Cambridge C1 Advanced / reading-english / C1 Advanced

Sports and leisure

10 original practice questions. Open them in any order.

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Borrowing the great outdoors

When the library service in Castlebrook began lending camping equipment three years ago, few of its staff expected the idea to survive a single summer. Like many such schemes, it was set up on a [1], with a small grant from a local charitable trust and a few dozen tents, sleeping bags and cooking stoves donated by residents who were clearing out their lofts. Today the collection also includes fishing rods, two sets of boules and a pair of electric keyboards, and most items are booked out every weekend from April to October. Librarians say the scheme has brought in people who had not visited a library for years, and that a surprising number of them now come back for the books.

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.

Borrowing the great outdoors — gap [1]: 'Like many such schemes, it was set up on a [1], with a small grant from a local charitable trust and a few dozen tents, sleeping bags and cooking stoves donated by residents who were clearing out their lofts.' Which word best fits the gap?

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