READING (17) BUILDING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SKILLS READING (17)

 

EXERCISES R4-R8 Use Exercises R4-R8 to build your skills in understanding the connection of ideas in reading passages. EXERCISE R4 Locating referents within a passage Read the sentence. Then draw a line from each highlighted word to its referent. 1 Scientists used to believe that animals scream to startle predators into loosening their grip or to warn their kin. However, now some researchers have concluded that the piercing, far-reaching cries of animals may have another function. Recent studies indicate that these screams may have evolved to attract other predators, which will give the prey a chance during the ensuing struggle between predators.

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