Cloze II

Direction: Read the following passage to complete the blanks by choosing the words from a, b, c, or d.

            Lack of oxygen has been blamed for the mass death of fish in a canal outside Wat Lan

 Boon temple in Lat Krabang distric last week.

        Tests by the Fishery Department __41__ they did not die of poisoning as initially suspected,

 but because of __42__ oxygen level in the canal water making __43__ and feeding difficult.

        In all more the 100,000 dead fish were __44__ from the canal last Monday __45__ 

 environmental  concerns and fear among nearby residents who felt water in the canal was 

 highly __46__, laden with toxins and chemicals.

        He said fish from the canal, even those caught near the temple, were __47__ for human

 __48__, explaining that the level of pesticides found in the dead fish was very low, too__49__ 

 to cause any lasting harm, though it could pose problems if allowed to __50__ in the body over 

 a long period of time.

41.       a.  hesitated                              b.  revealed

            c.  pretended                            d.  deceived

42.       a.  hidden                                 b.  abundant

            c.  depleted                              d.  existing 

43.       a.  respiration                           b.  antibody

            c.  circulation                           d.  vision 

44.       a.  slaughtered                         b.  removed

            c.  prayed                                 d.  caught  

45.       a.  restoring                              b.  frightening

            c.  relieving                              d.  sparking

46.       a.  merged                                b.  recommended

            c.  accessed                              d.  contaminated

47.       a.  fit                                        b.  dangerous

            c.  tasteful                                d.  prohibited 

48.       a.  reprimand                           b.  consumption

            c.  occupation                          d.  digestion           

49.       a.  insignificant                        b.  important

            c.  certain                                 d.  naïve 

50.       a. befit                                      b.  obstruct

            c.  accumulate                          d.  suck