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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
 

Dublin

More than just about any other city we know, Dublin wears its history (1) ... its sleeve. Dubliners themselves are highly passionate scholars of their own history - and we mean their own history. Perhaps (2) ... it continues to have (3) ... a strong bearing on modern life, it's near impossible for (4) ... two Irish people to agree on the details of any one historical episode.
However, they'll instantly unite against an outsider's version, and there are great contradictions (5) ... Irish and English historical accounts of events that (6) ... place here. Take Oliver Cromwell for example. An Irish text would describe him (7) ... an English parliamentarian (8) ... raped, pillaged and plundered his way through Ireland - a complete and utter bastard. If you picked up an English history book on the other hand, you might learn that Cromwell defeated the Royalists in the English Civil War and apparently used to holiday in Ireland.

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1)    ON
IDIOM WEAR ITS HISTORY ON ITS SLEEVE
WEAR ITS HISTORY ON ITS SLEEVE is taken from the idiom WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE:
To show your true feelings openly: He's not one to wear his heart on his sleeve.

 
2)    BECAUSE/AS
CONJUNCTION BECAUSE/AS
Used when you are giving the reason for something:
I can't go because I'm ill.

 
3)    SUCH
DETERMINER SUCH
SUCH + NOUN or SUCH + ADJECTIVE + NOUN Used to emphasize your description of something or someone: 
He never used to have such a bad temper.

 
4)    ANY
CONJUNCTION ANY
Used to refer to a person or thing of a particular type when what you are saying is true of all people or things of that type: 
Always check the details carefully before you sign any written agreement. 

 
5)    BETWEEN
NOUN + PREPOSITION CONTRADICTION BETWEEN
A lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc:
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.

 
6)    TOOK
PREPOSITION TAKE PLACE
To happen especially according to plan:
The meeting took place on 7 May.

 
7)    AS
VERB + PREPOSITION  DESCRIBE AS
To say what something or someone is like by giving details about them: 
He described her as tall and dark.

 
8)    WHO/THAT
RELATIVE PRONOUN WHO/THAT
The one that; the ones that:
The man who (that) telephoned was a friend of mine.