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Reading and Use of English Part 2 Open cloze

H o w t o g o a b o u t i t
• Sometimes the item you require is part of a longer word combination, such as an
idiom, phrasal verb, fixed expression or linking phrase. Pay close attention to the
words before and after each gap.

1 Read the text, ignoring the gaps for the moment. Why does the title refer to GPS as
the ‘invisible utility’?

2 For questions 1–8 , read the text again and think of the word that best fits each space.
GPS: The invisible utility
Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0 ).

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EXTENT
Many of us are unaware of the ( 0 ) t o w h i c h o u r
d a i l y l i v e s d e p e n d o n t h e G l o b a l P o s i t i o n i n g S y s t e m ( G P S ) , b u t t h e
m a j o r i t y o f p e o p l e a c t u a l l y c a r r y t h i s t e c h n o l o g y e v e r y w h e r e t h e y
g o b e c a u s e G P S i s b u i l t i n t o m o b i l e p h o n e s . (1) a n d
every t i m e w e m a k e a c a l l , a G P S r e c e i v e r d e t e r m i n e s o u r l o c a t i o n
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s a t e l l i t e s w h i c h a r e ( 2 ) o r b i t a r o u n d t h e E a r t h .
W h a t ’ s ( 3 ) , G P S i s a h i g h l y d e p e n d a b l e t i m e s e r v i c e .
G P S s a t e l l i t e s c a r r y c l o c k s s y n c h r o n i s e d (4)
w i t h i n 1 – 3 m i l l i s e c o n d s , a n d m o b i l e n e t w o r k s m a k e e f f e c t i v e
(5) o f t h e s e c l o c k s t o t i m e s t a m p d a t a , s c r a m b l e
i t a n d t h e n u n s c r a m b l e i t a t t h e o t h e r e n d . A g l i t c h o f j u s t 1 0 0
t h o u s a n d t h o f a s e c o n d w o u l d (6) r i s e t o a m y r i a d
o f p r o b l e m s . A n d i t ’ s n o t j u s t p h o n e s . S t o c k m a r k e t s , p o w e r g r i d s ,
c l o u d c o m p u t i n g – a l l o f t h e s e r e l y o n d i f f e r e n t l o c a t i o n s a g r e e i n g
o n t h e t i m e . T h e y r e l y o n G P S .
S u f f i c e t o (7) , if GPS ever went down, even just
temporarily, we’d all be lost in more ( 8 ) t h a n o n e .

Language focus Talking about the future | will , shall , would
Cross out the option which cannot be used to complete each sentence.
We won’t buy / won’t be buying / won’t have bought our own place until we’ve put aside
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enough money for a down payment.
2 It’s the age-old problem – too much to do and not enough time. However, I assure you
we will complete / will be completing / will have completed the video tutorial before the
end of the workday.
3 The university is to open / due to open / bound to open a new state-of-the-art research
facility next week.
4 Would we have / Shall we have / Are we having the same old thing or something new
this time?
5 The production of the electric SUV would / was going to / was supposed to resume in
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September, but supply chain issues delayed the start for another six months.
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