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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
 

The Evolution and Domestication of the Dog
 

Though the evolution and domestication of the dog have long been studied, the story is (1) ... no means fully understood as (2) ... . There are currently more than thirty species of Canidae, the dog-like animals (3) ... include wolves and coyotes, jackals and foxes, but the Grey Wolf, Canis Lupus, is the domestic dog’s sole wild ancestor and cousin, and it (4) ... exists.
Some modern breeds of dog retain (5) ... wolf-like characteristics of behaviour and appearance to this day, and the two species remain genetically close (6) ... to be able to interbreed easily. (7) ... the use of DNA evidence may lead eventually (8) ... greater clarity, the precise classification of fossil remains from remote periods of prehistory can be uncertain when dealing with such very closely related species. There would undoubtedly have been many contacts, hostile, neutral and occasionally friendly between individual wolves or proto-dogs and human communities.

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[answer="by"]

[answer="yet"] [answer="which#that"] ! [answer="still"][answer="many"][answer="enough"][answer="although#though"]

[answer="to"]

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answer keys

 

1)    BY
IDIOM BY MEANS OF
Not at all:
He is by no means an inexperienced pilot.

 
2)    YET
PHRASE AS YET
Used when saying that something has not happened up to now:
As yet little was known of the causes of the accident.

 
3)    WHICH/THAT
RELATIVE PRONOUN WHICH/THAT
Used after a noun to show what thing or things you mean: 
Houses which/that overlook the lake cost more.

 
4)    STILL
ADVERB STILL
Continuing until a particular point in time and not finishing:
There's still time to change your mind.

 
5)    MANY
MANY MANY
Used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean 'a large number of':
Many people feel that the law should be changed.

 
6)    ENOUGH
ADVERB ENOUGH
To the necessary degree:
She's old enough to decide for herself.

 
7)    ALTHOUGH/THOUGH
CONJUNCTION ALTHOUGH(THOUGH)
ALTHOUGH => In spite of the fact that, even though, though.
He decided to go, although(though) I begged him not to.
Though - is informal. It means the same as although.

 
8)    TO
VERB + PREPOSITION LEAD TO
To have something as a result:
Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.