The workshop opens on Saturday mornings, when the local market is also busy. People are advised to bring an item only (9) .......... they have checked that it is safe to carry. On arrival, they fill in a short form so that the volunteers know (10) .......... the item has stopped working and whether anyone has already tried to repair it.
The team does not charge (11) .......... labour, although visitors are sometimes asked to pay for a replacement part. This arrangement is possible (12) .......... many volunteers have professional experience. The workshop has become especially popular with people (13) .......... would otherwise have to travel a long way to find a repair service.
Some repairs take longer (14) .......... expected, particularly when a fault is hidden inside an older appliance. (15) .......... this happens, staff contact the owner before carrying on. The organisers hope that the scheme will encourage people to think (16) .......... carefully before replacing something that may still be useful.
The organisers have found that a clear explanation at the start prevents disappointment later. Visitors understand that a community workshop can diagnose many everyday problems, but cannot safely deal with every fault or every type of appliance.
Volunteers explain when an item requires specialist attention. This prevents unrealistic expectations while preserving the workshop’s welcoming atmosphere.
The workshop opens on Saturday mornings, when the local market is also busy. People are advised to bring an item only (9) .......... they have checked that it is safe to carry. On arrival, they fill in a short form so that the volunteers know (10) .......... the item has stopped working and whether anyone has already tried to repair it.
The team does not charge (11) .......... labour, although visitors are sometimes asked to pay for a replacement part. This arrangement is possible (12) .......... many volunteers have professional experience. The workshop has become especially popular with people (13) .......... would otherwise have to travel a long way to find a repair service.
Some repairs take longer (14) .......... expected, particularly when a fault is hidden inside an older appliance. (15) .......... this happens, staff contact the owner before carrying on. The organisers hope that the scheme will encourage people to think (16) .......... carefully before replacing something that may still be useful.
The organisers have found that a clear explanation at the start prevents disappointment later. Visitors understand that a community workshop can diagnose many everyday problems, but cannot safely deal with every fault or every type of appliance.
Volunteers explain when an item requires specialist attention. This prevents unrealistic expectations while preserving the workshop’s welcoming atmosphere.
Question 9
Exam guide & reading text▾
Coastal repair workshop — Part 2: Open Cloze
"Coastal repair workshop" 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 workshop opens on Saturday mornings, when the local market is also busy. People are advised to bring an item only (9) .......... they have checked that it is safe to carry. On arrival, they fill in a short form so that the volunteers know (10) .......... the item has stopped working and whether anyone has already tried to repair it.
The team does not charge (11) .......... labour, although visitors are sometimes asked to pay for a replacement part. This arrangement is possible (12) .......... many volunteers have professional experience. The workshop has become especially popular with people (13) .......... would otherwise have to travel a long way to find a repair service.
Some repairs take longer (14) .......... expected, particularly when a fault is hidden inside an older appliance. (15) .......... this happens, staff contact the owner before carrying on. The organisers hope that the scheme will encourage people to think (16) .......... carefully before replacing something that may still be useful.
The organisers have found that a clear explanation at the start prevents disappointment later. Visitors understand that a community workshop can diagnose many everyday problems, but cannot safely deal with every fault or every type of appliance.
Volunteers explain when an item requires specialist attention. This prevents unrealistic expectations while preserving the workshop’s welcoming atmosphere.