Answers B2 First - Reading Part 1 Bears

For questions 1 - 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.

Advice for Tourists.

There is a popular proverb in Bulgaria, “If you are (1) afraid of bears you shouldn’t go
in the forest”. This is good (2) advice because Bulgaria is one of the few countries in
Europe with a (3) substantial and stable population of brown bears living in forests
and woodlands.

Bears (4) are generally peaceful animals and will try to avoid people but they can (5)
quickly become very aggressive if they feel threatened. If you are (6) confronted by
a brown bear, it is best to make noise to try and scare them (7) off. Do take care not
to make the bear feel trapped. A trapped brown bear is a very (8) dangerous animal.

1. a) friend b) afraid c) interested d) hunter

2. a) if b) that d) advice e) when
3. a) serious b) substantial c) endangered d) dangerous
4. a) are b) though c) thought d) often
5. a) often b) even c) once e) quickly
6. a) confronted b) lost d) seen f) found
7. a) too b) off c) out d) into
8. a) beautiful b) awful c) dangerous e) intelligent