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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.

Good Communication

Communication is a skill (0) THAT almost everyone needs, yet many people are not fully aware of the habits (1) .......... can make conversations more effective. One of the first things to ask (2) .......... is whether you really listen when others speak, or whether you are simply waiting for your turn. People (3) .......... interrupt too often may fail to notice important details, some of (4) .......... could completely change the meaning of what is being said. In group discussions, it is also common for (5) .......... to remain silent because they think their opinion is not valuable enough. However, a confident speaker knows that (6) .......... has something useful to contribute from time to time. The best conversations are often those in (7) .......... participants feel relaxed enough to express themselves honestly. If you want to improve, try recording a conversation and listening to it later by (8) ........... This may help you notice patterns in your behaviour that you had never recognised before.

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

Author

Ale R

@ale-r

User Prompt

"Generate an exercise where the gaps are focused on practising relative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and indefinite pronouns."

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

Apr 14, 2026

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