Part 1 - Multiple Choice Cloze
Despite being in the public ______ for years, little is known about his criminal past.
a) ear
b) view
c) look
d) eye
d) eye
You should study more, so _____ to get better results in the exam.
as
One major __________ of this otherwise excellent plan is the cost.
DRAW
drawback
Because I didn’t want to wake him up, I tiptoed across the room.
NOT
________________________________, I tiptoed across the room.
Not wanting to wake him up
When I was younger, I used to get on with my cousins like a _______ on fire.
a) boat
b) house
c) kitchen
d) tree
b) house
When she sang, I was in tears, because the lyrics are rather close to __________.
a) mind
b) house
c) home
d) me
c) home
________ being rich, he goes to work by bike.
Despite
His injury was a serious __________ to his career.
SET
setback
Jack hopes to be a successful musician, so he sings and dances as well as playing the guitar.
DOES
Jack hopes to be a successful musician, so ____________________ the guitar, he also sings and dances.
not only does he play
The sudden __________ meant that the streets were flooded within minutes.
POUR
The incident happened in full ______ of passing students.
a) sight
b) view
c) vision
d) eye
b) view
Some parts of the movie were a bit boring, but _____ so, I'd recommend watching it.
even
He's such an ________________. He spends hours worrying about every tiny decision.
THINK
overthinker
The manager told me to wait outisde, so I did.
HAVING
I waited outside, _______________________ so by the manager.
having been told
His emotional __________ surprised everyone, since he’s normally so calm.
BURST
outburst
He caught _______ of her as she came round the corner.
a) sight
b) view
c) eyed
d) look
a) sight
When we gave her the bad news, she broke _____ and cried.
down
Last year manufacturing _______ fell by 14 percent.
PUT
output
The police officer insisted that we mustn’t share any of the classified information.
SHOULD
“This is classified information and on ____________________ be shared” said the police officer.
no account should it
Only after the meeting had ended ___ she realise the seriousness of the situation.
did
As we drove over the hill, the ocean came into ________.
a) view
b) sight
c) vision
d) eye
a) view
Over 75 per cent of the electorate turned _____ to vote.
out
I'm really worried about ____________ the surgery next week.
GO
undergoing
George was offered a new job so he immediately quit his old one.
BEEN
No ___________________ a new job than he quit his old one.
sooner had George been offered
She realised how much she loved him after he had left her.
BROKEN
Only after they ___________________________ how much she loved him.
had broken up did she realise