Multiple Choice Cloze
Earth is the only planet we know of in the universe that can support human life. _______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. *Although, still, yet, despite*
yet
Read the exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words ______ indicate how the questions should be answered.
that/which
My sister can sometimes be very , so just do what she says. PERSUADE
PERSUASIVE
The meal we had in the restaurant was so nice. SUCH It ........................................ meal in the restaurant.
was such a nice
In the early morning of 23 January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade ________ western France.
A hit
B knocked
C banged
D beat
A
The planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are _____ increasingly heavy demands on it. *Doing, having, taking, making*
making
Don't panic ______everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and don't be tempted to follow their example.
if
In order to cope with this rising demand, factory farming methods were introduced along with the develpment of genetically engineered ______hormones (GROW)
growth
The school I studied at last year was better than this one. GOOD
This school ................... my last one.
is not as good as
The idea was way ahead of ots time, and didn't find any immediate practical _________ . APPLY
APPLICATION (S)
After all, the most everyday situation - for example, watching a woman get ________ a train - may be the inspiration for your first bestseller. *out, down, off, from*
off
Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about what everyone else did, _______ you want to frighten yourself.
unless
UK companies have received ______ from a business forum (CRITIC)
criticism
I was too tired to go to the party.
THAT
I was .................................I couldn't go to the party.
so tired that
We were late arriving at the cinema and so missed the start of the film. BY
The film had ...................... we arrived at the cinema.
STARTED BY THE TIME
At the push of a button they would be transported to ______ realistic settings where they could practice their English *so, such, like, alike*
such
Different tents suit different needs and there's no point ________ buying a mountaineering tent
in
This follows a case in which a male employee working in the post room of a large company in the United Kingdom received a ______ for wearing jeans to work. (SUSPEND)
suspension
Because it snowed heavily during the night the motorway is closed.
DUE
The motorway is closed .................................... that there was heavy snow the night before.
due to the fact
Unless you are planning to do a ________ deal of bird-watching, there is no need to invest ________ a full-size pair of binoculars.
great/ in
In the virtual classrooms of the future the student will put on their headset, and be transported into an imaginary school, choose their class, take the books they need off the shelf and hold conversations with other computerised students. They might ______ choose to pay a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or the restaurant. *although, otherwise, even though, of course*
otherwise
Remember to take a supply of food and drink with you in _______the local shops are closed when you arrive.
case
Recent research in America has shown that the kitchen is often the most ______ of all the rooms in the home. (HYGIENE)
unhygienic
I don’t care what you do.
CONCERNED
As .................................... you can do what you like.
far as I'm concerned
'The race is going to start in a minute' said Rod.
ABOUT
Rob said that ........................... start
THE RACE WAS ABOUT TO