The restored boxes are open to visitors on selected weekends. Guides explain how messages were passed along the line (9) .......... the use of coloured flags, levers and bells. The system appears complicated at first, (10) .......... most visitors understand the basic idea once they have tried a simple demonstration.
The project has received support from former railway workers, some of (11) .......... have lent personal photographs. Their memories are recorded (12) .......... the same time as the technical details, so that the displays do not become too mechanical. The organisers are careful (13) .......... present stories as individual recollections rather than unquestionable facts.
A small classroom has been created in one box, (14) .......... school groups can try out a replica control panel. (15) .......... doing this, students learn that safe travel depended on many people making careful decisions. The group will decide next month (16) .......... to extend the opening hours in summer.
Former workers are invited to review the wording of new displays before they are installed. Their comments often add practical detail that cannot be found in a diagram, especially about the decisions made during a busy working day.
The organisers have gathered maps and timetables that help visitors place the boxes in a wider journey. These show how a local line depended on links with other towns.
The restored boxes are open to visitors on selected weekends. Guides explain how messages were passed along the line (9) .......... the use of coloured flags, levers and bells. The system appears complicated at first, (10) .......... most visitors understand the basic idea once they have tried a simple demonstration.
The project has received support from former railway workers, some of (11) .......... have lent personal photographs. Their memories are recorded (12) .......... the same time as the technical details, so that the displays do not become too mechanical. The organisers are careful (13) .......... present stories as individual recollections rather than unquestionable facts.
A small classroom has been created in one box, (14) .......... school groups can try out a replica control panel. (15) .......... doing this, students learn that safe travel depended on many people making careful decisions. The group will decide next month (16) .......... to extend the opening hours in summer.
Former workers are invited to review the wording of new displays before they are installed. Their comments often add practical detail that cannot be found in a diagram, especially about the decisions made during a busy working day.
The organisers have gathered maps and timetables that help visitors place the boxes in a wider journey. These show how a local line depended on links with other towns.
Question 9
Exam guide & reading text▾
Heritage rail-signal project — Part 2: Open Cloze
"Heritage rail-signal 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 restored boxes are open to visitors on selected weekends. Guides explain how messages were passed along the line (9) .......... the use of coloured flags, levers and bells. The system appears complicated at first, (10) .......... most visitors understand the basic idea once they have tried a simple demonstration.
The project has received support from former railway workers, some of (11) .......... have lent personal photographs. Their memories are recorded (12) .......... the same time as the technical details, so that the displays do not become too mechanical. The organisers are careful (13) .......... present stories as individual recollections rather than unquestionable facts.
A small classroom has been created in one box, (14) .......... school groups can try out a replica control panel. (15) .......... doing this, students learn that safe travel depended on many people making careful decisions. The group will decide next month (16) .......... to extend the opening hours in summer.
Former workers are invited to review the wording of new displays before they are installed. Their comments often add practical detail that cannot be found in a diagram, especially about the decisions made during a busy working day.
The organisers have gathered maps and timetables that help visitors place the boxes in a wider journey. These show how a local line depended on links with other towns.