Question

gii 137b

ii the following passage retells and explains what has happened in the story so far. choose the most appropriate words from the choices below to complete the passage.
(1-5 each)

in order to return elsa to the wild, the adamsons needed to teach her all the skills she would need to 1) _____. despite his years as a game warden and his interest in lions, george adamson felt that he did not have the knowledge to 2) _____ this task, which no one had ever attempted before.

he and joy started by taking elsa on 3) _____. the first was to the banks of the uaso nyiro river, which he describes as a \garden of eden\ for elsa because she was free to 4) ___ amongst the 5) _____ that lived there.

the second safari, to the indian ocean, was marred by the death of joys hyrax pati, and the fact that adamson had to work. he was asked to 6) _______ that was thought to have been taking the local fishermens goats.

run riot / accomplish / a series of safaris
survive / abundance of animals / shoot a lion

Explanation:

The passage is a summary of events from the story of Elsa the lioness and her caretakers, George and Joy Adamson. The blanks are filled using context clues and grammatical agreement with the provided word choices:

• For 1), "skills she would need to" is followed by the verb "survive" in the wild.
• For 2), "knowledge to" is followed by the infinitive verb "accomplish" this task.
• For 3), "taking Elsa on" fits the noun phrase "a series of safaris", which is supported by the next sentence mentioning "The first was...".
• For 4) and 5), "free to run riot amongst the abundance of animals" fits grammatically and contextually, describing Elsa's freedom in a "garden of Eden" environment.
• For 6), as a game warden dealing with a predator taking livestock, George Adamson was "asked to shoot a lion".

Answer:

1. survive
2. accomplish
3. a series of safaris
4. run riot
5. abundance of animals
6. shoot a lion