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C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Ready for C2 Proficiency Student's Book, Macmillan

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

unassailable

insufferable

unmitigated

inculpatory

survey

chart

log

cast

bequeathed

besotted

bewildered

besmirched

turn

part

excess

short

waits

happens

stands

remains

banged

kicked

cracked

whacked

furthermore

nonetheless

hence

conversely

come into

back up

put aside

hold out

Fashion allows us to express our mood, personal interests, political leanings and so much more. The rise of fast fashion has made this (0) ___ for self-expression more widely accessible, but it has also been an (1) ___ disaster for the environment. We now buy twice as much clothing and keep it for half as long. Are there any viable alternatives? Enter fashion rental websites, where you can borrow clothes for a fixed period of time. Might this innovation (2) ___ a way forward for those of us who are (3) ___ with fashion but also care about the planet? In theory, rental fashion could reduce the demand for manufacturing new clothing, which in (4) ___ could reduce textile waste. In practice, however, it (5) ___ to be seen whether rental fashion is really as green as it's (6) ___ up to be. Consider all the energy needed to deliver and clean the items. But, provided a greener infrastructure were possible, rental fashion might (7) ___ be a good reason to (8) ___ hope for a more sustainable future of fashion.

Fashion for Rent

motive

aptitude

vehicle

alley

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