GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C OR D) TH...

1. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 pt)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

PAPER

“Just imagine a day without paper” reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company. It

adds, “You almost certainly see our products every day.” And they’re right. But in most industrial

countries, people are so accustomed to paper- whether it’s for holding their groceries, for drying

their hands or for (71) _______ them with the daily news – that its ( 72) _______daily lives passes

largely unnoticed.

At one (73) _______paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important

documents, but more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (74) _______a

dramatic increase in the (75) _______of paper used. Today, there are more than 450 different grades

of paper, all designed for a different (76) _______

Decades ago, some people predicted a “paperless office”. (77) _______the widespread use of

new technologies has gone hand-in-hand with an increased use of paper. Research into the

relationship between paper use and the use of computers has shown that the general (78) _______is

likely to be one of growth and interdependence.

However, the costs (79) _______in paper production, in terms of the world’s land, water and

air resources, are high. This (80) _______some important questions. How much paper do we really

need and how much is wasted?