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Use of English

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.

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable agriculture is becoming increasingly important (0) IN a world facing climate change and population growth. Farmers are being asked to produce more food while using fewer resources and causing less damage to the environment. This is not an easy task, but it is one (1) .......... many experts believe is essential for the future. One reason sustainable farming matters is that it helps protect the soil, (2) .......... is needed for growing healthy crops year after year. If the soil is damaged, farmers may depend too heavily (3) .......... chemicals to maintain production. In contrast, methods such as crop rotation can reduce this dependence and improve the land naturally. Sustainable agriculture is also important for local communities. It can provide jobs and support families who rely (4) .......... farming for their income. In addition, food produced locally often travels shorter distances, and this results (5) .......... lower pollution. Of course, change will not happen overnight. Governments, businesses and consumers all have a part to play. Unless action is taken soon, it may become harder to feed everyone (6) .......... harming the planet. That is why many people argue that investment in sustainable farming is not only wise (7) .......... also necessary. In the end, the question is not whether we can afford to support it, (8) .......... whether we can afford not to.

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

"Create an exercise about the importance of sustainable agriculture"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Jun 7, 2026

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