CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EXAMINATIONS / CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY EXAM / CPE / USE OF ENGLISH / Open Cloze

 

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

 

Health of Antarctic Wildlife

Climate and weather are defining characteristics of Antarctica and (1) ... a large degree are what set it (2) ... from the other regions of the world. The interactions of the geography of Antarctica with large-scale climatic processes and the local weather conditions they generate influence (3) ... facets of the natural environment. Consequently, they will affect many aspects of disease in Antarctic wildlife and the way that humans can respond to disease events. Climate and weather exert their influence (4) ... wildlife at a range of scales.
The large-scale atmospheric pressure systems determine the isolation, or (5) ..., of the Antarctic continent, at (6) ... for airborne particles. More locally, conditions of temperature, humidity and solar irradiance can all influence the survival of hosts, vectors and pathogens in the environment and can control or limit the actions of people. The extreme environmental conditions that characterise Antarctica may (7) ... mean that accepted rules of disease epidemiology may not apply here or that disease response procedures that are accepted as normal in the rest of the world may not be appropriate or (8) ... possible.

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[answer="apart"] [answer="all"] ! [answer="on#over"][answer="otherwise"][answer="least"][answer="well"]

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answer keys

 

1)    TO
IDIOM TO A LARGE DEGREE
Mainly, mostly:
To a large degree it is parents who should take the blame.
 
2)    APART
PHRASAL VERB SET APART FROM
To make somebody/something different from or better than others:
Her elegant style sets her apart from other journalists.
 
3)    ALL
DETERMINER ALL FACETS OF
The whole of an amount or every part of something:
I think it's very important to recognize talent in all facets of filmmaking.
 
4)    ON/OVER
VERB + PREPOSITION EXERT INFLUENCE ON
To use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen:
The Kremlin could exert influence on Lithuania and try to destabilize the country.
 
5)    OTHERWISE
IDIOM OR OTHERWISE
Or the opposite:
We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise.
 
6)    LEAST
PHRASE AT LEAST
Even if nothing else happens or is true:
I don't expect you to pay me, but you could at least cover my expenses.
 
7)    WELL
PHRASE MAY WELL
Used to say that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true:
What you say may well be true.
 
8)    EVEN
ADVERB EVEN
Used to emphasize something unexpected or surprising:
She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.