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.

 

Tea

Many of the things long considered pleasures of life, such as sweets, rich food, alcohol, and smoking have turned out, (1) ... closer examination, to be not so good for us. Indulging (2) ... them can contribute to high blood pressure, obsesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Tea, (3) ..., is one of those rare treasures, enjoyed throughout the world, that actually benefits health. Tea has been shown to counteract some of the bad effects of our other favourites. While this may (4) ... as a surprise to Westerners, in the Orient it has been known for two thousand years.
Long before tea became one of China's main exports, it was a staple of life, creating a fascinating cultural history in China. But the story of procuring and serving it is (5) ... less intriguing in other lands (6) ... fell in love with the little green leaf, (7) ... Japan, Britain, and Russia. Knowledge of the benefits of tea is the basis (8) ... continuing tea research in China, Japan, and other Asian lands and new investigations in the West.

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answer keys

 

1)    ON
PHRASE ON CLOSER EXAMINATION
When you look at or think about something more carefully:
It looked like a shed, but on closer examination we could see it was someone's house.
 
2)    IN
VERB + PREPOSITION INDULGE IN
To allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you:
They went into town to indulge in some serious shopping.
 
3)    HOWEVER
ADVERB HOWEVER
Used when you are saying something that is different from or contrasts with a previous statement: 
At the time, however, I feared poison gas.
 
4)    COME
PHRASE COME AS A SURPRISE
To make someone feel surprised, relieved, disappointed etc:
Last night's heavy snow came as a complete surprise.
 
5)    NO
DETERMINER NO
Not one; not any; not a:
There were no letters this morning.
 
6)    WHICH/THAT
RELATIVE PRONOUN WHICH
Used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean:
Houses which overlook the lake cost more.
 
7)    ESPECIALLY
ADVERB (EMPHASIS) ESPECIALLY
To emphasize that what you are saying applies more to one person, thing, or area than to any others:
Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in April and May.
 
8)    FOR
PHRASE THE BASIS FOR
The important facts, ideas or events that support something and that it can develop from:
This article will form the basis for our discussion.