Cloze Test – Test 242

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping animals, or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly (21) by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators that are dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. Lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, (22) is the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species. The species that are hunted are referred to as game or (23) and are usually mammals and birds. Hunting can also be a means of pest control. Hunting advocates state that hunting can be a (24) component of modern wildlife management, for example, to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as predators are absent or very rare. However, excessive hunting has also heavily (25) to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping animals, or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly (21) by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators that are dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. Lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, (22) is the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species. The species that are hunted are referred to as game or (23) and are usually mammals and birds. Hunting can also be a means of pest control. Hunting advocates state that hunting can be a (24) component of modern wildlife management, for example, to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as predators are absent or very rare. However, excessive hunting has also heavily (25) to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping animals, or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly (21) by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators that are dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. Lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, (22) is the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species. The species that are hunted are referred to as game or (23) and are usually mammals and birds. Hunting can also be a means of pest control. Hunting advocates state that hunting can be a (24) component of modern wildlife management, for example, to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as predators are absent or very rare. However, excessive hunting has also heavily (25) to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals.