A consultation that people could use

C1 Advanced Reading and Use of English

Part 2 — Open cloze

For questions 9–16, read the text and write one word only in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A consultation that people could use

At (0) A simulated UN Women session, the delegation of Mexico proposed consulting displaced women before allocating funding for legal advice and childcare. The first plan relied on evening meetings, in (9) ______ of warnings that some participants would be working or caring for children at that time. Mexico therefore suggested alternatives, such (10) ______ leaving a voice message with a community liaison officer.

Only when several ways of contributing had been agreed (11) ______ the committee turn to the question of consent. What the delegation wanted to establish (12) ______ a procedure through which participants could review how their experiences would be reported. This was especially important for women (13) ______ immigration status might make public identification risky.

Under no circumstances, Mexico argued, (14) ______ a participant’s entitlement to assistance be made conditional on taking part in the consultation. The draft also called for a secure channel through (15) ______ participants could request corrections. It was this last safeguard (16) ______ persuaded several undecided delegations to support the proposal.