Preliminary for Schools (PET) Paper 1 Reading, Part 5 7 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C, D. Ex.: 0. A. yards B. miles C. kilometers D. acres Yellowstone national park Yellowstone is the world s first national park. Its wide expanse, more than 2 million (0) , covers an area (1) to three different (2) : Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Due to its naturalistic features, it is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The park is famous for its wildlife that (3) many species of mammals, birds and fish. The symbols are the bear, the bison and the grey wolf. There are also hundreds of species of native and exotic plants, but the most striking feature is its geology. In fact Yellowstone is the (4) of 10,000 thermal features and of more than 300 geysers. There is also a very large petrified forest. In the park visitors can see steaming pools, (5) mud and geysers. Geysers are generally small (10 feet height), but six are grand geysers : the most famous and celebrated (6) the Old Faithful. It (7) its name from its regular eruptions. Reaching a temperature of about 199° F, it erupts at intervals which can go from 30 to 120 minutes. The eruption is 110-185 feet high and it (8) less than 5 minutes. If you want to (9) when the next eruption will be, you have to make this calculation: if the total of the eruption is less than 4 minutes, the next will (10) in 40-60 minutes; on the contrary, if it is longer than 4 minutes, the next interval will be 75-100 minutes. (Adapted from: www.yellowstonenationalpark.com) 20 1. A. extending B. belonging C. being D. covering 2. A. States B. countries C. areas D. cities 3. A. considers B. includes C. makes D. deserves 4. A. house B. residence C. address D. home 5. A. talking B. whispering C. bubbling D. singing 6. A. being B. proving C. staying D. showing 7. A. gives B. changes C. takes D. brings 8. A. comes B. lasts C. goes D. appears 9. A. prevent B. avoid C. practise D. predict 10. A. occur B. finish C. exist D. stop