Low Walls, High Hopes

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.

soared

flown

raised

lifted

pillow

mattress

blanket

cushion

couple

pair

set

team

bases

counts

relies

builds

carrying

bringing

setting

working

strong

heavy

thick

hard

in

on

over

through

deprived

denied

defeated

declined

Bouldering, a (0) ___ of climbing done on short walls without ropes or harnesses, has (1) ___ in popularity in recent years. Climbers rarely go higher than a few metres, and thick mats (2) ___ their fall, so very little equipment is needed beyond a (3) ___ of special shoes and a bag of chalk. Routes are known as 'problems', and solving them (4) ___ as much on thinking as on strength. Climbers often spend several minutes studying a wall, (5) ___ out each move before attempting it, and a route that seems impossible one day may suddenly make sense the next. The sport also has a (6) ___ social side. Strangers share advice, swap tips and cheer each other (7) ___ as they attempt a tricky sequence, and the walls are as popular with beginners as they are with experienced climbers. Few experiences match the satisfaction of finally completing a problem that has (8) ___ you for weeks, and many regulars say it is this feeling, rather than fitness, that keeps them coming back.

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