A wise old owl - Test 1

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge English Advanced 3, Cambridge University Press

For questions 17–24, 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.

WISE

CHARACTER

SURROUND

SEE

DETECT

VIBRATE

COMPARE

MYSTERY

Many birds have special (0) ___ for humans but none is perhaps more respected than the owl. Owls, often seen as symbols of (17) ___ , have a powerful hold on human imagination. There are many species of owl and most of them are solitary, nocturnal birds of prey that are (18) ___ by their upright stance. They tend to blend in with the colorations and even the texture patterns of their (19) ___ , which makes them hard to spot. They have a keen sense of (20) ___ and have special ears that can pick up sounds that are (21) ___ by the less sensitive human ear, such as tiny (22) ___ from small animals on the ground. Many owls have special feathers on their wings which allow them to fly silently. They are commonly believed to be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees; in fact, although they have fourteen neck vertebrae in (23) ___ with seven in humans, they're only able to rotate 270 degrees. All these features add to our view of the owl as being (24) ___ .

A wise old owl

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