Cloze Test

This is exercise of how to complete the texts by filling in the gap with the correct word.

      Alternative energy sources are becoming increasingly attractive as the energy crisis becomes more severe. __1__ heating system, which use the sun’s radiation as a source of energy, are a __2__ alternative energy source. Nuclear power __3__ are already in operation in several parts of the country.

      Government and private industry are even investigating the __4__ of capturing the power of ocean waves and tides for conversion into usable energy. Coal is once again becoming an acceptable fuel as the nation searches for solution of the energy shortage. Even garbage is seen as a potential source of energy. In some communities, garbage is burned to heat building and __5__ city streets.

1)       a)  Lunar            b)  Star              c)  Planet          d)  Moon           e)  Solar

2)       a)  promises       b)  promised      c)  promising    d)  to promise    e)  be promised

3)       a)  plants            b)  mills             c)  factories       d)  industries     e)  companies 

4)       a)  possible        b)  possibly        c)  possibility    d)  impossible   e)  impossibly

5)       a)  light              b)  bright           c)  shine             d)  clear            e)  luminate

      Rockets have been known for more than 700 years.  As long as 1232 they were used by the Chinese as __(1)__  in a war with the Mongols. These were “solid fuel” rockets, of the same type as those used commonly then and now in fireworks. Not until the beginning of this century, __(2)__, did anyone suggest the use of rockets in the exploration of space outside the earth.

      In 1903 a Russian mathematics teacher name Konstantin Ziokovsky __(3)__ an article in which he suggested that rockets be used for powering __(4)__ ships. In 1914 Dr. Robert H. Goddard, professor of __(5)__ at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, began the work which earned for him the name of A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes by the use of rockets which might even reach the moon. In 1926 he __(6)__ the world’s first liquid fuel rocket to a height of 184 feet.

1)       a)  instruments      b)  apparatus    c)  devices         d)  tools           e)  weapons                

2)       a)  therefore          b)  although      c)  however       d)  besides       e)  in addition

3)       a)  discovered       b)  published    c)  invented       d)  created       e)  composed

4)       a)  heaven             b)  sky              c)  universe       d)  space          e)  air

5)       a)  physics            b)  physicist      c)  physician     d)  physically   e)  physical

6)       a)  lifted               b)  forced          c)  drew             d)  launched     e)  burst

      It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum.

      “Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father asked when he saw it.

      “His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother.

      “Oh,” said his father.

      Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a __1__ noise with it but his mother did not __2__. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not __3_ the noise.

      But one of the neighbours did not like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was __4__ his drum. She said to Jim, “Hullo, Jimmy. Do you know, there’s __5__very nice inside your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum and let’s find it.”

1)       a)  terrible              b)  pleasant        c)  nice             d)  terrific        e)  marvellous

2)       a)  agree                b)  approve         c)  like              d)  want           e)  mind

3)       a)  understand        b)  hear               c)  watch          d)  feel             e)  discover

4)       a)  biting                b)  hitting            c)  punching      d)  crashing      e)  lifting

5)       a)  nothing             b)  everything      c)  anything       d)  something   e)  none

     

A forest is a community of many living things. Trees are like apartment buildings. Some birds and insects live high in the tree-tops, others lower down. Some animals live on the floor of the forest, others undergrounds among the __1__. Every part of the tree is food for some animals. Birds eat fruits and seeds. Deer __2__ on leaves and twigs. Squirrels eat nuts. Porcupines eat the inner bark, some insects eat roots, some drink sap, many eat the green __3__, and others chew tunnels under the bark. Many animals eat insects or other animals instead of plants. Insects are eaten by birds, lizards, snakes, toads, and larger insects. The in turn are eaten by other animals. Animals that eat plants would __4__ rapidly for the food supply if meat-eaters did not keep their numbers in check.

1)      a)  leaves               b)  roots           c)  branches     d)  fruit                    e)  seeds

2)      a)  prey                  b)  eat              c)  consume     d)  swallow              e)  feed

3)      a)  leaves               b)  root             c)  branches     d)  bark                   e)  trunks

4)      a)  multiplied         b)  multiple      c)  multiply      d)  multiplication   e)  multiplying

 For many years the Amazon rain forest was a mysterious region __1__ secrets were guarded by the Native Americans living there. In recent years, __2__, new roads have allowed more people to settle in the north. The map reveals that the north is rich in mahogany, teak, and other forest __3__. The area also contains __4__ such as bauxite and iron ore. As a result, the Brazilian government has encouraged logging and mining in the north.

      Many people worry that the increasing use of forest resources is destroying the rain forest and its wildlife. They also fear that __5___ development threatens the survival of Native Americans still living in the area.

