A weather station high in the mountains has been rebuilt by a team of engineers and hikers. The original building had gradually fallen into disrepair, partly because replacement parts were difficult to (1) .......... hold of. When work began, the team had to (2) .......... up with sudden changes in temperature and winds that made even simple tasks slow.
The new station is designed to (3) .......... out data every fifteen minutes. This may sound routine, but the readings can (4) .......... light on conditions that affect farms and villages far below. The engineers were careful not to (5) .......... any chances with the safety system, since a minor fault could leave the building inaccessible for days.
Several local schools followed the work online. Their questions helped the team (6) .......... sight of the fact that scientific information is most useful when people understand how it is collected. The station is now expected to (7) .......... a key role in a wider network, and the volunteers hope that its success will (8) .......... the way for similar projects in other remote areas.
Although the building is small, its measurements are shared with a regional forecasting service. This allows the local readings to be considered alongside information from lower ground, where a sudden change in temperature may be less obvious.
In this way, the station offers a practical example of how local observation can contribute to a much larger picture without claiming to answer every question on its own.
A weather station high in the mountains has been rebuilt by a team of engineers and hikers. The original building had gradually fallen into disrepair, partly because replacement parts were difficult to (1) .......... hold of. When work began, the team had to (2) .......... up with sudden changes in temperature and winds that made even simple tasks slow.
The new station is designed to (3) .......... out data every fifteen minutes. This may sound routine, but the readings can (4) .......... light on conditions that affect farms and villages far below. The engineers were careful not to (5) .......... any chances with the safety system, since a minor fault could leave the building inaccessible for days.
Several local schools followed the work online. Their questions helped the team (6) .......... sight of the fact that scientific information is most useful when people understand how it is collected. The station is now expected to (7) .......... a key role in a wider network, and the volunteers hope that its success will (8) .......... the way for similar projects in other remote areas.
Although the building is small, its measurements are shared with a regional forecasting service. This allows the local readings to be considered alongside information from lower ground, where a sudden change in temperature may be less obvious.
In this way, the station offers a practical example of how local observation can contribute to a much larger picture without claiming to answer every question on its own.
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Mountain weather station — Part 1: Multiple Choice Cloze
"Mountain weather station" 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 weather station high in the mountains has been rebuilt by a team of engineers and hikers. The original building had gradually fallen into disrepair, partly because replacement parts were difficult to (1) .......... hold of. When work began, the team had to (2) .......... up with sudden changes in temperature and winds that made even simple tasks slow.
The new station is designed to (3) .......... out data every fifteen minutes. This may sound routine, but the readings can (4) .......... light on conditions that affect farms and villages far below. The engineers were careful not to (5) .......... any chances with the safety system, since a minor fault could leave the building inaccessible for days.
Several local schools followed the work online. Their questions helped the team (6) .......... sight of the fact that scientific information is most useful when people understand how it is collected. The station is now expected to (7) .......... a key role in a wider network, and the volunteers hope that its success will (8) .......... the way for similar projects in other remote areas.
Although the building is small, its measurements are shared with a regional forecasting service. This allows the local readings to be considered alongside information from lower ground, where a sudden change in temperature may be less obvious.
In this way, the station offers a practical example of how local observation can contribute to a much larger picture without claiming to answer every question on its own.