Cloze Passage(4.1)

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word.

Sang Nila Utama

The first king of Singapore was Sang Nila Utama. He was _____in Sumatra. He came to Singapore in 1299. He ____________ as kingfor forty-eight years.Sang Nila Utama set ______________ from Sumatra in a ship toTemasek, the __________ name of Singapore. On his ___________,the ship met a fierce storm. He and his __________ had to throw theirpossessions __________ to make their ship lighter. All this didn't help___________ Sang Nila Utama threw his royal ___________ into the sea. Immediately the storm ____________.When Sang Nila Utama and his men came ______________ onto the island of Temasek, they saw a strange animal. The animal was strong and graceful, it was a lion. For this ___________ he called the island Singapore which means "Lion City". He decided to stay behind and became its king.

AnimalsMany people love fur coats __________ they don't think of where the fur comes from. Even when there are laws which ____________ the killing of wild animals, many animals are still being __________ for their skins.Today there are many people who feel upset at the ____________ of killing wild animals to __________ coats and other goods. There are many ways to keep us warm, why must we kill animals for just this __________? We can use plastic, canvas and other man-made materials to __________ bags and shoes. We don't _________ real animal skins at all. If we choose not to buy products _________ from animal skins than these animals neednot be killed for this purpose.In 1908, the Queen of England ___________ that she didn't want any of her subjects to ____________ their hats with feathers. Soon women all over the world stopped wearing hats with feathers. Since the __________ of feathers stopped so did the killing of birds.

Lim Bo SengLim Bo Seng was a war ____________ of Singapore during the Second World War. He was the _____________ of a group of Malay and Chinese guerrillas fighting the Japanese who were __________ Singapore.When Singapore was ____________ by the Japanese in 1942, Lim Bo Seng ____________ to the jungle. He ____________ many men to join forces to fight the Japanese. He ____________ them in jungle warfare and also shooting with the rifles.Lim Bo Seng and his men _____________ great trouble for the Japanese. They _______________ patrols and outposts, killing the enemy. They also ___________ on the movements of the Japanese army.To aviod capture, Lim Bo Seng often ___________ himself so that he cannot be recognised. One day, he was ___________ andcaptured in Ipoh on Malaysia. The Japanese put him in prison and tortured him.

Clouds And RainThe heat from the Sun warms the Earth's ______________. This causes the warm air near the ground to ___________. As the air rises, it cools and the moisture ____________ into clouds of water droplets. The highest clouds are the cirrus and they may reach a ___________ of 12,000 metres.The tiny water droplets in a cloud __________ to become larger droplets and these _______________ back to the Earth as rain. Rain ____________ water for animals and plants. When the water droplets are _____________ agitated electric current may be created and this ____________ in lightning.A rainbow is _________ when sunlight is refracted several times over by the tiny raindrops. A rainbow is such a ______________ sight because the white light is ____________ into seven different colours.

Destruction Of The Earth

As Man seeks a more comfortable ___________, he destroys or uses the Earth's natural resources. Fossil ____________ are burned to provide energy but this burning ______________ the environment. Burning of fossil fuels _____________ sulphur dioxide which causes acid rain ____________ consequently the destruction of forests.Forests are destroyed for the cultivation of _____________ and rearing of animals. Deforestation leads to a ____________ of wildlife and habitats and will endanger the ____________ of many species.Water pollution has killed many animals and plants __________ once the pollutants __________ the water cycle they are transportedeverywhere.Waste that are dumped contains toxins. _________ these toxins do not disintegrate, they ____________ poisonous and will gradually destroy the Earth. We need to protect our environment.