1)       a)  who                b)  whom                 c)  whose               d)  which         e)  where

2)       a)  although         b)  however              c)  due to               d)  otherwise    e)  in spite of

3)       a)  fruits              b)  vegetables           c)  animals            d)  woods         e)  rocks

4)       a)  fats                b)  carbohydrates      c)  substances        d) chemicals    e) minerals

5)       a)  economic       b)  economy             c)  economical        d)  economize  e) economically

Today no one would deny the genius of Albert Einstein. __1__ that not always the case. In his youth, Einstein’s parents and teachers __2__ him both undisciplined and dull. As a child, he was slow to talk, and his parents were __3__ he might be retarded. As an adolescent, he had difficulty adjusting to the strict discipline of the German high school, and his teachers were not pleased with his __4__. Not surprisingly, he found college little better than high school, and again he __5__ the appropriate academic discipline. In the end, he was able to graduate, but only with the help of a friend who kept him up-to-date on all courses.

1)      a)  Since               b)  But               c)  So               d)  Because      e)  Therefore

2)      a)  declared          b)  determined   c)  predicted     d)  accused      e)  considered

3)      a)  hopeful           b)  amazed         c)  expectant    d)  worried       e)  timid

4)      a)  success           b)  increase        c)  advantage   d)  program      e)  progress     

5)      a)  achieved         b)  served           c)  lacked         d)  wasted        e)  disrupted

      Ecosystems have a structure consisting of producers, consumers, and decomposers. The producers are the green plants which use light energy __1__ living matter from non-living matter in the environments, while the consumers are all the animals which directly or indirectly __2__ the green plants. The decomposers __3__ are the bacteria and fungi that change the dead organic material back into simpler raw material which can then be used again by the producers. This structure, which is __4__ to maintain the flow of energy and nutrients through the system, consists of the interactions between hundreds or even thousands of __5__ kinds of plants, animals and microbes which grow, reproduce and die in never-ending cycle.

1)  a)  to produce         b)  produce         c)  producer          d)  produced     e)  producing

2)  a)  take care of       b)  consist of       c)  provide with    d)  come from   e)  feed on

3)  a)  therefore           b)  similarly        c)  nevertheless     d)  in addition   e)  on the other hand

4)  a)  necessary          b)  additional      c)  productive        d)  specific       e)  dependent

5)  a)  differ                b)  differentiate   c)  difference         d)  different     e)  differential

        Government of a democratic country (1) …….. and (2) ………. Right of citizenship such as (3) ……. Of (4) ……. Religion, opinion, and asociation, the assertion of the (5) …….. of law accompanied by respect for right of (6)  .…..

1.    a.  Prohibits     b.  Allowed      c.  Encouraging   d.  Encourages    e.  Allowing

2.    a.  Bans           b.  Allows         c.  Allowed          d.  Encouraged   e.  Encouraging

3.    a.  Liberal       b.  Freedom       c.  Minority         d.  Freelance       e.  Freeman

4.    a.  Spoken       b.  Speech         c.  Speak              d.  Talking          e.  Was  speaking
5.    a.  Role            b.  Roles           c.  Rule                d.   Ruling           e.  Rolling

6.    a.  Majority      b.  Minor          c.  Minority         d.   Minimum      e.  Maximus

         A bank is an institutions for (1) …… and leading, exchanging, and (2) ….. money, in some cassed (3) …… notes and transacting other (4) …… business.

1.  a. Receiving       b. Getting         c. Exchanging       d.  Recipient       e. transferring

2.  a. Saving            b. Making         c.  Body guarding  d.  Assuring       e. Safeguarding

3.  a. Making           b. Assuring       c.  Issuing              d.  Producing     e.  Creating

4.  a. Trading           b. Economical  c.  Management     d.  Financial       e.  Corporation

     

May 27, 2006, was a day that will never forget. It was the day I experienced my first earthquake. 1 had just ... (1) .. home from mosque and was lying on the living room sofa watching the news on TV. My little broher was in my room playin, and older sister was in the kitchen preparing our breakfast. Our parents were still sleeping.

At exactly 5.49 a.m., the earthquake ... (2) ... my country. Our house started ...(3)... violently as it ..(4)... a small wooden boat being toasted by giant waves in the ocean. At first, none realized what has happening. Then my sisters yelled, "earthquake"! Get under something!" I was too stunned to move, but the shaking was so strong that I soon feel off the sofa on the floor. I half rolled. Half crawled across the floor to the dining table and got under it. My sister was sitting on the floor in the kitchen, holding her arms ...(5)... her head to protect it from falling dishes. She yelled at my little brother to get out of my room, but he kept falling down. The earthquake lasted less than a minute, but it seemed like a year to us.

1.  A Get           B. Getting        C. Gotten        D. Got

2.  A Struck       B. Stricked      C. Striking      D. Strike

3.  A Shaking     B.To shake     C. Shaken       D.  a and b  correct

4.  A.  is              B. was            C. were           D.  Had been

5.  A On              B.through      C.  over           D.  Overlooked