C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 20

1. The sales department was ___________ with complaints after the faulty washing machine went on sale nationwide.

    attacked

    wetted

    sieged

    flooded

2. The police were called out in the early hours of the morning when there was a ___________ involving a few teenagers.

    disturbance

    riot

    outcry

    campaign

3. Morale at the football club began to decline as the ___________ departure of the coach approached.

    future

    predictable

    forthcoming

    nearby

4. The coach has ___________ fit to move to another club after some disputes over player contracts.

    looked

    seemed

    seen

    chosen

5. ___________ on by my husband, I applied for the job I had always dreamt of having.

    begged

    obliged

    pleaded

    urged

6. As you are no doubt ___________ aware, your lies have shown you to be an untrustworthy employee and we will have to let you go.

    painfully

    steadily

    apparently

    sharply

7. The train finally arrived covered in snow after two further hours. ___________ to say, when I arrived at the restaurant, there was no sign of Maggie at all.

    silly

    needless

    useless

    wasteful

8. Did you ever realise you have an uncanny ___________ of coming down to the kitchen just as I am about to serve dinner? Very strange!

    habit

    trick

    knack

    routine