MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE TEST: NORFOLK – THE IDEAL HOLIDAY PLAYGROUND

Here you have a multiple choice cloze test.
Read the text and decide which word, A, B, C or D best fits each space.
The key is below the test.

NORFOLK – THE IDEAL HOLIDAY PLAYGROUND 

This article is the work of someone born and (1) ………… up in Norfolk. It is not impartial. On the (2) …………, I’m near to being a fanatic about the county and all it has to (3) ………… . If you want to consider other holiday destinations, you are best advised to go (4) ………… for your information. So why I am so incredibly keen on my native county? Firstly, it’s clean. This stems from the fact that the population is very (5) ………… - less than half the average for an English county. (6) ………… there are fewer people, there are fewer chimneys, fewer towns and fewer cars. And whereas other rural counties have motorways (7) ………… through them, Norfolk – largely bounded by sea – has very (8) ………… through traffic whatsoever, and not an inch of motorway. Norfolk offers a hundred miles of beautiful inland waterways and, in (9) ………… , a hundred miles of unspoilt coastal scenery. (10) ………… the coast there are nature reserves (11) ………… seals, rare birds and other wildlife thrive in profusion. Long distance footpaths (12) ………… almost the whole of this coast and people wander slowly along them peering (13) ………… binoculars. This is quite an amusing sight, though one sometimes (14) ………… for their safety near to the edge of the cliffs! If you’re feeling (15) ………… , Norfolk is the place for you!
1 A brought       B raised       C reared        D grown
2 A opposite      B whole       C evidence   D contrary
3 A praise          B provide     C offer         D give
4 A elsewhere    B away         C off            D there
5 A slight           B thin           C low           D little
6 A Whereas      B Because    C Although  D While
7 A driving        B running     C leading      D dividing
8 A few              B little          C slight        D scarce
9 A addition       B fact           C reality       D places
10 A With          B Next          C Beside      D Along
11 A where        B with           C that           D while
12 A along         B accompany C follow     D run
13 A with           B into            C through    D by
14 A worries      B dreads        C fears         D wonders
15 A lowly         B worn          C weary       D heavy

KEY
1. B                         9. A
2. B                        10. D
3. C                        11. A
4. A                        12. C
5. C                        13. C
6. B                        14. C
7. B                        15. C
8. B