The Wild Animals We Love Most - Test 2

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · C1 Advanced Trainer 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

POPULAR

PERCEIVE

CHARISMA

IRONY

SURVIVE

EXTINCT

COMPLACENT

INTENTION

(0) ___ of wild animals, such as elephants, tigers and pandas, are everywhere in movies, books and toy stores. But research suggests that this (1) ___ may have a problematic effect on public (2) ___ of how much at risk these animals are in nature. In a survey carried out by French ecologists, people were asked which animals they considered most (3) ___ . The top ten were: lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, pandas, cheetahs, polar bears, wolves and gorillas. (4) ___ , the biggest fans of these animals knew very little about their (5) ___ prospects – the sad truth being that many of them face possible (6) ___ in the coming decades. The researchers suggest that the widespread presence of these animals in popular culture makes people think their populations in the wild are strong, and this may lead to (7) ___ . One of the researchers has said that ‘companies using giraffes, cheetahs or polar bears for marketing may be contributing (8) ___ to the false idea that animal populations in the wild are secure and not in need of conservation.’

The wild animals we love most

REPRESENT

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