Row to the pole - Practice Exam

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Expert Proficiency Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning.

In August 2011, six adventurers (0) ___ out from Resolution Bay in northern Canada in a rowing boat, on (1) ___ was to become an epic journey. Their aim was to try to do (2) ___ never attempted before; rowing the 450 miles to the North Pole. Although many people still regarded the feat (3) ___ an impossible dream, the ongoing retreat of the Arctic ice sheet (4) ___ to climate change had turned it (5) ___ a distinct possibility. In the summer months, the break-up of the ice in the immediate vicinity of the pole was opening up the area to oil and gas exploration. Meanwhile, scientists were predicting that the impact of global warming was becoming so extreme that the Arctic (6) ___ well be free of ice by the year 2030. The time seemed ripe for Jock Wishaw and his team to go (7) ___ a new record by attempting to row to the pole in an open boat. (8) ___ facing a sea congested with broken ice over the final few miles, the team eventually made it - exhausted but jubilant after their 28-day journey.

Row to the pole

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