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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.

Large Organisations

Managing a large organisation is often described (0) AS a balancing act. Leaders must respond quickly to change while ensuring that every department works (1) .......... the same overall goals. This can be difficult because decisions made at the top do not always filter down as smoothly (2) .......... expected. In addition, managers are frequently responsible (3) .......... teams whose members have very different priorities, working styles and levels of experience. Another challenge lies in communication. In a small company, problems can usually be dealt with before they grow (4) .......... major obstacles. In a large organisation, however, even minor misunderstandings may spread across departments and result (5) .......... delays, frustration and wasted resources. For this reason, successful leaders need not only to give clear instructions, but also to listen carefully to feedback from staff. It is also essential to build trust. Employees are more likely to accept change if they feel they are being treated (6) .......... respect and that their concerns are taken seriously. Without this, even well-designed strategies may fail. Ultimately, the effectiveness of a large organisation depends (7) .......... whether its leaders can combine long-term planning with the flexibility to respond to unexpected events. Those who succeed are often the ones (8) .......... can unite people behind a shared purpose.

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

Bejenaru Alexandru

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User Prompt

"Create an exercise about the challenges of managing large organisations"

Tone: Standard
Level: C1

Created on:

May 12, 2026

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