[Music] hello everyone my name is Neil and Welcome to our exam exercise walkthrough from ESL lounge.com today we're working through C1 Advanced open close exercise number ca19 let's start with number one there are several very interesting ingredients we can add to this cake blank of them is nutmeg and another is vanilla the correct answer is one one is used to introduce the first item in a list indicating that more items will follow for example one of the options is to travel by train and another is to fly this sets up a clear and specific numbering making it easy to follow moving on to number two we discussed who would give money for the gift for about 10 minutes and blank the end sirel just grabbed the bill and paid the correct answer is in the phrase in the end indicates the conclusion of a discussion or process for example in the end we decided to stay home this shows the final result after considering various options making the narrative clear next up question three blank from yourself do you know anyone else who'd be willing to volunteer here the correct answer is apart apart from means excluding or besides someone or something for example apart from John no one else wanted to come this phrase helps to consider others beyond the mentioned person making the sentence inclusive here's question four brunai a tiny blank very wealthy state lies in Asia the correct answer is yet or but both yet and but indicate a contrast between brunai being small and Wealthy for example she is young yet very talented this highlights the surprising nature of the two qualities adding depth to the description on to question five my mother warned my brother that dinner would be at 600 p.m. and blank this he was eating Donuts half an hour before the correct answer is despite despite indicates that something happened even though there was a warning or a reason it shouldn't have for example despite the warning he continued to eat snacks this shows the contrast between the warning and the action taken emphasizing the disregard question six it looks blank though the new employee is going to be late on his first day the correct answer is as the phrase as though is used to make a hypothetical comparison for example he he looked as though he'd seen a ghost this suggests a situation that appears to be true based on the evidence creating a vivid image question seven blank the work you do for the government what else do you do for a living the correct answer is besides besides adds another piece of information to what has already been mentioned for example besides working as a teacher she also writes books this introduces additional information making the sentence more informative and now finally question eight we loved the house but couldn't contact the agent and that blank is the most frustrating thing the correct answer is what what introduces the specific aspect being highlighted as frustrating for example that's what I don't understand this focuses on the particular issue at hand making the frustration clear that's all for today from ear lounge.com thanks for joining me see you next time [Music]