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Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 1

1. Lance is ________ knowledgeable on this subject.

smartly powerfully firmly highly
2. I need a good explanation of all the costs ________ in buying a new car.
affected involved concerned implied
3. There was a ________ debate about the Middle East, then they moved to a vote.
lively flexible main nimble
4. The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the ________ later in life.
fee fine price cost
5. Jet lag causes problems with our ________ clock.
biological botanical natural rhythmical
6. This species of seagull is not a ________ of the island, but will sometimes rest here a
while.
neighbour national citizen resident
7. Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?
hit occur strike touch
8. I didn't stay behind because I wanted to, I did so because it was my ________.
work duty shift chore

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 2

1. What angered me wasn't his resignation but the ________ in which he did it.
Method manner aspect bearing
2. If you can't make ________ what's written, change the zoom level and it'll become clearer.
For off up out
3. There's a ________ range of issues that we need to discuss as soon as possible.
Far ample wide high
4. Despite being ________ in the battle, the solider fought on and was awarded a medal for
bravery.
Enraged wounded flawed bruised
5. The rain will ________ for most of the morning, but we are expecting a brighter afternoon.
Persist insist resist consist
6. In the mating season, the male of the species calls out with a ________ gu-gu sound.
Separate distinctive contrasting individual
7. Marie Curie, one of the best-known ________ in working with radiation, died in 1934.
Debutants revolutionaries pioneers rebels
8. Deep sea oil exploration is a dirty and dangerous ________.
Affair situation case business

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 3

1. Much of the neighbourhood was demolished in the 1940s when living ________ had
deteriorated.
Situations conditions circumstances states
2. Scientists are yet to understand the full nutritional ________ of the humble olive.
Favours helps goods benefits
3. You can come and ________ us performing this operation, if you want.
Discover gaze observe look
4. Bears used to be very ___ in this part of the country, but nobody has seen one for 10 years.
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5. Ben was ________ to the court for jury duty, but took a doctor's note with him and was
excused.
Pulled assembled summoned requested
6. The police ________ four states in pursuit of the bank robber.
Crossed journeyed chased travelled
7. After three years of ________, the country's economy is finally looking a lot healthier.
Letdown demise overdraft recession
8. We altered our final ________ of yearly profits due to more accurate advertising and
marketing costs.
Forecast expectancy expectation wishes

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 4

1. Two wolves ran through the forest in ________ of a deer.

following
chase
hunting
pursuit
2. The economy touches every ________ of our lives.
piece
field
division
aspect
3. Like most safety features, the air bag is very rarely used but when ________ upon, must
operate perfectly.
called
required
pulled
requested
4. The cup will remain here at the clubhouse for a month on ________ before being sent to
the museum.
display
parade
exposition
stage
5. Jed ran the whole ________ after his father died and left him the company.
industry
affair
work
business
6. The garden is a paradise for flowers in particular. We have seventeen ________ of roses.
varieties
breeds
families
mutations
7. The terrible weather ________ in severe traffic delays and the closure of the airport.
resulted
concluded
met
ended
8. "What is ________," Clarissa said, "I feel I'm being ignored."
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Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 5

1. Thomas graduated with a specialist degree in the ________ of criminology.

aspect
field
sector
division
2. Lasers can measure distances with incredible ________.
care
precision
adjustment
attention
3. My two cousins were so excited at the start of the war, they ran downtown and ________
up immediately.
wrote
signed
drew
brought
4. This machine ________ the user's eye and can confirm identity.
regards
gazes
scans
views
5. The inquiry into the accident will be ________ by Malcolm Jones, a former army general.
overseen
overlooked
overdrawn
overpowered
6. Though Carla's remarks seem insulting, if you see them in ________, they're actually quite
innocent.
situation
context
relation
background
7. Even early in the city's life, the ________ for knowledge led to the founding of a
university.
quest
pursuit
gathering
chase
8. The three teenagers spent a cold night on the ________ mountain before rescuers arrived.
exposed
displayed
overlooked
revealed

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Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 6

1. Politicians have been arguing about the reasons for the ________ in the number of
unemployed.
decline
descent
recession
weakening
2. Charles Lindbergh was one of the early ________ in powered flight and crossed the
Atlantic in 1927.
inventors
pioneers
chiefs
creators
3. We used advertising to ________ interest in the product and then educated people on how
to use it.
introduce
adopt
breed
generate
4. It never ________ to me that Mike and Cherie's marriage was in any trouble.
reveal
occurred
concerned
struck
5. All attempts to reach Darren at home on his phone ________ with failure.
met
finished
put
resulted
6. Any problems ________ from the new contract are not my concern. I warned against
signing it.
producing
arising
deriving
arriving
7. The director was accused of being ________ in the way he ran the company.
inflexible
inevitable
infallible
inflatable
8. In the tough economic climate, the company GTV has ________ by over 40%.
sunk
belittled
reduced
shrunk
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Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 7

1. Modern conditions such as diabetes and alcohol abuse has caused life ________ to fall in
some countries.
expectancy
expectation
prediction
forecast
2. The words of his resignation letter ________ he was unhappy with several of his former
colleagues.
signified
implied
involved
inferred
3. Thomas never ________ the negative role he had in taking over the company
located
disclosed
exposed
uncovered
4. Dr Hartson is an animal expert, but I don't believe the ________ of his expertise is as wide
as you think.
scope
width
scale
weight
5. We understand it's late and we don't mean to ________, but we have some important
questions for you.
inconvenience
impose
interrupt
interfere
6. On arriving at the theatre, the Queen was presented with a large ________ of tulips by a
young girl.
gathering
bouquet
bunch
clump
7. The suspect's complaints about his treatment by police were ________ and he was taken
into custody.
noted
viewed
mentioned
remarked
8. "We will surely ________ our problems if we work together on a solution."
sink
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lessen
concentrate

1. WORD TRANSFORMATION

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets.

