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Level C1

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.

Protecting Wildlife

Wildlife protection is often discussed as (0) AN environmental issue, but its importance extends far beyond nature itself. Human communities depend (1) .......... healthy ecosystems for clean water, fertile soil and a stable climate. When species disappear, the balance of these systems is disturbed, and the consequences can spread much further (2) .......... the natural world. Many people assume that conservation is only (3) .......... preserving rare animals in distant forests. In reality, it is also about protecting the conditions (4) .......... make life possible for everyone. Bees, for example, play a crucial role in pollination, without (5) .......... many crops would fail. Likewise, wetlands reduce flooding and forests absorb carbon, helping to slow climate change. It is not enough to admire wildlife from a distance; people must act (6) .......... order to protect it. Governments can pass stronger laws, while individuals can support sustainable farming and avoid products linked (7) .......... habitat destruction. If action is delayed, future generations may look back and wonder why so little was done when so much was still left to save. There is no doubt (8) .......... protecting wildlife is also a way of protecting ourselves.

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

Gauthier De

@gauthier-de

User Prompt

"Create an exercise about the importance of protecting wildlife"

Tone: Standard
Level: C1

Created on:

Jun 1, 2026

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