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CAE Multiple Choice Cloze

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heart ..... is on the increase due to poor diet and a lack of exercise.

a)

disease

b)

illness

c)

sickness

d)

health

2.

Train ..... are due to go up yet again next year.

a)

costs

b)

prices

c)

fares

d)

rates

3.

One of the ..... traits of an introvert is the need to be alone at times to recharge their batteries.

a)

human

b)

personality

c)

individual

d)

spirit

4.

During the discussion the speaker showed an excellent .......... of all the issues.

a)

knowledge

b)

grasp

c)

comprehension

d)

skill

5.

The flight was at 7.00 in the morning so he had to set .......... from home at 4.00.

a)

on

b)

away

c)

through

d)

off

6.

The timetable for the project was set .......... when investors failed to provide extra funding

a)

off

b)

back

c)

down

d)

away

7.

Although he held some strong opinions he eventually had to .......... down and admit he was wrong.

a)

move

b)

wear

c)

back

d)

roll

8.

After a long investigation the police were able to .......... together the truth about what had happened on the day of the murder.

a)

piece

b)

scrape

c)

get

d)

fix

9.

I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... .

a)

position

b)

spot

c)

fix

d)

quandary

10.

The two groups are ........ apart and look very unlikely to reach agreement soon on the next steps.

a)

rods

b)

poles

c)

sticks

d)

planks

11.

Our son has ........ up a close friendship with another boy at his new school and seems to settling in well.

a)

set

b)

made

c)

struck

d)

hit

12.

You need to have a ........ for business if you intend to work for that company.

a)

head

b)

mind

c)

brain

d)

sense

13.

Some types of illness can be cured by drugs .......... others can be treated by alternative medicine.

a)

where

b)

whereas

c)

when

d)

as

14.

You can post that letter for me .......... you're going past the post office.

a)

since

b)

yet

c)

whereas

d)

though

15.

You can have an appointment with the manager .......... she is quite busy this afternoon.

a)

even

b)

yet

c)

while

d)

although