Nordic Walking - Test 2
B2 First · Open Cloze · Cambridge B2 First 4, Cambridge University Press
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. There is an example at the beginning.
Nordic walking is an outdoor activity first developed in (0) ___ 1930s in Finland. It basically involves walking with very light sticks a bit like ski-poles, (9) ___ are strapped to your wrists and used to push you along. Nordic walking was initially devised (10) ___ a form of summer exercise for winter cross-country skiers, but was not taken seriously for general fitness training until roughly the turn (11) ___ the century. Since then, (12) ___ popularity has exploded in Europe, and it is taking (13) ___ in the USA, Australia and Japan. The appeal of the activity is obvious. Not (14) ___ is it easy to do, but Nordic walking is apparently the most complete body workout there is, using more muscles than either running or swimming. For people who dislike gyms, it is perfect. Nordic walking can be done almost (15) ___ , from beaches and parks (16) ___ city streets.
Nordic walking
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