Volunteers who monitor a small river do not have to be experts, but they do need to know what (9) .......... look for. Some are interested in wildlife, while others want to know whether paths or bridges need attention. The project gives them a shared method for turning casual observations into useful records. The records are shared monthly. Recording the same stretch at regular intervals means that changes are more likely to be noticed (10) .......... they become serious. This is especially important after rainfall, (11) .......... water levels can rise quickly and carry branches or litter into places where they would not normally collect.
The notes are useful only (12) .......... they are consistent. For that reason, volunteers agree on where photographs should be taken and how observations should be described. One person’s record can then be compared (13) .......... another’s, even when the two visits took place several weeks apart. Over time, the records may reveal (14) .......... an apparent difference lasts beyond a single season. Small streams are often overlooked, despite being home (15) .......... a rich variety of plants and insects. The project gives residents a clearer sense of what affects their local environment and of (16) .......... they can do to protect it.
Volunteers who monitor a small river do not have to be experts, but they do need to know what (9) .......... look for. Some are interested in wildlife, while others want to know whether paths or bridges need attention. The project gives them a shared method for turning casual observations into useful records. The records are shared monthly. Recording the same stretch at regular intervals means that changes are more likely to be noticed (10) .......... they become serious. This is especially important after rainfall, (11) .......... water levels can rise quickly and carry branches or litter into places where they would not normally collect.
The notes are useful only (12) .......... they are consistent. For that reason, volunteers agree on where photographs should be taken and how observations should be described. One person’s record can then be compared (13) .......... another’s, even when the two visits took place several weeks apart. Over time, the records may reveal (14) .......... an apparent difference lasts beyond a single season. Small streams are often overlooked, despite being home (15) .......... a rich variety of plants and insects. The project gives residents a clearer sense of what affects their local environment and of (16) .......... they can do to protect it.
Question 9
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Seasonal river monitoring — Part 2: Open Cloze
"Seasonal river monitoring" targets the Open Cloze (Part 2) of the Cambridge C1 Proficiency exam. Unlike Part 1, no options are provided — you must supply single words (articles, prepositions, auxiliaries, pronouns, conjunctions or discourse markers) that complete the text grammatically and logically. Scan each gap for the grammatical slot it occupies: is it linking clauses, marking reference, or completing a fixed structure? Small words carry heavy weight at C2 level.
Volunteers who monitor a small river do not have to be experts, but they do need to know what (9) .......... look for. Some are interested in wildlife, while others want to know whether paths or bridges need attention. The project gives them a shared method for turning casual observations into useful records. The records are shared monthly. Recording the same stretch at regular intervals means that changes are more likely to be noticed (10) .......... they become serious. This is especially important after rainfall, (11) .......... water levels can rise quickly and carry branches or litter into places where they would not normally collect.
The notes are useful only (12) .......... they are consistent. For that reason, volunteers agree on where photographs should be taken and how observations should be described. One person’s record can then be compared (13) .......... another’s, even when the two visits took place several weeks apart. Over time, the records may reveal (14) .......... an apparent difference lasts beyond a single season. Small streams are often overlooked, despite being home (15) .......... a rich variety of plants and insects. The project gives residents a clearer sense of what affects their local environment and of (16) .......... they can do to protect it.