C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 24

1. Your laziness has ___________ in these terrible exam results. You only have yourself to blame.

    led

    resulted

    caused

    contributed

2. I have tried every product on the market and still I can't rid these curtains of the ___________ of cigarette smoke.

    fumes

    fragrance

    stench

    aroma

3. Granddad would spend hours talking to us youngsters around the dinner table ___________ about his happy younger days back east on the farm.

    reminiscing

    recalling

    reminding

    memorising

4. Many celebrities complain about the media attention, but I think many of them thrive on being in the ___________.

    torch-light

    headlight

    floodlight

    limelight

5. James Dean became something of a(n) ___________ for rebellious teenagers across America in the 1950s.

    model

    icon

    figure

    status symbol

6. The winning team were roundly criticised by the local media for the way in which they had ___________ over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting.

    relished

    gloated

    showed up

    dominated

7. Mike spent three days at the driving centre before giving up. He just couldn't ___________ to grips with driving such a large truck.

    take

    reach

    get

    beat

8. I retired three years ago and didn't know what to do with myself. Getting this dog has given me a new ___________ of life.

    lease

    burst

    loan

    extension