Chimpanzee Beds - Test 4

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge B2 First 4, Cambridge University Press

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

inquiring

wanting

searching

attempting

restoring

refreshing

relieving

renewing

gripped

grasped

pushed

held

coincide

fit

follow

correspond

model

standard

imitation

example

promotes

demonstrates

consists

features

admits

allows

encourages

provides

respond

promote

claim

recommend

One morning, Koichiro Zamma, a zoologist at Japan's Kyoto University, awoke from a (0) ___ sleep in the treetops of an African forest. For years, he had been (1) ___ for the perfect night's sleep. His (2) ___ sleep that night had not involved special mattresses or pillows. It had been on a construction of leaves, (3) ___ together by twigs, and built by chimpanzees. Zamma noticed that chimpanzees' beds are built to (4) ___ the exact shape of their bodies. They're built high up in trees, and sway gently with the movement of the branches, which aids sleep. He realised they could serve as a useful (5) ___ for the perfect human bed. Zamma has now designed a bed based on the principles of the chimpanzee bed. The mattress (6) ___ a depression in the centre to imitate the natural dip in the chimpanzee bed. This is supported by a frame which (7) ___ the bed to gently move. Some enthusiasts (8) ___ the bed has transformed their sleeping habits.

Chimpanzee beds

strong

deep

thorough

heavy

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