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Use Of English: Test G

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Getting friends and family to pose for photos is hard enough, but how would you cope with a rabbit, an owl or a butterfly that simply __(1)__ to keep still?

Simon King, wildlife film-maker and photographer, says you don’t need any formal __(2)__ to get started. The whole __(3)__ is that photographing wildlife should be fun. Simon offers the following __(4)__:

Specialize from the start. You’re more likely to get good __(5)__ sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance __(7)__ than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see.

__(8)__ something that isn’t hard to photograph. Choosing an animal that’s hard to __(9)__, or will run away if it sees you __(10)__ unnecessary problems. How about flowers, or a group of birds?

__(11)__ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality __(12)__. You don’t need to __(13)__ a fortune - Simon started with just a second-hand camera that cost around £30. But you will need a single lens reflex camera.

Remember it’s the __(14)__ photograph that counts, not just the subject. __(15)__ you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.

    • A) disobeys
    • B) dislikes
    • C) refuses
    • D) avoids
    • A) training
    • B) education
    • C) exercise
    • D) lecture
    • A) thought
    • B) idea
    • C) dream
    • D) plan
    • A) lessons
    • B) facts
    • C) warnings
    • D) tips
    • A) progress
    • B) luck
    • C) results
    • D) events
    • A) think
    • B) concentrate
    • C) limit
    • D) depend
    • A) more
    • B) other
    • C) better
    • D) rather
    • A) Decide
    • B) Pick
    • C) Prefer
    • D) Collect
    • A) spot
    • B) notice
    • C) meet
    • D) glance
    • A) creates
    • B) starts
    • C) puts
    • D) leads
    • A) Visit
    • B) Look
    • C) Find
    • D) Search
    • A) instruments
    • B) equipment
    • C) material
    • D) tools
    • A) cost
    • B) make
    • C) spend
    • D) lose
    • A) big
    • B) all
    • C) whole
    • D) full
    • A) Think
    • B) Guess
    • C) Invent
    • D) Imagine
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