Canoeist discovers unknown waterfall - Test 1

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge English Advanced 4, Cambridge University Press

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

falling short of

missing out on

cutting down on

running out of

episode

undertaking

occurrence

instance

plunged

tore

dashed

flung

sizeable

widespread

extensive

ample

bring

put

take

mark

capacity

density

consistency

frequency

disclosed

granted

declared

acknowledged

bulk

volume

magnitude

expanse

We live in an age in which (0) ___ the entire planet has been documented and mapped. Explorers seem to be (1) ___ wilderness to explore, so the discovery of unmapped waterfalls in a developed country is a rare (2) ___ indeed. Adam Shoalts was canoeing along the Again River in northern Canada when his boat (3) ___ twelve metres into swirling white water below. Despite the (4) ___ damage to his boat, Adam was thrilled to have tumbled down an unknown waterfall. Now with financial backing from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), he is planning to revisit the falls in order to plot and measure them. His data will be used to (5) ___ maps of this remote area up to date. Its remoteness is reflected in the fact that it has a population (6) ___ of fewer than one person per 50 square kilometres. It is (7) ___ by the RCGS and Adam Shoalts himself that Adam's discovery may not be of the (8) ___ of what past explorers found, but it shows that there's still much to be discovered.

Canoeist discovers unknown waterfall

mainly

considerably

virtually

substantially

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