The wetland is open throughout the year, but some paths are closed (9) .......... birds are nesting. Volunteers put up notices (10) .......... visitors know which areas to avoid. The signs are removed as soon (11) .......... the nesting season ends.
The restoration does not depend (12) .......... a single source of funding. Small grants cover equipment, while local companies provide transport and storage. The organisers say that this arrangement is important (13) .......... it makes the project less vulnerable when one source of support changes.
People who live nearby are invited to report (14) .......... they notice blocked drains or damaged fencing. The team then decides (15) .......... the problem can be dealt with immediately or needs specialist help. (16) .......... the work is often muddy and repetitive, volunteers say they value seeing gradual changes in the landscape.
Volunteers keep a simple record of the work completed each week. The record helps the group explain why some areas look untidy for a time and why leaving dead vegetation in place can sometimes be more useful than removing it.
The group also meets with nearby residents when a path has to be closed. Explaining the reason for a temporary restriction has made it easier to maintain support for work that may otherwise appear inconvenient.
The wetland is open throughout the year, but some paths are closed (9) .......... birds are nesting. Volunteers put up notices (10) .......... visitors know which areas to avoid. The signs are removed as soon (11) .......... the nesting season ends.
The restoration does not depend (12) .......... a single source of funding. Small grants cover equipment, while local companies provide transport and storage. The organisers say that this arrangement is important (13) .......... it makes the project less vulnerable when one source of support changes.
People who live nearby are invited to report (14) .......... they notice blocked drains or damaged fencing. The team then decides (15) .......... the problem can be dealt with immediately or needs specialist help. (16) .......... the work is often muddy and repetitive, volunteers say they value seeing gradual changes in the landscape.
Volunteers keep a simple record of the work completed each week. The record helps the group explain why some areas look untidy for a time and why leaving dead vegetation in place can sometimes be more useful than removing it.
The group also meets with nearby residents when a path has to be closed. Explaining the reason for a temporary restriction has made it easier to maintain support for work that may otherwise appear inconvenient.
Question 9
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Wetland restoration project — Part 2: Open Cloze
"Wetland restoration project" 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 wetland is open throughout the year, but some paths are closed (9) .......... birds are nesting. Volunteers put up notices (10) .......... visitors know which areas to avoid. The signs are removed as soon (11) .......... the nesting season ends.
The restoration does not depend (12) .......... a single source of funding. Small grants cover equipment, while local companies provide transport and storage. The organisers say that this arrangement is important (13) .......... it makes the project less vulnerable when one source of support changes.
People who live nearby are invited to report (14) .......... they notice blocked drains or damaged fencing. The team then decides (15) .......... the problem can be dealt with immediately or needs specialist help. (16) .......... the work is often muddy and repetitive, volunteers say they value seeing gradual changes in the landscape.
Volunteers keep a simple record of the work completed each week. The record helps the group explain why some areas look untidy for a time and why leaving dead vegetation in place can sometimes be more useful than removing it.
The group also meets with nearby residents when a path has to be closed. Explaining the reason for a temporary restriction has made it easier to maintain support for work that may otherwise appear inconvenient.