Daylight Saving Time - Unit 2 Review

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Ready for C1 Advanced 4th Edition, Macmillan Education

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

regular

ordinary

familiar

common

backwards

reverse

contrary

opposite

according

owing

belonging

referring

set down

backed up

put forward

worked out

observed

seen

approached

met

matter

point

concern

problem

drawn

called

raised

brought

preference

agreement

favour

approval

The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is to (0) ___ better use of daylight during summer. In many Northern Hemisphere countries, it is (1) ___ practice to set clocks ahead one hour in late March, and back one hour in late September. These time shifts happen in (2) ___ in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand. The general idea of 'daylight saving' was, (3) ___ to legend, conceived by US statesman Benjamin Franklin in 1784. However, it wasn't until 1907 that Englishman William Willett (4) ___ the suggestion that adjusting clocks in summer should be compulsory. Unfortunately, his proposal was largely (5) ___ with ridicule, and the British government rejected his campaign. It is still a (6) ___ of debate as to whether Germany or Canada adopted DST first, but Britain eventually followed in 1916. Recently, the benefits of DST have been (7) ___ into question. Some scientists claim it leads to sleep deprivation and ill-health, and suggest we abandon it. However, it seems that many people are still in (8) ___ of retaining DST.

Daylight Saving Time

make

have

get

take

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