CAE Reading and Use of English Practice Test 22

CAE Reading and Use of English Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Bosco Verticale

The Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, is a pair of residential towers in Milan that have 0 reshaped the concept of urban living. The buildings, which were 1 finalizedcompletedconcludedterminated in 2014, feature over 900 trees and 20,000 plants across its facades. The 2 goalmotiverationaleincentive behind the design was not merely aesthetic; it was a serious attempt to combat urban pollution and create a small self-sustaining ecosystem.

The selection of vegetation was a complex task. Botanists had to 3 pick outsingle outsort outfigure out species that could withstand the wind and sun exposure at various heights. The plants play a 4 crucialcompulsoryleadingmandatory role in improving air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They also provide natural insulation, which 5 leadsresultscontributesreturns to a significant reduction in energy consumption for heating and cooling.

While maintenance is understandably 6 intensivedemandingstrainingexhaustive, involving arborists who scale the buildings, the benefits outweigh these costs. The towers have become a 7 benchmarkcriterionprototypespecimen for sustainable architecture worldwide, demonstrating that cities can indeed adapt to 8 pressingurgingforcingstraining environmental challenges in innovative ways.

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