C1 Advanced - Reading and Use of English Part 7 Training

Which paragraph goes in gap number 1?

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Which paragraph goes in gap number 2?

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Choose the sentence (A or B) that follows on from each extract:

Many think that, at best, it's actually just a strategy to reduce costs and boost sales rather than a genuine attempt to help save the planet. These days, saying how green you are pays.

• Given the behaviour of many multinationals to date, it's hard to rule out such a cynical view

• This is one of the reasons why the industry is praised by many environmental campaigners

Choose the sentence (A or B) that follows on from each extract:

Kinsella was curious about more or less everything and everyone she encountered, a characteristic that is clearly demonstrated by the variety of subject matter in her novels

• Indeed, each one of them has the same overall structure and flow.

• While one tells of the life of a scientist, the next is about a child refugee

Choose the sentence (A or B) that follows on from each extract:

Life on the island soon settled into a routine of sorts, one which would most probably have looked chaotic to outsiders.

• It followed the ebb and flow of life rather than sticking to a rigid format.

• They were made to feel welcome as soon as the boat arrived on the beach.

Choose the sentence (A or B) that follows on from each extract:

The creature lifted its huge head, took one look at the researchers who had set up their camera nearby, yawned and then promptly went back to sleep.

• You don't need a doctorate to work out that this species is unbothered by human presence.

• This documentary was an immediate success and has been shown on TV around the world.

Choose the correct paragraph (A-F) to fit each of the gaps (1-6):

The performing arts should not only be available to children from better-off families. (1) _______ Some schools, unfortunately, have already started cutting them from the curriculum.

Choose the correct paragraph (A-F) to fit each of the gaps (1-6):

The debate about whether students should have compulsory art lessons has continued for years. (2) __ ___ . As, of course, is the fact that the number of art teachers being trained is on a steady decline

Choose the correct paragraph (A-F) to fit each of the gaps (1-6):

It's extraordinarily difficult to make it as a professional artist. (3) ________ I've no wish to knock this profession, but surely they should be given a chance, however slim it may be.

Choose the correct paragraph (A-F) to fit each of the gaps (1-6):

Funding for the arts has declined at a time when public interest has actually grown. (4) _ _ __ There are other domains in which similar trends can be observed.