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Multiple-choice cloze CEFR C1 Topic: The revival of wild swimming in Britain's rivers, lakes and sea

Taking the Plunge: The Rise of Wild Swimming

What this tests: vocabulary in context — collocations, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, linking words and words close in meaning.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, read the text and choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each gap.

Few pastimes have taken Britain by quite like wild swimming in recent years, transforming a niche hobby into a nationwide movement followed by thousands every weekend. Enthusiasts by cold water, convinced that it sharpens the senses and lifts low spirits almost instantly. Doctors, however, urge caution, noting that such sweeping claims remain largely , for the clinical trials needed to confirm them have simply not been carried out. Cold-water shock, they warn, can be genuinely dangerous for the unprepared. Even so, riverside communities have up all over the country, where seasoned swimmers happily newcomers through essential safety advice. For many, the ritual matters as much as the water itself: dressing in darkness, their nerve before that first hesitant step, and savouring the hush that follows. Not once the popularity of wild swimming shown any sign of ebbing, and clubs insist the trend will only pace as more people discover its curious pull.

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