Cambridge C1 Advanced

C1 Advanced - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 32

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. Over the years, the collector managed to ___________ a variety of rare stamps.

stack

heap

amass

discard

2. The abandoned building was left in a state of ___________.

waste

mess

ruin

harm

3. The company's bank account had been ___________ by the dishonest manager.

drained

exhausted

consumed

expended

4. The landscape artist ___________ the landscape drawings in his sketchbook.

neglected

distorted

abbreviated

surveyed

5. He ___________ recognised the familiar face in the crowd and smiled.

suddenly

instantly

promptly

hastily

6. The historian spent hours researching in the old document ___________.

treasury

basement