• Exam: PET-O
  • Course:
    READING
  • Part 5, Exam 7

Instructions

For questions 1 - 10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Choose the correct answer, drag it and drop it, or type the corresponding letter into the corresponding box.

The pass mark for this exam is 60% or over.

The recommended time for this exam is 10 minutes or under.

Example:

  • (0) :
  • A) down
  • B) of
  • C) in
  • D) through

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The Rockies

The Rocky Mountains, commonly known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range which runs almost the length (0) Western North America. Although they start far out in British Columbia, Western Canada, they come into only a (1) hundred miles from the center in more southern areas like New Mexico. They are smaller (2) the Alps and there are many roads across them, (3) the best way to see The Rockies is to (4) by train.The journey starts in Vancouver, which is one of (5) most beautiful cities in the world, and being so close to the mountains (6) its residents to enjoy very convenient skiing, because the slopes are only 15 minutes by car from the city (7) . There was a time when thirty passenger trains a day used to (8) off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway, but now there are just three a week. You sleep on boards, (9) is great fun, and see some of the most spectacular (10) anywhere in the world.

(0) A) down B) of C) in D) through
(1) A) many B) lot C) few D) couple
(2) A) from B) to C) as D) than
(3) A) but B) because C) unless D) since
(4) A) drive B) travel C) ride D) pass
(5) A) a B) one C) the D) its
(6) A) lets B) allows C) offers D) gives
(7) A) center B) circle C) middle D) heart
(8) A) leave B) get C) take D) set
(9) A) when B) which C) who D) where
(10) A) scenery B) view C) site D) beauty

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