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Reading and Use of English Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
1 For questions 1–8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A, B , C or D) best
FURY OVER LEAKED PYLON PLANS
fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0).

An unnamed energy company has the (0) B for an extensive
network of pylons to be constructed across the Welsh countryside, according
to documents leaked to The Weekly Bulletin, causing (1) among
local community groups and charities alike.
The proposed plans would see over 60 miles of transmission cables and a
series of 100-foot pylons link up electricity users throughout the region, plans
which are completely at (2) with local preservation efforts.
Campaigners have repeatedly (3) to both the company and
government ministers to come (4) with the public about their
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agenda for power provision in the country, fearing an initiative such as
this. A nature preservation charity spokesman (5) the plan as
putting ‘a permanent scar on the beautiful natural surroundings that Wales
has to offer’.
Many environmental groups are up in (6) about the plans, citing
that for an energy company to put these plans down in writing is a bold move,
yet these plans are far from being cut and (7) . Government
approval is outstanding, and many hope they will be (8)
rejected, but many are asking questions of why the government hasn’t
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0 A B C D
1 A frenzy B hassle C mayhem D uproar
edge odds stake risk
2 A B C D
3 A appealed B claimed C dictated D challenged
4 A clean B out C open D true
5 A castigated B maligned C condemned D belittled
6 A heads B arms C hands D shoulders
7 A clothed B copied C dried D drained
8 A broadly B commonly C abundantly D roundly
2 S P E A K In pairs, discuss what kind of newspaper this article has come from.
What evidence from the text do you have to support this?
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