Cambridge C1 Advanced / reading-english / C1 Advanced
Society and community
10 original practice questions. Open them in any order.
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Stations with open doors
Stations with open doors
For most of their history, fire stations have been buildings the public saw only from the outside, usually as an engine pulled out with its lights flashing. In recent years, however, a number of fire services have begun lending their stations to local groups in an effort to [1] closer links with the neighbourhoods they serve. Parent-and-toddler groups now meet in training rooms, and in one town a chess club gathers every Thursday evening beside the engine bay. Firefighters say the visits have made it far easier to persuade residents to have smoke alarms fitted.
Question 1 of 10 · easier
Part 1 multiple-choice cloze
Read the text. In this practice extract one gap, [1], has been marked. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the gap.
Stations with open doors — gap [1]: 'a number of fire services have begun lending their stations to local groups in an effort to [1] closer links with the neighbourhoods they serve'. Which word best fits the gap?
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