A volunteer group has turned the roof of a disused office block into a night garden, opening it only after sunset. The idea first came (1) .......... when local astronomers explained that many residents had nowhere quiet to observe the sky. The organisers had to (2) .......... with several practical problems, including how to transport soil upstairs without disturbing the offices below.
Rather than (3) .......... ahead with a fixed plan, they invited nearby schools to suggest plants that might attract moths and other nocturnal insects. The final design takes (4) .......... of the limited space by using narrow containers that can be moved when events are held. It has also helped the team (5) .......... down on water use, as rainwater is collected in a series of small tanks.
Visitors are asked to (6) .......... their voices low and to switch off bright screens. This is not simply a matter of politeness: sudden light can (7) .......... off the behaviour of insects that the garden is intended to protect. Although the project is modest, it has already (8) .......... interest from researchers studying urban biodiversity.
On clear evenings, a volunteer explains which sounds visitors are likely to hear and why the garden is kept deliberately dim. The sessions have become a way for neighbours to talk about the night-time life of a part of the city they had previously ignored.
A volunteer group has turned the roof of a disused office block into a night garden, opening it only after sunset. The idea first came (1) .......... when local astronomers explained that many residents had nowhere quiet to observe the sky. The organisers had to (2) .......... with several practical problems, including how to transport soil upstairs without disturbing the offices below.
Rather than (3) .......... ahead with a fixed plan, they invited nearby schools to suggest plants that might attract moths and other nocturnal insects. The final design takes (4) .......... of the limited space by using narrow containers that can be moved when events are held. It has also helped the team (5) .......... down on water use, as rainwater is collected in a series of small tanks.
Visitors are asked to (6) .......... their voices low and to switch off bright screens. This is not simply a matter of politeness: sudden light can (7) .......... off the behaviour of insects that the garden is intended to protect. Although the project is modest, it has already (8) .......... interest from researchers studying urban biodiversity.
On clear evenings, a volunteer explains which sounds visitors are likely to hear and why the garden is kept deliberately dim. The sessions have become a way for neighbours to talk about the night-time life of a part of the city they had previously ignored.
Question 1
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Night garden on a city roof — Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze
"Night garden on a city roof" 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 volunteer group has turned the roof of a disused office block into a night garden, opening it only after sunset. The idea first came (1) .......... when local astronomers explained that many residents had nowhere quiet to observe the sky. The organisers had to (2) .......... with several practical problems, including how to transport soil upstairs without disturbing the offices below.
Rather than (3) .......... ahead with a fixed plan, they invited nearby schools to suggest plants that might attract moths and other nocturnal insects. The final design takes (4) .......... of the limited space by using narrow containers that can be moved when events are held. It has also helped the team (5) .......... down on water use, as rainwater is collected in a series of small tanks.
Visitors are asked to (6) .......... their voices low and to switch off bright screens. This is not simply a matter of politeness: sudden light can (7) .......... off the behaviour of insects that the garden is intended to protect. Although the project is modest, it has already (8) .......... interest from researchers studying urban biodiversity.
On clear evenings, a volunteer explains which sounds visitors are likely to hear and why the garden is kept deliberately dim. The sessions have become a way for neighbours to talk about the night-time life of a part of the city they had previously ignored.