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 __(1)__ to keep still?

Simon King, a wildlife filmmaker and photographer, says you don’t need any formal __(2)__ to get started.

The whole __(3)__ is that photographing wildlife should be fun.

Simon offers the following __(4)__:

Specialize from the start. You’re more likely to get good __(5)__ sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance - __(7)__ 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 __(5)__ sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance - __(7)__ 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 __(5)__ sooner if you __(6)__ on one type of wildlife - insects for instance - __(7)__ than just going off to the woods or park with your camera and snapping whatever you see.

__(8)__ something that isn’t hard to photograph.

Choosing an animal that’s hard to __(9)__, or will run away if it sees you __(10)__ unnecessary problems.

Choosing an animal that’s hard to __(9)__, or will run away if it sees you __(10)__ unnecessary problems. How about flowers or a group of birds?

__(11)__ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality __(12)__.

__(11)__ second-hand camera shops and local papers for quality __(12)__.

You don’t need to __(13)__ 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 __(14)__ photograph that counts, not just the subject.

__(15)__ you’re composing a picture and try to be as artistic as possible.