Small Worlds on the Shore

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.

make

play

are

give

watch

wait

guard

stay

hide

shield

screen

cover

staple

stable

stock

store

taste

flavour

sip

bite

assure

ensure

insure

secure

vanish

decay

fade

perish

operated

manipulated

handled

conducted

Twice a day, as the tide goes (0) ___ , the sea leaves behind small pools among the rocks that (1) ___ home to an astonishing variety of creatures. Crabs lie in (2) ___ beneath stones, anemones open their tentacles like flowers, and tiny fish dart for (3) ___ the moment a shadow falls across the water. Exploring them has long been a (4) ___ of seaside holidays, and for many children it provides their first (5) ___ of marine life. A few simple rules, however, help to (6) ___ that a visit does no harm. Any stone that has been lifted should be turned back the right way up, since the creatures sheltering underneath can (7) ___ quickly if left exposed to the sun and wind. Animals should be (8) ___ gently, kept in a bucket of seawater only briefly and returned to exactly where they were found. Above all, rock poolers need to keep an eye on the incoming tide, which can cut off a stretch of shore with surprising speed.

Small Worlds on the Shore

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