A Local Project Takes Shape

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B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Cloze (dropdown)

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Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Residents had noticed two problems: a vacant building and good food being thrown away each evening. An empty shop 1___ turned into a community kitchen last year. The idea 2___ from local residents. Combining the two needs gave the project a practical starting point.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. was
   2. has
   3. did
   4. were

   Choices for blank 2

   1. come
   2. comes
   3. came
   4. coming
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   was

   Blank 2

   came

   The past passive is was turned; came is past come.

2. Question 2 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The first meeting focused on what the kitchen could realistically achieve with a small budget. The organisers hoped 1___ food waste and 2___ affordable meals. It was intended to be useful without becoming too difficult for volunteers to manage.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. reducing
   2. reduce
   3. reduced
   4. to reduce

   Choices for blank 2

   1. provide
   2. provided
   3. providing
   4. provides
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   to reduce

   Blank 2

   provide

   Hope takes a to-infinitive; the coordinated base verb can share to.

3. Question 3 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The shops can donate food only if somebody arrives at the agreed time to collect it. Volunteers are responsible 1___ collecting food that shops would otherwise throw 2___. The volunteers use a shared timetable so that the work is divided fairly.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. for
   2. at
   3. to
   4. of

   Choices for blank 2

   1. on
   2. over
   3. away
   4. up
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   for

   Blank 2

   away

   Responsible for identifies the duty; throw away means discard.

4. Question 4 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Handling food for other people involved responsibilities that not every volunteer had met before. Before the kitchen opened, everyone had to 1___ a short safety course. It was 2___ by a local chef. Learning the basic rules gave the group confidence about opening to the public.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. take part of
   2. visit to
   3. attend
   4. assist to

   Choices for blank 2

   1. runs
   2. ran
   3. running
   4. run
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   attend

   Blank 2

   run

   Attend a course is correct; was run is passive with participle run.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: The kitchen is currently open during the week, but residents have asked about an extra day. If more people 1___ up, the kitchen will open on Sundays 2___. The organisers need enough reliable help before promising a longer timetable.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. signed yesterday
   2. will sign
   3. sign
   4. signing

   Choices for blank 2

   1. either not
   2. neither
   3. too
   4. also of
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   sign

   Blank 2

   too

   The future condition uses present sign; too adds another day.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: After several months, the organisers asked customers how the service had affected their lives. The project has made a 1___ to many families and 2___ neighbours together. Sharing a meal also gave people a reason to speak to neighbours they had not met before.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. difference
   2. differ
   3. different
   4. differently

   Choices for blank 2

   1. bring
   2. brought
   3. bringing
   4. brings
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   difference

   Blank 2

   brought

   Make a difference is fixed; has governs the participle brought.

7. Question 7 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: Working in the kitchen gave people a chance to practise unfamiliar skills in a supportive group. Some volunteers had never cooked for a large group 1___, but they soon became more 2___. More experienced cooks stayed nearby until the new volunteers felt comfortable.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. before
   2. since of
   3. ago
   4. during of

   Choices for blank 2

   1. confidently
   2. confidence
   3. confident
   4. confide
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   before

   Blank 2

   confident

   Before relates to their earlier experience; became takes an adjective.

8. Question 8 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the best option for each gap: At the end of the first year, the project held a small celebration for residents and volunteers. The organisers thanked everyone 1___ helping and encouraged new people 2___ join. The invitation made clear that people did not need to be expert cooks to contribute.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. at
   2. to
   3. with
   4. for

   Choices for blank 2

   1. at
   2. by
   3. to
   4. for
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   for

   Blank 2

   to

   Thank for takes an ing form; encourage someone to do is the pattern.

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