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Use of English

Level C2

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.

The First iPhone

In January 2007, Apple unveiled a device that would soon be spoken (0) OF as a turning point in consumer technology: the first iPhone. Although smartphones already existed, few people anticipated just how quickly this one would redefine expectations. It was not merely the touch screen, impressive (1) .......... it was, but the way hardware and software seemed to disappear into a single, coherent experience. When the phone finally went on sale, queues formed outside stores, and early adopters were prepared to wait (2) .......... hours. Apple’s presentation had been carefully staged, yet the public reaction felt spontaneous, as (3) .......... the product had arrived from the future fully formed. Reviewers praised the interface, but they also noted limitations: the absence of third‑party apps, for instance, and the fact (4) .......... it relied on slower mobile networks. Even so, the launch mattered because it shifted the industry’s centre of gravity. Competitors, some of (5) .......... had dominated the market, were forced to rethink their designs. Within a short time, the question was no longer (6) .......... touch screens would become standard, but how quickly. Looking back, it is hard to imagine the modern smartphone landscape (7) .......... that moment, and harder still to deny that the ripple effects are (8) .......... being felt.

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

Hailey Sumner

@haileys

User Prompt

"Generate an exercise about the release of the first iPhone."

Tone: Standard
Level: C2

Created on:

Feb 23, 2026

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