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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 12 — Test 4

Bring back the big cats: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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It's time to start returning vanished native animals to Britain, says John Vesty There is a poem, written around 598 AD, which describes hunting a mystery animal called a "llewyn".But what was it?Nothing seemed to fit, until 2006, when an animal bone, dating from around the same period, was found in the Kinsey Cave in northern England.Until this discovery, the lynx - a large spotted cat with tasselled ears - was presumed to have died out in Britain at least 6,000 years ago, before the inhabitants of these islands took up farming.But the 2006 find, together with three others in Yorkshire and Scotland, is compelling evidence that the lynx and the mysterious "llewyn" were in fact one and the…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    What did the 2006 discovery of the animal bone reveal about the lynx?

    D: It survived in Britain longer than was previously thought. Multiple choice

  2. 15

    What point does the writer make about large predators in the third paragraph?

    A: Their presence can increase biodiversity. Multiple choice

  3. 16

    What does the writer suggest about British conservation in the fourth paragraph?

    C: It has taken a misguided approach. Multiple choice

  4. 17

    Protecting large areas of the sea from commercial fishing would result in

    A: practical benefits for the fishing industry. Multiple choice

  5. 18

    According to the author, what distinguishes rewilding from other environmental campaigns?

    C: Its positive message is more appealing. Multiple choice

  6. 19

    E: humans Summary completion (word list)

  7. 20

    D: wild animals Summary completion (word list)

  8. 21

    F: farm animals Summary completion (word list)

  9. 22

    A: trees Summary completion (word list)

  10. 23

    Britain could become the first European country to reintroduce the lynx.

    NO Yes / No / Not Given

  11. 24

    The large growth in the European lynx population since 1970 has exceeded conservationists' expectations.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  12. 25

    Changes in agricultural practices have extended the habitat of the lynx in Europe.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

  13. 26

    It has become apparent that species reintroduction has commercial advantages.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

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