Multiple Choice Cloze
I don't trust/recall/consider/think him to be a very reliable person.
CONSIDER
When Amy saw how much housework she had to do, she .................. wearily.
The film wasn't nearly as good as the book.
MUCH
The book .................. the film.
THE BOOK WAS MUCH BETTER THAN THE FILM.
I'll SEND/POST you a fax giving you the details of my arrival and departure times for my trip.
SEND
I can't make any sense/logic/reason/explanation of this problem - it's so difficult!
SENSE
Nina .................. loudly when she saw a mouse in her room.
SCREAMED
Mum didn't expect the tickets to be so expensive.
LESS
Mum thought the tickets .................. they did.
MUM THOUGHT THE TICKETS WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THEY DID.
I answered the phone but no one spoke, so I hung UP/OFF.
UP
The little girl was so curious/fascinated/interested/attracted by the TV program that she didn't want to go to school.
FASCINATED
Robert let out a .................. of dispair when he realised he had missed his flight.
James is the best goalkeeper at the school.
THAN
James is a ...................... else at our school.
JAMES IS A BETTER GOALKEEPER THAN ANYONE ELSE AT OUR SCHOOL.
When you have free time, drop me a LINE/LETTER to tell me about your new life in Spain.
LINE
Retirement communities first gained/earned/got/found popularity in the 1960s.
EARNED
A .................. of dissaproval was heard from the class after they received more homework than usual.
MURMUR
Sam is too young to learn to drive.
ENOUGH
Sam isn't ....................... driving lessons.
SAM ISN'T OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE DRIVING LESSONS.
GIVE
When talking pictures emerged in the 20th century, lots of cinema pianists found themselves out of work/job/favour/duty.
WORK
The teacher didn't hear the boy .................. something rude under his breath.
MUTTER
If we climb higher, the view will be better.
THE
The .................... the view will be.
THE HIGHER WE CLIMB, THE BETTER THE VIEW WILL BE.
He usually MUTTERS/MUMBLES his words, so I find it difficult to understand him.
MUMBLES