We're all in this together - Worksheet 1

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Cambridge Exam Booster for Advanced, 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.

Have you, or has someone you know, come up ___ an original idea for a brilliant product or an original invention? But do you find ___ without sufficient cash to develop or promote it? Fear not. Help is close ___ hand. You can crowdfund it! Crowdfunding is the practice of financing a project by raising money through contributions ___ individuals or groups of people with money to invest or the desire to ___ good. It has emerged as an accessible option for entrepreneurs and creatives around the world. Usually collected via online platforms, the sum generated allows them to both ___ their ideas to the test and gain exposure and funds for their product or invention. You might well wonder ___ crowdfunding really is a modern-day practice. It would seem ___ . Although the term and its definition were only recently added to dictionaries, throughout history, landmark expeditions, epic voyages and even national monuments have been completed ___ to the donations of ordinary people.

We're all in this together

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