New Year's Resolutions - Test 4
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.
At the start (0) ___ each new year, people in some countries make resolutions for the future. These resolutions are intentions that people aim to fulfil in the hope of changing their lives (9) ___ the better. Resolutions range from giving (10) ___ a bad habit such as smoking (11) ___ beginning a new activity, for example learning to play a musical instrument. Unfortunately, many people find keeping their resolutions very difficult and, a month (12) ___ so later, abandon them. This is often a result of having set a totally unrealistic goal for themselves. The people who are most successful in keeping their resolutions (13) ___ usually those who make sure that their goals are fairly small and straightforward. They have a clear idea of precisely (14) ___ they plan to do to reach their goal. Often they find (15) ___ helpful if they have friends who have made the same resolution because they are then able to support one (16) ___ in remaining committed and focused.
New Year's resolutions
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