GE B1+ Unit 3 Use of English 4

The return of the lynx

The lynx is a type of wild cat which lives in various parts of Europe and Asia. They are most ¹_______ to be found in mountainous, forested areas. There are only around 50,000 of them in the world, but people think the number is ²_______ . Sadly, the lynx ³_______ in the UK around 1,300 years ago, but now some scientists want to bring them back. These scientists argue that the UK is a(n) ⁴_______ habitat for the lynx. They also say that it would have a positive ⁵_______ on the British countryside. One problem in the UK is that there are ⁶_______ wild deer, which eat all the plants and trees. As a result, forests aren’t growing ⁷_______ and other animals which depend on the forest can’t survive. Some bigger lynx hunt deer so nature would provide a solution to this problem. ⁸_______ , some farmers do not agree that it would be good to bring back the lynx. They say that the countryside has changed a lot over the last 1,300 years. For example, there are a ⁹_______ more sheep than there used to be and they would make an easy meal for a hungry lynx. While some peoplewould like to see the return of the lynx, those farmers are waiting ¹⁰_______ to see what the government decides. For them, its return could cost a large amount of money.