PTE Quiz – Reading – Fill In the Blanks
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A well-known feature of the European landscape is the castle. Some types of fortifications _________ built thousands of years ago, but the first real castles only started to appear as recently as one thousand years ago. Construction of most of the larger castles in Europe was between around 1100 and 1500. Initially, the _________ of these castles was to lay claim to land won in battle and also for defence. ________, the owners of the castles also realized that their castles were an effective __________ to intimidate local people. Therefore, castles became a symbol of wealth and authority for those owning them, and a useful tool to keep control of territory and the residents living on that territory.
(A) have been were have was
(B) purpose feature aspect plan
(C) Alternatively Fortunately However Thus
(D) process form way use
A) were: Past Simple Passive (finished time, thousands of years ago) third person plural (some types)
B) purpose: the other words don’t create meaning in context, and plan would be followed by for
C) However: the other words don’t create meaning in context
D) way: the other words don’t create meaning in context
A recent study reveals that the ability to walk quickly in old age is an indicator of a long life. The report examined results from recent research.
The _________ in the research were tested on a regular ________ over an extended period of time. The researchers focused on the relationship between walking speed in the post sixty-five age group and longevity. They concluded that there was a direct correlation between walking speed and life span.
A key researcher gave the explanation that this link exists __________ walking involves the use of many bodily functions working in unison. The heart, lungs, skeletal system, joints, muscles, nerves and brain have to work together in order to ensure a consistent speed. Damage to any of these systems may mean a much slower walking speed _________ could signal medical problems.
(A) experimenters investigators performers participants
(B) circumstance situation condition basis
(C) therefore instead of because so
(D) which also this it
A) participants: the other words don’t create meaning in context
B) basis: collocation with regular, and the other words don’t create meaning in context
C) because: giving justification/reason for the link
D) which: relative pronoun introducing a defining relative clause
were,
(1)a- were, b-purpose, c- Alternatively, d-way
(2)a-participants,b- basis, c- because, d-which
1 a have been b purpose c thus d way
2 a participant b condition c because d which
have been, purpose, alternatively, use,
participant
basis
because
also