CORRECT!

GAP 1 ... 264 km east to west - although the land area increases slightly ...↑_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _↑INCREASES is a verb

ALTHOUGH (a pesar de que) must be followed by a verb and makes sense in this sentence!

ALTHOUGH => (CONJUNCTION) expresses the idea of contrast.

ALTHOUGH + SUBJECT + VERB

Common Errors:

Although the rain, we had the picnic. X ALTHOUGH cannot be followed by a noun!

Although it was raining, we had the picnic. V ALTHOUGH must be followed by a subject and a
verb!

GAP 2 ... slightly each year as a result of continuous land reclamation and ...↑_ _ _ _ _ _↑AS A
RESULT OF => DUE TO, BECAUSE OF

AS A RESULT OF means DUE TO or BECAUSE OF.

AS A CONSEQUENTLY OF => we don't say 'as a consequently of' but we say 'as a consequence
of'!

AS A RESULT OF => anything that is due to something already done.

AS A RESULT OF + NOUN

Common Errors:

As a result of he was disobedient, his boss fired him. X AS A RESULT OF cannot be followed by a
verb!

As a result of his disobedience, his boss fired him. V AS A RESULT OF must be followed by a
noun!

INCORRECT!

GAP 3 ... 'Holland,' as it is (3) ... known to most of us ...↑_ _ _ _↑UNUSUALLY does not
collocate with KNOWN!

UNUSUALLY does not collocate with KNOWN.

COMMONLY collocates with KNOWN.

COMMONLY KNOWN => widely known usually or by most people.

Other Collocations:

COMMONLY ABUSED, COMMONLY AFFECTED, COMMONLY INJURED,

COMMONLY MISSED, COMMONLY SEEN, COMMONLY PRESCRIBED.

CORRECT!

GAP 4 ... of us abroad - a name stemming from its once most prominent ...↑_ _ _ _↑STEM +
FROM => VERB + PREPOSITION

STEM FROM => to be caused by, to come from (something or someone).

STEM FROM => to be caused by, to come from (something or someone).

Common Errors:

Her fear of spiders stems of an incident in her childhood. X

Her fear of spiders stems from an incident in her childhood. V

INCORECT!

GAP 5 ... impressed by its (5) ... cities and charmed by its countryside ...↑_ _ _ _↑HISTORICAL
=> does not fit the context.

HISTORICAL => refers to anything from the past, important or not.

HISTORIC => something important or influential in history.

HISTORIC => something important or influential in history. (HISTORIC

BUILDING/EVENT/MOMENT/PLACE/SPOT).

HSTORICAL => refers to anything from the past, important or not. (HISTORICAL
NOVEL/EVIDENCE/SOCIETY/CONTEXT).

Common Errors:

David writes historic novels. X

David writes historical novels.V

CORRECT!

GAP 6 ... exciting variety on offer, you could choose a romantic canal boat ...↑_ _↑ON +
OFFER => FIXED PHRASE

ON OFFER for sale, often cheaply.

ON OFFER => for sale, often cheaply.

Common Errors:

That shop has carpets at offer at £50 each. X

That shop has carpets on offer at £50 each.V

CORRECT!

GAP 7 ... you information and make reservations. You'll have ...↑_ _ _ _ _ _↑MAKE +
RESERVATIONS => COLLOCATION

MAKE A RESERVATION when you arrange to have something such as a seat on an aircraft or a
table at a restaurant kept for you.

MAKE A RESERVATION => when you arrange to have something such as a seat on an aircraft or
a table at a restaurant kept for you.

Common Errors:

I'd like to do a room reservation for three people. X

I'd like to make a room reservation for three people.V

INCORRECT!

GAP 8 ... You'll have (8) ... language problems here, as the Dutch are ...↑_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_↑LITTLE is used with UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS!

A LITTLE is always used with 'uncountable nouns'!

A FEW means 'some, a small number'. It wouldn't make sense here!

FEW is used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean 'not many'.

FEW => not many | A FEW => some | used with countable nouns

LITTLE => not much | A LITTLE => some | used with uncountable nouns

Common Errors:

She's got a lot of money but a few friends. X A FEW doesn't make sense in this sentence!

She's got a lot of money but few friends.V

Aloft= pasar por alto

Wielding= empañado

Will hold= sostendrá

Instead = en lugar de

At the push of a botton= Con solo presionar un botón

HOWEVER => used when you are adding a fact or piece of information.
According (1) _______________ legend, coffee was discovered by a shepherd living in modern-
day Ethiopia. He noticed his goats were very active and unable to sleep at night when they ate
certain berries, (2) _______________ grew naturally in this region.

Seeking help for this odd phenomenon, he consulted with a local abbot, who soon put coffee
beans to a (3) _______________ use by filtering them and creating a beverage. Rumor says
this new concoction helped the pious man (4) _______________ the long hours of prayers

From Ethiopia, coffee spread to the neighboring Arabian Peninsula, where its trade and
cultivation took (5) _______________ in the 15th century. In the Near East, coffee became a
social event and people enjoyed it in coffee houses, while watching art performers, discussing
current events and bonding over a nice cup of hot coffee.

This fashion made (6) _______________ way into Europe thanks (7) _______________
travelers who came back with amazing stories of a black drink that kept people going on for
hours, even (8) _______________ nights.

Estas son tus respuestas

1.

to

2.

and

correct answer — which

3.

different

correct answer — good

4.

at

correct answer — through

5.

on

correct answer — off

6.

this
correct answer — its

7.

the

correct answer — to

8.

all

correct answer — at