<CD-RAT><Entry><HWD>PART\PART 2</HWD><Activity><GapFillInput layer="1" h="380" w="620" y="10" x="10" show-wordpool="0" wordpool-position="above"><Title alignment="left" isOn="1">2 Open cloze<br /></Title><Instruction alignment="left" isOn="1">For questions <B>1-12</B>, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only <B>one</B> word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (<B>0</B>). <br /></Instruction><ReferenceObject soundIsOn="0" videoIsOn="0" defaultHeight="200" alignment="left" isOn="0" /><ScrollableAssets /><Content><Question><FONT SIZE="14"><B>Are diamonds still the best?</B></FONT><br />Diamonds have always (<B>0</B>) <I><U>been</U></I> popular with people (<B>1</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />who</Gap> enjoy wearing beautiful items of jewellery, but they are (<B>2</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />too</Gap> expensive for most people to buy. Artificial diamonds first appeared in 1953, but (<B>3</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />they</Gap> are very small and are only suitable (<B>4</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />for</Gap> use in industry, not in jewellery. Now, however, the situation has changed and the sparkle of diamonds (<B>5</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />can|may</Gap> be found in other substances that are a (<B>6</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />lot</Gap> cheaper.<br />The first of these is lead crystal. (<B>7</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />Although|While</Gap> this looks great, unfortunately it is not as strong as a real diamond. Unless you take care (<B>8</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />of</Gap> lead crystal, it can be damaged. However, there is now another alternative which is almost as hard as a diamond, but still costs (<B>9</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />a</Gap> fraction of the price, known as Moissanite. When this first appeared (<B>10</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />on</Gap> the market in the late 1990s, even the jewellers were fooled (<B>11</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />by</Gap> it.<br />Jewellers still claim that only a real diamond is worth wearing – but if all you want is to buy a pretty ring or necklace without spending a fortune, then (<B>12</B>) <Gap><Score num="1" />why</Gap> not go for the cheaper option? </Question></Content></GapFillInput><Feedback playallOn="1" showAnswersOn="1" animatedFeedbackOn="1" testModeOn="0" instantFeedbackOn="0"><Sounds /></Feedback><GenericActivity hintsNextTo="0" timerIsOn="0" CDPrefsFolder="preferences/" CDPrefsFile="cd1.xml"><ActivityCanvas graphicAlpha="100" folder="" file="" colourAlpha="100" colour="transparent" /><SoundLibrary y="10" x="10" isOn="0" /><VideoLibrary h="252" w="385" y="78" x="10" isOn="0" /><Assets /></GenericActivity></Activity></Entry></CD-RAT>
