Lost in the Light

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

RELENT

INCREASE

ORIENT

EXHAUST

COUNT

REVERSE

NECESSARY

FATAL

For millions of migrating birds, the night sky has long served as a (0) ___ map. Many species navigate by the stars, but the (1) ___ spread of artificial lighting is making this (2) ___ difficult. Brightly lit buildings can (3) ___ birds flying at night, drawing them off course and causing them to circle the lights until they are (4) ___ . In some coastal cities, collisions with glass towers result in (5) ___ deaths each autumn, and the true figures are thought to be far higher than recorded. The good news is that, unlike many environmental threats, this one is (6) ___ , and the solution costs almost nothing. Switching off (7) ___ lights in office blocks during the peak migration season, or simply drawing the blinds, has been shown to reduce (8) ___ dramatically. A number of cities have now introduced 'lights out' campaigns, encouraging building managers to dim their windows on the busiest nights of spring and autumn, with remarkable results.

Lost in the Light

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