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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.

Digital Archives

Digital archives have become (0) AN essential tool for preserving history in the modern world. In the past, valuable documents were often stored in conditions that left them vulnerable (1) .......... fire, water or simple neglect. Today, however, many libraries and museums are turning (2) .......... technology to protect fragile material and make it available to a wider audience. One advantage of digital archives is that they allow people to search (3) .......... large collections quickly and efficiently. Researchers no longer need to travel long distances just to look (4) .......... a single letter or photograph. In addition, once an item has been scanned, it can be copied without causing damage (5) .......... the original. Digital preservation is not completely simple, (6) .......... . Files can become outdated, and storage systems must be updated regularly. Even so, experts agree that digital archives play a crucial role in ensuring that future generations will have access (7) .......... records of the past. Without such efforts, important parts of human history could disappear, and much of what we know today might be lost (8) .......... ever.

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 how digital archives preserve history"

Tone: Standard
Level: B2

Created on:

May 27, 2026

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