Question

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.
-5 each

elsa was one of three cubs rescued by the adamsons after george adamson 1) ______________________ in the course of his work as a game warden. a lion living amongst humans was very surprising to the locals, who viewed lions as 2) ____________________ for the little game in the area, rather than as objects of 3) ______________________.

the sisters spent their early life playing together, 4) ________________________ many skills that they would need as adults.

the adamsons were aware of another case where lions had been raised by a game warden, which had ended in 5) ______________________ when the lions were sent to a zoo. they were 6) ______________________ that this should not happen to all three of their cubs and agreed to send two cubs away and keep just one, elsa.

instinctively practising / failure / determined / competition / shot their mother / compassion

Explanation:

The passage is completed by matching the context of the story of Elsa the lioness with the correct grammatical and semantic choices from the provided word bank:

• 1) shot their mother: Fits the historical context of how George Adamson rescued the cubs after being forced to shoot their mother in self-defense during his work.
• 2) competition: Locals viewed lions as competitors for the local game (prey) rather than with affection.
• 3) compassion: Completes the contrast with "competition," as locals did not view wild lions as objects of sympathy or affection.
• 4) instinctively practising: Describes the natural behavior of the cubs developing survival skills through play.
• 5) failure: Refers to the unsuccessful outcome of a previous case where hand-reared lions could not adapt to captivity in a zoo.
• 6) determined: Expresses the Adamsons' strong resolve to ensure a different, better outcome for Elsa.

Answer:

1. shot their mother
2. competition
3. compassion
4. instinctively practising
5. failure
6. determined