Multiple choice -cloze
Genealogy is a ........ of history.
A) Band
B) Set
C) Series
D) Branch
D) Branch
The Le Mans racetrack in France was ........ I first saw some guys doing motorbike stunts.
China is currently the largest (1) ........ (PRODUCT) of garlic, which is particularly associated with the dishes of northern Africa and southern Europe.
Producer
Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.
IDEA
Joan thought it would be .................................. to the museum.
a good IDEA to go
To keep track
It concerns family history, ........ than the national or world history studied at school.
A) Instead
B) Rather
C) Except
D) Sooner
B) Rather
I'd never seen anyone riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I was (2) ........ impressed
so
It is native to central Asia and has long had a history as a health-giving food, used both to prevent and cure (2) ......... (ILL)
illness
illnesses
Arthur has the talent to become a concert pianist.
THAT
Arthur is so .................................. could become a concert pianist.
talented THAT he
To appear suddenly
To pop up
It doesn't merely involve drawing a family tree, however - tracing your family history can also ........ in learning about your roots and identity.
A) Cause B) mean C) result D) lead
C) Result
I went straight home and taught (3) ........ to do the same.
Myself
The forefather of antibiotic medicine, Louis Pasteur, claimed garlic was as (3) ........ (EFFECT) as penicillin in treating infections.
Effective
''Do you know when the match starts, Sally?'' asked Mary.
IF
Mary asked Sally ................... time the match started.
IF she knew what (the)
the woman that somebody is engaged to
fiancée
The Internet enables millions of people worldwide to (3) ........ information about their family history,
A) Accomplish B) Access C) Approach D) Admit
B). Access
I have a degree (4) ........ mechanical engineering;
in
Modern-day (4) ........ (SCIENCE) have proved that garlic can indeed kill bacteria and even some viruses, so it can be very useful for people who have coughs and colds.
scientists
I knocked for ages at Ruth's door but I got no reply.
LONG
I .................... knocking at Ruth's door but I got no reply.
was a LONG time
spent a LONG time
took a LONG time
to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam
to cram
The Internet enables millions of people worldwide to (3) ........ information about their family history, without great (4) ........ .
A) Fee B) Price C) Charge D) Expense
D) Expense
this helps me to look at the physics (5) ........ lies behind each stunt.
which / that
In (5) ........ (ADD), some doctors believe that garlic can reduce blood pressure
Addition
Everyone says that the band is planning to go on a world tour next year.
SAID
The band ............................. planning to go on a world tour next year.
are SAID to be
is SAID to be
it is SAID is
it is SAID are
the time, usually twice a day, when the roads are full of traffic and trains are crowded because people are travelling to or from work
rush hour