A cooperative food hub has opened in a former warehouse near the station. The founders had previously worked with local growers and knew that deliveries could be irregular, particularly in winter. Instead of promising a fixed list of products, they publish a weekly update and encourage members to suggest recipes. Several schools have also used the hub to discuss food waste and basic budgeting. It also sets aside a small area for information about local food projects. It offers a wide (1) .......... of fruit, vegetables and basic household goods, but its founders say the project is about more than shopping. Members come from all (2) .......... of life, and many volunteer for an hour or two each month to sort deliveries or organise cooking sessions. Because the hub receives fresh produce at short (3) .........., volunteers have learned to be flexible.
They also take (4) .......... of ingredients that might otherwise be overlooked, turning surplus vegetables into soups for a shared lunch. A small team negotiates with suppliers on (5) .......... of the members, which helps keep prices stable. In the (6) .......... run, the organisers hope the hub will make it easier for households to make (7) .......... meet without relying on low-quality food. They know that no single project can solve every problem, but they believe the hub can help people come to (8) .......... with the idea that good food should be a shared resource.
A cooperative food hub has opened in a former warehouse near the station. The founders had previously worked with local growers and knew that deliveries could be irregular, particularly in winter. Instead of promising a fixed list of products, they publish a weekly update and encourage members to suggest recipes. Several schools have also used the hub to discuss food waste and basic budgeting. It also sets aside a small area for information about local food projects. It offers a wide (1) .......... of fruit, vegetables and basic household goods, but its founders say the project is about more than shopping. Members come from all (2) .......... of life, and many volunteer for an hour or two each month to sort deliveries or organise cooking sessions. Because the hub receives fresh produce at short (3) .........., volunteers have learned to be flexible.
They also take (4) .......... of ingredients that might otherwise be overlooked, turning surplus vegetables into soups for a shared lunch. A small team negotiates with suppliers on (5) .......... of the members, which helps keep prices stable. In the (6) .......... run, the organisers hope the hub will make it easier for households to make (7) .......... meet without relying on low-quality food. They know that no single project can solve every problem, but they believe the hub can help people come to (8) .......... with the idea that good food should be a shared resource.
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A cooperative food hub — Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze
"A cooperative food hub" is a Cambridge C1 Proficiency Multiple Choice Cloze (Part 1) practice exam. This task tests your command of collocations, idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs and fixed phrases in context. Read the full text carefully before choosing each option — the correct answer often depends on what naturally follows the surrounding words, not grammar alone. Eliminate distractors that are grammatically possible but semantically wrong, and watch for subtle register shifts between formal and informal usage.
A cooperative food hub has opened in a former warehouse near the station. The founders had previously worked with local growers and knew that deliveries could be irregular, particularly in winter. Instead of promising a fixed list of products, they publish a weekly update and encourage members to suggest recipes. Several schools have also used the hub to discuss food waste and basic budgeting. It also sets aside a small area for information about local food projects. It offers a wide (1) .......... of fruit, vegetables and basic household goods, but its founders say the project is about more than shopping. Members come from all (2) .......... of life, and many volunteer for an hour or two each month to sort deliveries or organise cooking sessions. Because the hub receives fresh produce at short (3) .........., volunteers have learned to be flexible.
They also take (4) .......... of ingredients that might otherwise be overlooked, turning surplus vegetables into soups for a shared lunch. A small team negotiates with suppliers on (5) .......... of the members, which helps keep prices stable. In the (6) .......... run, the organisers hope the hub will make it easier for households to make (7) .......... meet without relying on low-quality food. They know that no single project can solve every problem, but they believe the hub can help people come to (8) .......... with the idea that good food should be a shared resource.