Gadgets for the Future - Unit 8 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.

favour

welcome

appreciate

enjoy

fix

attach

set

fasten

happened

occurred

chanced

arose

made

called

let

held

combat

battle

struggle

contest

dictate

write

compose

spell

pretended

assumed

supposed

suggested

easing

relieving

smoothing

aiding

Over the years, the Future Product of the Year Award has often attracted unusual entries. One memorable competition was when inventors Stuart Penny and Gianni Tozzi (0) ___ the Inculpable Mousetrap forward for the judges' consideration. The pair have always viewed their invention as a philosophical exercise and acknowledge that it's unlikely to (1) ___ commercial success. The idea was that users would (2) ___ the trap before leaving home. If a mouse (3) ___ to approach the trap, a transmitter would send a signal to the user's phone, asking them to make a tough decision: should the trap be activated or should the mouse be (4) ___ off and allowed to go free? Doing (5) ___ with the mousetrap for an award was Rachel Wingfield's hi-tech duvet, which she had hoped might (6) ___ the end of traditional alarm clocks. At a time of the user's choosing, tiny electric currents could be sent through electro-luminescent cords woven into the duvet. The resulting glow was (7) ___ to simulate the natural dawn, (8) ___ the sleeper into their day.

Gadgets for the Future

left

placed

put

laid

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