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    Exercise "Hunting and fishing", created by tizeph (a free exercise to learn English):
    Results of the 2 246 people who have taken this test:
    Average mark: 43 / 100 Share


    Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): colocolo / FRANCE, on Monday 09 December - 15:36:
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    Stats (2246 candidates)
    Question 1 passed: 48 %
    Hunting is an aristocratic sport. The animal most commonly hunted is the fox. The huntsmen are accompanied by a pack of hounds that chase the animal. As the fox is very *, it sometimes outwits the hounds, which are thrown off the scent (or lose the trail).

    Question 2 passed: 41.2 %
    When the * (or deer) is hunted, it is chased until it is brought to bay and killed. A horn is sounded to mark the different episodes of the hunt.

    Question 3 passed: 35.3 %
    Shooting (which Americans call *) can be practised only in the wilder regions of Great Britain.

    Question 4 passed: 37.7 %
    When the shooting season opens, many sportsmen (or hunters) can be seen walking across the countryside and many * may be heard.

    Question 5 passed: 38.9 %
    The sportsman carries a gun, a * belt and a game bag which he hopes to bring back full. He is accompanied by a dog which starts or retrieves the game.

    Question 6 passed: 77.5 %
    When the country abounds in game, the sportsman can shoot hares or wild rabbits before they have taken refuge in their * and grouse, partridges or pheasants before they have flown out of gunshot range.

    Question 7 passed: 35.8 %
    A gamekeeper has the job of protecting game against all of its enemies, including *.

    Question 8 passed: 31.1 %
    The sportsman must load his gun. When he sees the animal, he * his gun, aims (or takes aim) at it, pulls the trigger and fires.

    Question 9 passed: 24.5 %
    He either hits or misses it. A man who rarely misses the mark is a good * . He rarely comes home with an empty bag.

    Question 10 passed: 38 %
    In open season, angling is also very popular and many anglers can be seen along British streams. They angle (or fish) for *, salmon, pike or carp. Young children will be content with catching small fry.

    Question 11 passed: 33.8 %
    The angler comes to the riverside with his fishing-tackle consisting of a rod and line. He baits the * with a worm or fly and casts his line into the water.

    Question 12 passed: 34.5 %
    When a fish bites the hook the * sinks. If he is clever enough, the angler will land a fish. It may be a splendid catch!


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