C1 Advanced - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 7

1. Modern conditions such as diabetes and alcohol abuse has caused life ________ to fall in some countries.

    expectancy

    expectation

    prediction

    forecast

2. The words of his resignation letter ________ he was unhappy with several of his former colleagues.

    signified

    implied

    involved

    inferred

3. Thomas never ________ the negative role he had in taking over the company

    located

    disclosed

    exposed

    uncovered

4. Dr Hartson is an animal expert, but I don't believe the ________ of his expertise is as wide as you think.

    scope

    width

    scale

    weight

5. We understand it's late and we don't mean to ________, but we have some important questions for you.

    inconvenience

    impose

    interrupt

    interfere

6. On arriving at the theatre, the Queen was presented with a large ________ of tulips by a young girl.

    gathering

    bouquet

    bunch

    clump

7. The suspect's complaints about his treatment by police were ________ and he was taken into custody.

    noted

    viewed

    mentioned

    remarked

8. "We will surely ________ our problems if we work together on a solution."

    sink

    weaken

    lessen

    concentrate