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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.

frenzy

hassle

mayhem

uproar

edge

odds

stake

risk

appealed

claimed

dictated

challenged

clean

out

open

true

castigated

maligned

condemned

belittled

heads

arms

hands

shoulders

clothed

copied

dried

drained

broadly

commonly

abundantly

roundly

An unnamed energy company has the (0) ___ for an extensive network of pylons to be constructed across the Welsh countryside, according to documents leaked to The Weekly Bulletin, causing (1) ___ among local community groups and charities alike. The proposed plans would see over 60 miles of transmission cables and a series of 100-foot pylons link up electricity users throughout the region, plans which are completely at (2) ___ with local preservation efforts. Campaigners have repeatedly (3) ___ to both the company and government ministers to come (4) ___ with the public about their agenda for power provision in the country, fearing an initiative such as this. A nature preservation charity spokesman (5) ___ the plan as putting 'a permanent scar on the beautiful natural surroundings that Wales has to offer'. Many environmental groups are up in (6) ___ about the plans, citing that for an energy company to put these plans down in writing is a bold move, yet these plans are far from being cut and (7) ___ . Government approval is outstanding, and many hope they will be (8) ___ rejected, but many are asking questions of why the government hasn't released this news, rather than discovering via a leak.

Fury Over Leaked Pylon Plans

schemes

blueprints

layouts

frameworks

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