Vocabulary cloze
Decide which word, A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
HOPES AND DREAMS Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to (0)_te//_ me that what she really wanted to
do was (1)_        round the world, so she was looking
(2)_the possibility of working in another
country. She had seen several [3).___in the
newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (4)_    . in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a
good (5)___to achieve her ambition, so she was
writing to (6|_      for the )ob. The reply (7|_ .....a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she (8|_ _ go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that
she immediately [9)______in touch with the school
owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was
determined that nothing would prevent her 110)_
doing what she had set out to do. A (11) _ days before the interview she had a very strange dream in
which she (12)___      _ birth to a beautiful baby. She
was a little nervous and (13)_____about the dream
and phoned to ask me what 1 thought it might
(14)__As I knew something about dreams, I was
able to assure her that it only symbolized her
(15)__        to do well in the interview.
0	A say	B	talk
	C tell	1)	speak
1	A journey	B	travel
	C voyage	D	trip
2	A up	B	over
	C into	D	round
3	A notices	B	posters
	C advertisements	D	announcements
4	A interested	B	keen
	C attracted	!)	enthusiastic
5	A path	B	route
	C manner	D	way
6	A claim	B	inquire
	C request	D	apply
7	A was	B	took
	C spent	D	passed
8	A should	B	would
	C must	D	will
9	A got	B	came
	C went	D	became
10	A of	B	from
	C in	D	about
11	A some	B	several
	C few	D	little
12	A made	B	had
	C gave	D	produced
13	A bored	B	worried
	C offended	D	annoyed
14	A intend	B	mean
	C interpret	D	realize
15	A desire	B	request
	C want	D	demand
B  Open cloze
Think of ONE word which best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
AN ENVIABLE CAREER
Henry Adams is probably the luckiest person I know. I normally envy very (01_ few-. of my friends' iobs because I am happy with what 1 do, but Henry Adams
is one of those rare pet>ple (1)___ lob T would
really like to have myself. Henry, (2)   _ had
always been interested (3) ____both science and
animals, wanted to be a vet, and we were both students (4)_____university at the same time.
When his course finished, |5). went to
Aberdeen, where he looked (6)         _ domestic
animals (7)__ as cats and dogs. He always said
that he would like to move around because he didn't believe (8| staying in any iob lor too long. So 1
wasn't very surprised when he gave (9).      ... that job and went to work in a zoo. He stayed there for two years, and in the evenings he studied hard to get some higher qualifications. When he had succeeded (101 passing all his exams, he applied for a job
(11|. a warden on a game reserve in Africa
(12). 1994. He is now responsible (13). _
the well-being of thousands of animals. In addition, he is in charge (14). a special programme to protect
species 115) are in danger of extinction.
Key word transformations
Rewrite the sentences using the word in bold.
1 'Can I bring a friend to the party?' Jane wanted to know.
asked
lane __ a friend to the party.
2 Simon gave up cigarettes when he was thirty, stopped
Simon ____when he was thirty.
3 Few people speak Gaelic in Ireland, many
There_______speak Gaelic in Ireland.
4 Running a big car like that can't be cheap, must
It a big car like that.
5 Jennifer started teaching six years ago. for
Jennifer______________ six years.
6 'Could you please close the window?' the teacher asked Paul.
mind
The teacher asked Paul window.
the
7 Tell me where you found this box of old books, come
Where this box of old books?
8 I'd rather go to the cinema than watch TV tonight.
instead
Let's go to the cinema________TV
tonight.
9 'Don't shoot!' said the captain to his soldiers, ordered
The captain ___shoot
10 There was too much information for me to understand everything at once.
take
I wasn't___ ____all the information at
once.
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in capitals. There is an example at the beginning (0).
NOT SUCH GOOD NEIGHBOURS
The families in our street are slowly being driven mad by the (0)   refusal    Df tne inhabitants of No. 13 to have any form of
(I)___. with them.The trouble started
over what is known as noise (2)___________
Every evening, the (3) . neighbours
used to turn up the volume on theTV so loud that no one in the (4) . was able to
hear anything else. Not knowing what
(5). _ ._ ____to take, local residents held a
meeting to see if anyone had any (6)__
as to how to deal with the problem. A
(7).. ______was made to send a number of
people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask
them (8)___......to turn their music down
after six in the evening. Unfortunately the visit did not turn out to be (9) , as the
inhabitants of No. 13 refused to talk to them. So,
on the (10)________ of local police, the
matter is now in the hands of the court.
0 REFUSE
1 COMMUNICATE
2 POLLUTE
3 THINK
4 NEIGHBOUR
5 ACT
6 SUGGEST
7 DECIDE
8 POLITE
9 SUCCESS 10 ADVISE
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