1. Mr. Parks' lessons are really ---- . I hate his lessons. (bore)

2. My sisters are very ----. (ambition)

3. I am so ---- that we are going to New York tomorrow. (excite)

4. Women wear these skirts ---- . (tradition)

5. His job is to paint houses and put paper on the walls. He is a/an ---- . (decorate)

6. want to see the National Theater's ---- of Arthur Miller's 'The Last Yankee'. (present)

7. Are you ---- in the latest developments in technology? (interest)

8. She is a very ---- woman. (determination)

9. There is friendly ---- between the two teams. (rival)

10. Is it your final ---- ? (decide)

11. I don't like this team at all. They play ---- . (awful)

12. I am ---- with her. (disgust)

13. Do you always behave ---- when your naughty nieces come to visit? (tolerance)

14. My nephew is a professional ---- . (wrestle)

15. I don’t like eating ---- cabbages. (pickle)

2. REPORTED SPEECH – STATEMENTS

Convert the sentences below from direct to indirect speech (reported speech statements).

1. Lena said, “I will invite you to my birthday party.”

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2. Anderson said, “I will turn twenty today.”
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3. Daniel said, “Things will get better.”
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4. The doctor said, “Your aunt doesn’t need an operation.”
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5. Wilma told me, “I will help you finish your homework.”
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6. Robert said, “I will pass the exam.”
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7. John told me, “I have seen this movie.”
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8. Helen said, “I can speak Spanish fluently.”
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9. Lucas told Lea, “I will not go swimming with you.”
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10. Josh said, “I have finished my lunch.”

3. REPORTED SPEECH – YES/NO QUESTIONS

Convert the direct Yes/No questions to indirect speech statements (reported speech).

My new neighbor, David asked me:

1. “Do you live with your family?”

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2. “Can I borrow your lawn mower?”
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3. “Do you speak Spanish?”
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4. “Will you come to my house warming party tomorrow?”
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5. “Have you seen my car?”
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6. “Is that your cat?”
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7. “Can you help me fix my fences?”
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8. “Are you listening to me?”
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9. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
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10. “Are you a foreigner?"

4. REPORTED SPEECH – WH-QUESTIONS

Convert the direct WH-Questions to indirect speech statements (reported speech).

My new neighbor asked me:

1. “How are you?”

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2. “Where do you park your car?”
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3. “Where are you from?”
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4. “How old are you?”
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5. “How often do you take out the trash?”
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6. “Where is the nearest bank”
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7. “How long have you been living here?”
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8. “When is your birthday?”
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9. “How many children do you have?"
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1. WORD TRANSFORMATION 10. He said that he had finished his lunch.

1. boring 3. REPORTED SPEECH – YES/NO QUESTIONS

2. ambitious
3. excited 1. He asked me if I lived with my family.
4. traditionally 2. He asked me if he could borrow my lawn
5. decorator mower.
6. presentation 3. He asked me if I spoke Spanish.
7. interested 4. He asked me if I would go to his house
8. determined warming party the next day.
9. rivalry 5. He asked me if I had seen his car.
10. decision 6. He asked me if that was my cat.
11. awfully 7. He asked me if I could help him fix his fences.
12. disgusted 8. He asked me if I was listening to him.
13. tolerantly 9. He asked me if he could talk to me for a
14. wrestler minute.
15. pickled 10. He asked me if I was a foreigner.

2. REPORTED SPEECH – STATEMENTS 4. REPORTED SPEECH – WH-QUESTIONS

1. She said that she would invite me to her
birthday party
2. He said that he would turn twenty that day.
3. He said that things would get better.
4. Doctor said that my aunt doesn’t need an
operation.
5. She told me that she would help me finish
my homework.
6. He said that he would pass the exam.
7. He told me that he had seen that movie.
8. She said that she could speak Spanish
fluently.
9. He told her that he wouldn’t go swimming
with her.
1. My new neighbor asked me how I was
2. My new neighbor asked me where I parked my
car
3. My new neighbor asked me where I was from
4. My new neighbor asked me how old I was
5. My new neighbor asked me asked me how
often I took out the trash
6. My new neighbor asked me where the nearest
bank was
7. My new neighbor asked me how long I had
been living here
8. My new neighbor asked me when my birthday
was

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9. My new neighbor asked me how many children 1 field, 2 precision, 3 signed, 4 scans, 5 overseen, 6 context,
7 quest, 8 exposed
I had Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 6
10. My new neighbor asked me where I worked 1 decline, 2 pioneers, 3 generate, 4 occurred, 5 met, 6 arising,
7 inflexible, 8 shrunk
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 7
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 1
1 expectancy, 2 implied, 3 disclosed, 4 scope, 5 impose, 6
1 highly, 2 involved, 3 lively, 4 price, 5 biological, 6 resident,
bouquet, 7 noted, 8 lessen
7 strike, 8 duty
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 2
1 manner, 2 out, 3 wide, 4 wounded, 5 persist, 6 distinctive, 7
pioneers, 8 business
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 3
1 conditions, 2 benefits, 3 observe, 4 widespread, 5
summoned, 6 crossed, 7 recession, 8 forecast
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 4
1 pursuit, 2 aspect, 3 called, 4 display, 5 business, 6
varieties, 7 resulted, 8 more
Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 5