Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
Multiple choice · Test 3
8 вопросовЗадание в формате Reading and Use of English, Part 1: текст с 8 пропусками, к каждому четыре варианта. Проверяются коллокации, фразовые глаголы, связки и тонкие различия в значениях.
Why we need sleep
Most of us 0spend roughly a third of our lives asleep, yet until surprisingly recently scientists had little idea why. Sleep was widely 1 as a passive state, a kind of pause in which the brain did nothing of any importance.
That view has now been turned on its 2. Research shows that the sleeping brain is remarkably busy: it sorts through the day’s experiences, 3 memories and clears away waste products that build up during our waking hours.
Going without sleep, even for a single night, 4 its toll. Concentration suffers, reactions slow down and we become more 5 to make poor decisions. Over months and years, a lack of sleep has been 6 to a range of health problems, from heart disease to depression.
Despite all this, many people treat sleep as a luxury rather than a necessity, cutting it short to 7 up on work they have fallen behind with. Perhaps the best advice is also the simplest: go to bed at the same time every night and 8 the temptation to check your phone.
Пример (0): C spend. Нажмите на пропуск в тексте, чтобы перейти к вопросу.
Multiple-choice cloze: Part 1 экзамена C1 Advanced
Multiple-choice cloze — первая часть Reading and Use of English в Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE). В тексте 8 пропусков, к каждому даны варианты A, B, C и D. За каждый верный ответ — 1 балл.
Что проверяет задание
- коллокации и устойчивые выражения: strike a balance, lend itself to;
- предлоги после слов и фразовые глаголы: experiment with, result in;
- тонкие различия близких слов: raise / rise, findings / discoveries.
Как тренироваться
- Прочитайте весь текст перед ответами: смысл часто зависит от соседних предложений.
- Проверяйте, с какими словами рядом сочетается вариант и какой предлог идёт после пропуска.
- После каждого ответа читайте объяснение: так быстрее запоминаются коллокации.
Multiple-choice cloze: C1 Advanced Part 1
Multiple-choice cloze is Part 1 of the Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) Reading and Use of English paper. A text has 8 gaps with options A, B, C and D for each. Each correct answer gets 1 mark.
What it tests
- collocations and fixed phrases: strike a balance, lend itself to;
- dependent prepositions and phrasal verbs: experiment with, result in;
- fine differences between similar words: raise / rise, findings / discoveries.
How to practise
- Read the whole text before answering.
- Check which option fits the words around the gap, including the preposition after it.
- Read the explanation after each answer.