The garden is not open every evening. Visits are cancelled (9) .......... heavy rain is expected, because wet surfaces can become dangerous after dark. On clear nights, however, guests are encouraged to arrive early (10) .......... they can find their way upstairs before the lights are lowered.
The organisers explain that the project is not intended to compete (11) .......... larger parks. Its purpose is to show what can be achieved (12) .......... a very small area when residents cooperate. There are no permanent signs, and the route through the containers changes from week to week, (13) .......... visitors notice different details on each occasion.
People who have attended once often return, not (14) .......... the plants are rare, but because the setting makes familiar city sounds seem different. (15) .......... the group’s surprise, several companies in nearby buildings have offered practical support. The next stage is to decide (16) .......... a winter programme can be run safely.
The group records attendance and notes which plants attract insects at different times of year. These records are shared with local schools, whose students use them to compare the roof with gardens at ground level.
The gardeners also record how many visitors attend each event and which questions arise most often. That information helps them plan sessions without assuming that activities will suit every group.
The garden is not open every evening. Visits are cancelled (9) .......... heavy rain is expected, because wet surfaces can become dangerous after dark. On clear nights, however, guests are encouraged to arrive early (10) .......... they can find their way upstairs before the lights are lowered.
The organisers explain that the project is not intended to compete (11) .......... larger parks. Its purpose is to show what can be achieved (12) .......... a very small area when residents cooperate. There are no permanent signs, and the route through the containers changes from week to week, (13) .......... visitors notice different details on each occasion.
People who have attended once often return, not (14) .......... the plants are rare, but because the setting makes familiar city sounds seem different. (15) .......... the group’s surprise, several companies in nearby buildings have offered practical support. The next stage is to decide (16) .......... a winter programme can be run safely.
The group records attendance and notes which plants attract insects at different times of year. These records are shared with local schools, whose students use them to compare the roof with gardens at ground level.
The gardeners also record how many visitors attend each event and which questions arise most often. That information helps them plan sessions without assuming that activities will suit every group.
Question 9
Exam guide & reading text▾
Night garden on a city roof — Part 2: Open Cloze
"Night garden on a city roof" 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.
The garden is not open every evening. Visits are cancelled (9) .......... heavy rain is expected, because wet surfaces can become dangerous after dark. On clear nights, however, guests are encouraged to arrive early (10) .......... they can find their way upstairs before the lights are lowered.
The organisers explain that the project is not intended to compete (11) .......... larger parks. Its purpose is to show what can be achieved (12) .......... a very small area when residents cooperate. There are no permanent signs, and the route through the containers changes from week to week, (13) .......... visitors notice different details on each occasion.
People who have attended once often return, not (14) .......... the plants are rare, but because the setting makes familiar city sounds seem different. (15) .......... the group’s surprise, several companies in nearby buildings have offered practical support. The next stage is to decide (16) .......... a winter programme can be run safely.
The group records attendance and notes which plants attract insects at different times of year. These records are shared with local schools, whose students use them to compare the roof with gardens at ground level.
The gardeners also record how many visitors attend each event and which questions arise most often. That information helps them plan sessions without assuming that activities will suit every group.