E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage
1. The rabbits
A) were finally exterminated, but only after a long struggle
B), had been in Australia for a long time, growing in number with each year, when the first
settlers arrived there
C) were to be killed, for they were carrying a fatal virus which was also dangerous for human
beings
D) increased in number rapidly in Australia, because nothing interfered with their breeding there
E) soon showed an incredible resistance to the fatal virus passed on to them via the mosquitoes
2. The Australians
A) had come there from various countries around the world
B) wanted to get rid of the rabbits because they were destroying pasture that could be used for
sheep and cattle
C) were making their living merely by raising sheep and cattle on their farms
D) hadn't expected to meet with such a big rabbit population on their new land
E) weren't wise enough to get rid of the rabbits by their own efforts
3. We can conclude from the passage that
A) the rabbits were reduced in number through a fatal virus deliberately spread by a kind of
mosquito
B) it had become a matter of life and death for the people in Australia to get rid of the rabbits
C) though it was hazardous for themselves as well, the settlers nonetheless encouraged the
spread of the epidemic
D) being a pioneer requires a man or woman to be prepared to face certain risky conditions
E) Australians today owe their prosperous life to the efforts of their enterprising ancestors
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