _________ that a
geophysical tool has not been designed which gives advance warning of an
impending earthquake, observations of animal behaviour might (4)
_________ out to be a useful tool. Animals and birds could act as geosensors.
It is well known that the Earth’s electromagnetic field is used by birds and fish
as an aid to navigation and migration. Sharks (5) _________ use of low or
high frequency electro-receptors to detect objects and to communicate.
Perhaps it is time to (6) _________ this sensitivity to good use? Animals may
have the means to understand the signal that says ‘leave this place’ or ‘fly-
away now’ or (7) _________ is necessary to survive the coming catastrophe.
It comes (8) _________ no surprise, therefore, that animals have the
potential to act as accurate geosensors, to detect earthquakes before they
occur.
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2.
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON Henri Cartier-Bresson helped establish
photojournalism (0) AS an art form. He believed that photography
(1)_________ capture the meaning of outward appearance and so his camera
accompanied him (2)_________ he went in the world. In his twenties, he
travelled in Africa, recording his experiences with a 35-millimetre Leica. Its
portability and the ease with (3)_________ one could record instantaneous
impressions were hugely advantageous. This type of camera was particularly
relevant to Cartier-Bresson. It lent (4)_________ not only to spontaneity but
to anonymity as well. To such an extent (5)_________ Cartier-Bresson wish
to remain a silent, and even unseen, witness, that he covered the bright
chromium parts of his camera with black tape to render it less visible. Cartier-
Bresson travelled unceasingly, but there was (6)_________ compulsive or
hurried about his travels or his photography. One story tells of how Cartier-
Bresson was present during the student riots in Paris in 1968. Undeterred
(7)_________ the explosive nature of the riots, he continued to take
photographs at the (8)_________ of about four per hour.
3.
The fate of any pop band is a question that (0) NO longer is of interest to its
fans alone. (1)________ only have economists recognised pop music’s
importance (2)________ a business, pointing (3)________ that it contributes
more (4)________ export earnings than the steel industry, but strange as it
(5)________ seem, people in some countries spend more on pop than they
do on fruit and vegetables. (6)________ such serious money washing around,
the question of (7)________ will be the next big thing is (8)________ too
important to be left to random factors such as chance and talent.
(9)________ the great names of rock in the 60s and 70s formed bands
spontaneously (10)________ they were discovered and then marketed, their
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