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.

 

Working in the Charity Sector

Anyone who thinks working in the charity sector consists (1) ... collecting old clothes for refugees, or rattling a collecting box on a windy street corner, hasn't been inside the head office of a major national or international charity recently. Today many of these organisations have annual budgets running (2) ... millions, staff clock up vast numbers of air miles as they fly from one outpost to (3) ..., and governments consult their officials.
(4) ... all of the jobs are so high profile, and you certainly won't start out at the top, but with the huge range of interesting and diverse jobs in this sector there is usually something for (5) ... with a skill to offer, from logistics training to IT. And you can (6) ... your way up, having an interesting and worthwhile job (7) ... climbing the career ladder. Even if your job keeps you in the office you will find that there are compensations (8) ... the hours you work, such as an invitation to a film premiere or a royal event.

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answer keys

 

1)    OF
PHRASAL VERB CONSIST OF
To be formed from the people or things mentioned:
The committee consists of ten members.
 
2)    INTO
PHRASAL VERB RUN INTO
To reach a particular level or amount:
Flood damages could run into millions.
 
3)    ANOTHER
PRONOUN FROM ONE ... TO ANOTHER
As a pronoun (without a following noun): 
We're changing from one system to another.
 
4)    NOT
ADVERB NOT
Used in order to make a word or expression have the opposite meaning:
Not much is known about the disease.
 
5)    ANYONE/ANYBODY
PRONOUN ANYONE/ANYBODY
Any person at all; it does not matter who:
The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them.
 
6)    WORK
IDIOM WORK YOUR WAY UP
To make progress in a process or structure:
She quickly worked her way up to vice president.
 
7)    WHILE/WHILST
CONJUNCTION WHILE/WHILST
During the time that something is happening:
She met Andy while working on a production of 'Carmen'.
 
8)    FOR
NOUN + PREPOSITION COMPENSATION FOR
Things that make a bad situation better:
She was awarded £2,000 compensation for her injuries.