Rational Cloze- Burglary at the Museum

It was (1)___________ closing time and the crowd at the museum was thinning.

• far

• near

• on

• in

The visitors were preparing to (2)_____________ and the staff was packing up and making the final rounds before closing.

• exit

• leave

• enter

• depart

Perhaps it was because of this mad rush, not many people were (3)_____________ to their surrounding. And this was also perhaps why the burglars chose this time to strike.

• alert

• aware

• cautious

• careful

The burglars entered just minutes before closing time. The entrance of the museum was briefly (4)____________ and 2 men and a woman walked in, unnoticed.

• forgotten

• unattended

• ignored

• abandoned

They entered the 1st hall where the famous local painting, Mahsuri was displayed. It was not a particularly big painting, but her radiance (5)__________ up the room.

• gleamed

• sparkled

• lighted

• shone

The spotlights (6)__________ the room gave her a life-like sense and the two men pretended to be very absorbed by the painting.

• in

• on

• at

• above

They were talking to each other while referring (7)________ a booklet.

• by

• at

• on

• to

At the end of the hall, the woman dropped her large briefcase onto the floor and (8) ___________ a painting slightly.

• held

• lifted

• touched

• threw

That immediately set the alarm system (9)___________.

• out

• off

• on

• away

As the alarm started, (10)_____________, the 2 men quickly grabbed the Mahsuri painting and passed it to the woman. Then they made their gateway.

• shouting

• yelling

• ringing

• roaring