Waiting for the Boat

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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

collide

coincide

concur

comply

out

off

apart

away

notice

warning

time

alert

question

point

matter

case

hold

put

keep

take

as

for

like

with

basis

grounds

conditions

terms

flown

floated

drifted

sailed

On small islands, the ferry is far more than a means of transport; it (0) ___ the rhythm of daily life. Shops time their deliveries to (1) ___ with its arrival, and for anyone heading to the mainland, missing the last sailing of the day means an unplanned night (2) ___ from home. In winter, crossings are frequently cancelled at short (3) ___ because of storms, so residents keep their cupboards well stocked as a (4) ___ of course. Yet many islanders say this dependence draws them closer together. Neighbours (5) ___ an eye on one another, the harbour waiting room doubles (6) ___ a place to catch up on local news, and the crew are usually on first-name (7) ___ with their regular passengers. Plans for a fixed link to the mainland are (8) ___ from time to time, promising shorter journeys and lower prices. Many residents oppose them, though, fearing that a bridge would rob the island of the very isolation that gives it its character.

Waiting for the Boat

fixes

places

sets

lays

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