Use of English Vocabulary Test G

(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Picture This

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 _____ to keep still?

Simon King, a wildlife filmmaker and photographer, says you don’t need any formal _____ to get started.

The whole _____ is that photographing wildlife should be fun.

Simon offers the following _____:

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

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

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

_____ something that isn’t hard to photograph.

Choosing an animal that’s hard to _____, or will run away if it sees you _____ unnecessary problems.

Choosing an animal that’s hard to _____, or will run away if it sees you _____ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds?

_____ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality _____.

_____ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality _____.

You don’t need to _____ 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 _____ photograph that counts, not just the subject.

_____ you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.