Use of English
Open Cloze - Example 2

Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

The Australian city of Perth

Perth, (0) _______________ capital of the state of Western Australia, has been described as one of the most remote cities (9) _______________ Earth. Founded in 1829 and named after Perth in Scotland, it grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century (10) _______________ a result of the discovery of gold in the state. Nowadays it has a population of around two million people, and many of (11)_______________ were born outside Australia. This has led (12) _______________ Perth becoming a culturally diverse city, in (13) _______________ of the fact that the nearest large town is over 2,000 kilometres away, with well-established communities from southern Europe and South-East Asia (14) _______________ particular. The city's five universities have also attracted students from (15) _______________ over the world. Young people find much to enjoy in and around Perth on (16) _______________ of its outdoor lifestyle, which offers a wide range of activities including swimming at its many beaches, cycling both in town and countryside, and visiting nearby nature reserves.