And the Winner Is

C2 Proficiency · 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).

QUIET

SPECTACLE

BEWILDER

ESCAPE

OBJECT

AMBITION

MIX

PUBLIC

Few dates in the publishing calendar are as (0) ___ awaited as the announcement of a major literary prize. A place on the shortlist can transform the fortunes of a (1) ___ published debut, and winning often brings a (2) ___ rise in sales. Supporters argue that prizes help readers to find their way through a (3) ___ number of new titles, and draw attention to serious fiction that might otherwise go unread. Critics counter that the judging process is (4) ___ subjective: a handful of judges deliberating behind closed doors can hardly lay claim to (5) ___ . Prizes, they add, tend to favour weighty, (6) ___ novels over comedy or crime fiction, however well written these may be. For the authors themselves, victory can prove a (7) ___ blessing. Thrust suddenly into the glare of (8) ___ , some find that the pressure to produce an equally acclaimed follow-up is all but paralysing, and years may pass before another book appears.

And the Winner Is

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