Composing in Scent

C2 Proficiency · 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.

adept

apt

adaptable

inept

evaporate

evacuate

evolve

evict

linger

loiter

lurk

dawdle

ardent

assiduous

avid

arduous

craft

calling

vocation

profession

consist

comprise

compose

constitute

invoke

evoke

provoke

revoke

reverted

reversed

revised

revered

A perfume is often (0) ___ to a piece of music, and the comparison is more (1) ___ than it might first appear. Perfumers speak of 'notes' and 'accords', and a well-made fragrance unfolds over time much as a symphony does. The top notes, light and volatile, make the first impression but (2) ___ within minutes; the heart notes emerge as these fade; and the base notes, rich and heavy, (3) ___ on the skin for hours. Training to become a perfumer is an (4) ___ process. Apprentices must learn to recognise hundreds of raw materials by smell alone, a feat that demands not only a keen nose but also an exceptional memory. Many spend years honing their (5) ___ before they are entrusted with a commission. The finished product may (6) ___ dozens of ingredients, each measured with exacting precision, yet the aim is for the wearer to perceive a single, harmonious whole. When it succeeds, a fragrance can (7) ___ memories with startling immediacy, transporting us in an instant to a childhood kitchen or a long-forgotten summer. Small wonder, then, that the most gifted perfumers are (8) ___ as artists in their own right.

Composing in Scent

resembled

equalled

identified

likened

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