Pick a Number - Unit 3 Review

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

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.

I very (0) ___ resent having my privacy invaded, but I would never (1) ___ out of my way to make the lives of others difficult. (2) ___ if they do interrupt a semi-final of the Football World Cup. (3) ___ was for this reason that I did not hang up as I heard the market researcher announce she was conducting a survey on behalf of my insurance company. (4) ___ recently received settlement for a minor road accident, I supposed I was simply somewhere on a list of computer-generated phone calls, and just happened (5) ___ pick up the receiver before hundreds of other insurance claimants. I started off with good intentions and did my best to provide her (6) ___ answers that accurately reflected my opinion. These were to be on a scale of 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied). (7) ___ , by question number nine – 'How satisfied were you with the time it (8) ___ to process your claim?' – I had lost both interest and patience and resorted to calling out the numbers on the backs of players' shirts as they appeared on my television screen.

Pick a Number

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