Sunday, 22 March 2015

MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE TESTS

Here you have two multiple choice cloze tests, choose the correct answer for each gap.
The key is below the tests.
Have a nice sunday!

VISITING HILBRE ISLAND 


Read this book extract and choose the word, A, B, C or D, which best fits each gap. 

As you walk north-west, the estuary of the river Dee becomes a vast expanse of mudflats and grassland, much of it rarely under water. At the point where the river joins the Irish Sea, there are two islands: Hilbre and Little Hilbre both (1) … worth a visit. Lying a kilometre or so offshore, they are internationally famous as a sanctuary for migrating birds. The islands can be reached (2) … foot, but only at certain times of day (check local tide timetables), To be on the safe (3) … it is best to follow the tide as it goes out, giving you plenty of time to explore the islands and then make an unhurried return to Red Rocks at the tip of the Wirral peninsula. Don't be tempted to try to cross in either (4) … once the tide is coming in: you run the risk of being cut (5) … by fast-moving currents. Nor is it safe to remain on the nearby rocks, as they may be covered by water at (6) … tide. 

1 A well      B very        C quite      D rather 
2 A in          B with        C on          D at 
3 A side       B aspect     C angle     D edge 
4 A way       B heading  C route      D direction 
5 A down     B out          C up          D off 
6 A top         B high        C tall         D maximum


 ICEBERG WATER – A COOL DRINK 

Read this book extract and choose the word, A, B, C or D, which best fits each gap. 

The (7) … fashion in drinks to hit the US is Arctic mineral water - from an iceberg. Selling at around $7 a bottle in smart bars, the water comes from icebergs 'caught' by (8) … fishermen off the coast of Greenland. The liquid, they claim, is the purest on the market, as the icebergs were formed from snow and frozen rain thousands of years ago, (9) … before the appearance of the modern pollutants that contaminate other sources of water, such as mountain springs. 'Iceberg farming', however, is not (10) …money. It involves breaking pieces off icebergs on the high seas, often in awful weather conditions, and melting down massive chunks of ice on (11) … old river boats. Nor is there any need for the traditional manufacturers to panic just yet. in an international business worth over $30 billion a year, even a whole iceberg turned into bottled water would be no more than a (12) … in the ocean. 

7 A last        B ultimate      C final       D latest 
8 A former   B past            C earlier    D previous 
9 A highly    B many         C long        D vastly 
10 A easy     B simple        C cheap     D facile 
11 A ship      B deck          C voyage   D board 
12 A drip      B drop           C spot       D flake


KEY 
 1 A 
2 C 
3 A 
4 D 
5 D 
6 B 
7 D 
8 A 
9 C 
10 A 
11 D 
12 B



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