Camping equipment

A service in our town allows people to borrow camping equipment instead of buying it. I tried it because I did not want to money on a tent I might use only once. I chose a time to the equipment from the store. A member of staff showed me how to put up the tent because the instructions were not very . The company does not customers to wash everything before returning it. The service also means fewer people need to large items at home. I would use it again for equipment that takes up a lot of . The experience has also made me notice small practical details that I did not think about before. I now plan a little more carefully and enjoy the activity more because I understand what to expect. This extra experience also helped me understand the activity better and made the next attempt easier to organise.

Camping equipment — Part 5

"Camping equipment" is a Cambridge C2 Proficiency Reading Part 5 practice exam (Multiple-Choice Cloze). This paper rewards close reading, inference and awareness of text organisation. Work under timed conditions when possible — the combined Reading and Use of English paper allows 90 minutes across Parts 1–7. After completing the exercise, use review mode to understand why each answer is correct and note any vocabulary or discourse patterns you missed.

Reading text

A service in our town allows people to borrow camping equipment instead of buying it. I tried it because I did not want to (21) money on a tent I might use only once. I chose a time to (22) the equipment from the store. A member of staff showed me how to put up the tent because the instructions were not very (23). The company does not (24) customers to wash everything before returning it. The service also means fewer people need to (25) large items at home. I would use it again for equipment that takes up a lot of (26). The experience has also made me notice small practical details that I did not think about before. I now plan a little more carefully and enjoy the activity more because I understand what to expect. This extra experience also helped me understand the activity better and made the next attempt easier to organise.