B1 PET Reading Part 5 – Multiple Choice Cloze
Part 5 of the B1 (PET) reading paper is open cloze, where you use only one word to fill each gap in a text. The gaps are normally words such as pronouns, articles, prepositions, auxiliary verbs and so on. The length of the gap does not represent the length of the word.
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The Origins of Modern Policing
The modern police force as we (0) know it today is a relatively recent development. In ancient civilisations, such as Rome, order was often (1) __________ by soldiers or officials who had many other duties. The word “police” itself (2) __________ from the Greek “polis”, meaning city or city-state, and later entered English through French and Latin terms related to city government.For centuries in Europe, communities (3) __________ on night watchmen and constables to deal with crime. These were usually part-time or unpaid roles, and they lacked proper training or authority. Crime remained widespread, especially in growing industrial cities where poverty and unrest were common.A major turning point came in 1829, when Sir Robert Peel (4) __________ the Metropolitan Police Act in London. Peel wanted a professional, paid force that would prevent crime rather than simply (5) __________ to it after it had happened. His officers, who became known as “Bobbies” or “Peelers”, wore distinctive blue uniforms to (6) __________ them from the army and were organised in a strict hierarchy.Peel’s principles, often called the “Peelian principles”, emphasised that the police should (7) __________ public approval and cooperation rather than relying on fear or force. This model proved successful and was soon (8) __________ by other cities in Britain and eventually around the world, shaping the basis of contemporary policing.(Word count: approx. 280)Example:
0 A recognise B know C realise D understand
Answer: B1 A kept
B maintained
C held
D preserved 2 A develops
B arises
C derives
D comes 3 A depended
B relied
C based
D counted 4 A introduced
B presented
C launched
D started 5 A answer
B react
C respond
D reply 6 A distinguish
B separate
C divide
D differ 7 A earn
B win
C gain
D collect 8 A adopted
B accepted
C taken
D received
Answer Key (for teachers / self-study)
1 B (maintained – best collocation with “order”)
2 C (derives – standard for word origins)
3 B (relied – common collocation “relied on”)
4 A (introduced – typical for laws/acts)
5 C (respond – “respond to crime” is the natural phrase)
6 A (distinguish – “distinguish them from” = make different)
7 A (earn – “earn approval” is the fixed expression)
8 A (adopted – most precise for ideas/models being taken up)