Balancing Conservation and Public Access

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Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

C2. 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

Single choice, Multiple choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Cloze (text), Cloze (dropdown), Matching, Error correction, Sentence transformation, Sentence reordering

How to approach this practice

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

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the best completion. The plan grants access only … that the protected nesting areas remain undisturbed.

   1. on condition
   2. so long
   3. even though
   4. in case
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   on condition

   Only on condition that states a necessary condition; the alternatives do not fit the clause structure.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Access is permitted only if the site is safe, but safety alone does not guarantee permission.

   1. Safety is necessary for permission, but it is not sufficient on its own.
   2. Permission is available regardless of site safety.
   3. Every safe site must automatically be opened to the public.
   4. A safe site may still be refused permission for public access.
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   Answer

   Safety is necessary for permission, but it is not sufficient on its own.; A safe site may still be refused permission for public access.

   Only if makes safety necessary, while the second clause explicitly denies its sufficiency.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the noun from RECONCILE. The proposal seeks a ___ of public access with habitat protection.

   Check answers and explanations

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   reconciliation

   Reconciliation names bringing two potentially conflicting aims into agreement.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The authority must guard ___ treating visitor numbers as the sole measure of success.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. from
   2. to
   3. with
   4. against
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   against

   Guard against doing something means take care to prevent it.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Form a word from each capitalised word. The authority accepted the 1___ (DESIRE) of wider access but questioned its 2___ (COMPATIBLE) with nesting-season protection. Any disturbance must be kept to an absolute 3___ (MINIMISE).

   Check answers and explanations

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   desirability

   Blank 2

   compatibility

   Blank 3

   minimum

   Desirability and compatibility are abstract nouns; an absolute minimum is the lowest possible amount.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The access policy is framed 1___ terms of conditional permission. It is subject 2___ review if nesting patterns change. The authority may restrict entry, but only 3___ the extent necessary to protect the site.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. on
   2. by
   3. in
   4. at

   Choices for blank 2

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

   Choices for blank 3

   1. to
   2. for
   3. with
   4. from
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   in

   Blank 2

   to

   Blank 3

   to

   Use in terms of, subject to and to the extent necessary.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Completing conservation safeguards.

   Answer choices

   • with the approved seasonal restrictions.
   • to waive the statutory protection requirement.
   • of serious disturbance to protected wildlife.

   Items

   • The permit may be revoked in the event
   • The committee is not at liberty
   • The access scheme must operate in accordance
   Check answers and explanations

   1. The permit may be revoked in the event

   of serious disturbance to protected wildlife.

   2. The committee is not at liberty

   to waive the statutory protection requirement.

   3. The access scheme must operate in accordance

   with the approved seasonal restrictions.

   In the event of, at liberty to and in accordance with require these complements.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. No matter how carefully the path is designed, it does not follows that disturbance will be eliminated.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   No matter how carefully the path is designed, it does not follow that disturbance will be eliminated. / No matter how carefully the path is designed, it doesn't follow that disturbance will be eliminated.

   After does not, use the base verb follow.

9. Question 9 · Sentence transformation

   Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word terms without changing it. The plan allows access, but only on terms that protect the habitat. Access is allowed under the plan, subject ___ the habitat.

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   Accepted answers

   to terms that protect / to terms protecting

   Subject to introduces the conditions attached to permission.

10. Question 10 · Sentence reordering

    Arrange these parts into the correct sentence.

    Put the chunks in order to make one complete sentence. Keep the capitalised opening first and the punctuated ending last.

    Sentence parts

    • Much as the authority values public access,
    • activities that would undermine
    • it cannot permit
    • the site's statutory protection.
    Check answers and explanations

    Correct order

    Much as the authority values public access, it cannot permit activities that would undermine the site's statutory protection.

    Much as introduces concession; cannot permit preserves the force of the constraint.

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Choose the best completion. Were the nesting grounds to be disturbed, the authority … entitled to suspend access immediately.

    1. would have been
    2. would be
    3. had been
    4. will be
    Check answers and explanations

    Answer

    would be

    Were plus subject plus to-infinitive is a hypothetical condition followed by would be.

12. Question 12 · Multiple choice

    Choose all the correct answers.

    Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The proposal could reduce disturbance without eliminating it altogether.

    1. The proposal will certainly eliminate every disturbance.
    2. A reduction in disturbance is possible, although complete elimination is not implied.
    3. No reduction in disturbance is possible under the proposal.
    4. The proposal may lessen disturbance while leaving some of it unresolved.
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    Answer

    A reduction in disturbance is possible, although complete elimination is not implied.; The proposal may lessen disturbance while leaving some of it unresolved.

    Could and may express possibility; reduce and lessen do not amount to eliminate.

13. Question 13 · Fill in the blank (text)

    Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

    Use an adjective from PROPORTION. Any access restriction must be ___ to the conservation risk, neither excessive nor insufficient.

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    proportionate / proportional

    Proportionate and proportional can both describe a restriction appropriately matched to the conservation risk.

14. Question 14 · Error correction

    Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

    Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The permission is conditional of compliance with seasonal restrictions.

    Check answers and explanations

    Accepted answers

    The permission is conditional on compliance with seasonal restrictions.

    Conditional on introduces the condition attached to permission.

15. Question 15 · Sentence transformation

    Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

    Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Habitat protection takes priority, even when unrestricted access would be popular. However popular unrestricted access ___, habitat protection takes priority.

    Check answers and explanations

    Accepted answers

    might be / may be / would be

    However plus adjective and a modal concessive clause preserves priority despite possible popularity.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.