Behind the Lens - Page 30

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

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Although wildlife photographer Robin Moore's 2017 photograph of some of the world's rarest iguanas (0) ___ short of winning him the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, its influence was extremely wide reaching. When Robin set off to photograph the iguanas, (1) ___ did he know the power the image would come to have. Threatened by government plans to allow construction in (2) ___ forest habitat on Great Goat Island off Jamaica's southern coast, the iguanas' future looked bleak, until it was announced that the plans (3) ___ to be abandoned. This remarkable change of heart came (4) ___ thanks to the exposure the photograph received online. A short film highlighting the plight (5) ___ the endangered reptiles contributed to the campaign, too, and this was used as a fund-raising tool by charities to (6) ___ the islands designated as a nature reserve. (7) ___ surprisingly, there was great relief at the news across all sections of the community, and conservationists are optimistic that these creatures will thrive again (8) ___ that they are left alone in their new home.

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