Scientists and communication - Test 2

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge English Proficiency 1, Cambridge University Press

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

on

up

for

in

arresting

engaging

catching

fetching

native

innate

standard

typical

put across

come over

given out

set up

document

predict

enter

pronounce

basic

radical

intrinsic

central

light

start

dawn

birth

sleep

rest

bed

ground

Scientists are often accused of being poor communicators, yet there are many reasons why scientists, (0) ___ , should be and often are good communicators. After all, science calls (1) ___ enthusiasm and scientists often possess this (2) ___ quality in large quantities. Enthusiasm can be infectious, but to command the interest of readers, scientists must develop their other (3) ___ talents: clarity, observation and knowledge. Those scientists who are logical thinkers can usually write clearly, and the more clearly thoughts are (4) ___ , the greater their potential value. In the same way, those who observe must take account of subtle differences for the observations they may (5) ___ as significant. Finally, those who write must have something of (6) ___ value to say. A scientist whose work never sees the (7) ___ of day has achieved nothing of worth until somebody else hears about it. It is essential, therefore, for scientists to lay to (8) ___ the myth that they cannot communicate, once and for all.

Scientists and communication

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in any case

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