C1 Advanced (CAE) >> Open Cloze Worksheets >> The second part of the Reading & Use of English paper in the C1 Advanced Examination is open cloze, in which students use one word to fill each space in a short text. The required words are usually grammatical, such as pronouns, articles, prepositions, auxiliary verbs and so on.
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Open Cloze Worksheet 16
For each space, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence. Look carefully at the words both before and after each space.
- All of us miss Jack terribly. He's left ________ a big hole in our lives.
- Bill seems to ________ caught a nasty cold. He's been off work for three days.
- Prague has seen an increase ________ the number of tourists since 1993.
- Despite ________ no obvious experience for the job, the boss's son was made head of marketing.
- Most birds can fly. Some, on the ________ hand, live their entire lives on the ground.
- I told you not to write an e-mail to the suppliers, ________ you did it anyway!
- As ________ as I like potatoes, I don't want to eat them every day!
- Can you give any insight ________ why half the students are missing today?
