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C1 Advanced Open Cloze (UoE2)

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    Taken from old Cambridge test book 1 (pre 2015)
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  • The most extreme weather conditions experienced in Antarctica are associated _____ blizzards.
    with
  •  10
  • These are simply strong winds with falling snow _____, more commonly, snow that is picked up and pushed along the ground by the wind.
    or/and
  •  15
  • Blizzards may last for days at _____ time, and in some cases it can be almost impossible for people to see.
    a
  •  20
  • It is not unusual _____ objects only about a metre away to become unrecognisable.
    for
  •  20
  • Objects only about a metre or _____ away become unrecognisable.
    so/less/two
  •  20
  • Scientists doing research in the area _____ then confined to their tents or caravans.
    are
  •  5
  • We think of blizzards _____ extremely cold.
    as
  •  5
  • In fact temperatures in the Antarctic are usually higher than normal _____ a blizzard.
    in / during / throughout
  •  25
  • It is not unusual _____ objects only about a metre away to become unrecognisable.
    for
  •  15
  • _____may be eight or ten blizzards in any particular place.
    There
  •  10
  • _____ an annual basis blizzards are numerous.
    On
  •  25
  • They often cause considerable damage, so that any scientific buildings or equipment constructed in this region must be specially made to give as _____ protection as possible.
    much
  •  10
  • _____ this means is that people often greatly underestimate the distance of objects and features of the landscape.
    What
  •  25
  • Also, very large features _____ as mountains may appear to be above the horizon, or even upside _____.
    such
  •  20
  • ‘Mirages’, _____ are just tricks played by the eyes in certain conditions
    which
  •  10
  • These have led to explorers in the Antarctic making many errors _____ judgement.
    of
  •  15