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Level B2

Part 2 - Open Cloze

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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

City Life

For many people, living in a large city is (0) NOT just a practical choice but a personal one as well. Cities offer opportunities in education, work and entertainment that are difficult to find elsewhere. At the same time, city life can be more demanding (1) .......... life in a small town or village. The cost of housing is often high, and people may spend hours travelling to and (2) .......... work every day. However, many residents feel that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. One reason (3) .......... this is the variety of experiences available. In a single weekend, you might visit a museum, try food from another culture and meet people (4) .......... interests are very different from your own. This diversity can encourage people to think more openly and adapt more easily (5) .......... new situations. On the other hand, some people eventually decide to move away, especially if they are looking (6) .......... a quieter lifestyle. Even so, they often admit that city living taught them skills (7) .......... they still use today, such as managing time and dealing with stress. Whether people stay or leave, cities continue to have a strong effect (8) .......... the way they live and think.

What to do

This part consists of a short text with a series of gaps. There are no words from which to choose the answers, candidates have to think of a word which fits the gap correctly.

Errors in punctuation are ignored, although spelling must be correct.

Contractions (e.g. don’t, we’ve, won’t) count as two words. However, can’t is a contraction of cannot, which is one word.

Sometimes, there is more than one correct answer. Cambridge will always account for this and all options will be accepted. However, you should not write more than one answer.

Don't spend time in a word you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well.

Strategy

  1. Read the title and the whole text so that you understand what it is about.
  2. Read the whole sentence in which the gap occurs, to look for clues as to what kind of word you need.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember you must write only one word.
  5. You are never required to write a contraction. If you think the answer is a contraction, it must be wrong, so think again.
  6. Read the whole text through once you have completed it to make sure you have not missed any connectors, plurals or negatives.

Instructions

For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Exercise Details

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User Prompt

"Generate a Cambridge English exam-style exercise with a mix of topics"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

May 31, 2026

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