What it is: A short text has gaps. You choose a word from the list for each gap. The list has extra words.
The instruction on the paper: Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. → Pick one word from the list for each gap.
Example: Scientists have long [ – 1 – ] that bees are in decline, but a new study offers some hope. In cities, where pesticides are used less, bee populations have remained surprisingly [ – 2 – ]. Researchers believe that private gardens provide a wide [ – 3 – ] of flowers throughout the year. They warn, [ – 4 – ], that this does not solve the problem in farming areas.
Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. A. stable B. warned C. however D. variety E. therefore F. warning G. stability
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
- Choose the appropriate word(s) from the list
- the answer may be more than one word
- completes each gap
- fits the space
- [ – 14 – ]
- the gap, numbered like the question
- (lines 17–28)
- the gaps are in these lines
Remember: Many list words are traps: same root, wrong form (warned / warning).
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Fill the gap
1
Read for gist
Skim the whole gapped text.
2
Grammar first
Which form fits: verb, noun, adjective?
3
Logic next
Contrast, cause or addition?
4
Check the leftovers
Unused words should not fit.
Gist → Grammar → Logic → Check
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Text H — A car-free centre: When the city of Arnhaven closed its old centre to cars, many shop owners were [ – 5 – ] that customers would stop coming. In fact, the opposite happened. Visitor numbers increased, and the riverside became one of the most [ – 6 – ] spots in the city. Critics still point out that residents who live just outside the zone face heavier traffic. [ – 7 – ], most locals now say they would never go back.
Choose an appropriate word from the list that completes each gap in the following text. A. popular B. Nonetheless C. convinced D. popularity E. Therefore F. convincing
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
Do
- Check the form: -ed, -ing, -ity.
- Check the logic of linking words.
- Reread the full sentence.
Don't
- Choose by meaning alone.
- Ignore the word before the gap.
- Leave a gap empty.