Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks

II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks. (2.0 pts)

Not everybody recognisesthe benefits of new developments (1) ………………. communication technology. Indeed, some people fear that text messaging may actually be havinga negative (2) ………………. on young people's communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at (3)……………… of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons have started doing it. (4)………………., in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.

Twenty of the birds are about (5)……………….to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each (6)……………….with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically (7)……………….into text messages and beamed to the Internet.

The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to (8)……………….aerial photos, and researchers are building a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, (9)………………. from the camera, which will hang around its neck. The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the form of a map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute (10)……………….on their local air quality.

1. A. in

B. for

C. with

D. to

2. A. outcome

B. consequence

C. effect

D. result

3. A. danger

B. threat

C. risk

D. jeopardy

4. A. Therefore

B. What’s more       

C. Whereas

D. That is

5. A. taking

B. take

C. to taking

D. to take

6. A. armed

B. loaded

C. granted

D. stocked

7. A. adapted

B. converted

C. revised

D. applied

8. A. capture

B. catch

C. seize

D. grab

9. A. instead 

B.  except  

C. apart

D. besides

10. A. inform           

B. information

C. informative

D.informed