Cambridge C1 Advanced

C1 Advanced - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 14

For each question, choose which of the four possible answers fits the space best. Also think about why the other three answers are not possible.


1. Scientists have ________ a strange phenomenon in the atmosphere of Mars.

    observed

    inspected

    watched

    regarded

2. I owe my sisters a huge ________ of gratitude for the way they've helped me out in recent years.

    bill

    debt

    claim

    liability

3. Before we ________ under way, are there any questions you would like to ask me?

    get

    make

    begin

    come

4. She cried all through what was supposed to be a ________ film about rabbits.

    sarcastic

    dreary

    light-hearted

    graceful

5. I ________ believe him to be innocent of the crime.

    steadily

    powerfully

    highly

    firmly

6. After her computer was struck by a virus, she was unable to retrieve the accountant ________ she needed.

    cabinets

    files

    ranks

    portfolios

7. A(n) ________ military base in the desert is the setting for Al Abner's latest sci-fi novel.

    neglected

    dumped

    abandoned

    unfilled

8. I don't like it when newsreaders start giving their ________ opinions about the news. That's not their job.

    substantial

    subjugated

    subversive

    subjective

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