Answer: A
1. According to the author, what distinguishes rewilding from other environmental campaigns?
A Its objective is more achievable. B Its supporters are more articulate.
C Its positive message is more appealing.
D It is based on sounder scientific principles.
Key words: distinguishes, rewilding, other campaigns
It is claimed in the sixth paragraph that “rewilding is a rare example of an environmental movement”, meaning it is different from other campaigns, because “it helps to create a more inspiring vision”. “inpiring” means “appealing” and “vision” can be understood as“positive message”. By arguing in favour of rewilding, “campaigners articulate what they are for, rather than only what they are against”. Their message is, therefore, positive so the answer has to be C.
Appealing = inspiring
Positive message = vision
Answer: C
1. Key words: no evidence, lynx, danger
In the seventh paragraph, it is stated that “The lynx presents no threat to human beings: there is no known instance of one preying on people”. “no known instance” is the same as“no evidence” and “prey on” means to feed on, which is similar to “put something in danger”, so the sentence could be paraphrased into “there is no evidence that the lynx has put people in danger”. Hence, the blank must be filled with E – “humans”
No evidence = no known instance
Prey on = put something in danger
Answer: E
1. Key words: reduce the number, populations increased enormously, recent decades
Also inthe seventh paragraph,the lynx is described as “a specialist predator of roe deer, a species that has exploded in Britain in recent decades”. The term “to explode” means “to increase enormously in population”. A predator is an organism that exists by preying upon other organisms. The fact that the lynx is a predator of the roe deer means that it feeds on, therefore reduces the number of, the latter. And roe deer are a type of wild animal, so the answer should be D – “wild animals”.
Explode = increase enormously in population
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