C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 1

1. The old house was ___________ furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.

    thinly

    sparsely

    mildly

    rarely

2. The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n) ___________ at the back used for deliveries.

    way

    passage

    direction

    access

3. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ___________ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.

    indicated

    highlighted

    pinpointed

    looked up

4. You shouldn't have bought so many ___________ presents on this holiday. You won't have any money left when you go back home.

    rich

    worthy

    invaluable

    lavish

5. It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to ___________ as early as possible.

    set off

    set up

    set in

    set about

6. Sometimes we don't appreciate the ___________ pleasures of life such as a beautiful sky, a cup of coffee with a friend, or seeing a good film at the cinema.

    sheer

    normal

    simple

    plain

7. Even though she is 87, her mind is very ___________ and she is very aware of everything going on around her.

    lively

    demanding

    lifelike

    alert

8. The captain decided to ___________ ship even though he thought there was no real danger of it sinking.

    evacuate

    abandon

    desert

    evict

9. If you continue to ___________ debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy eventually.

    save

    raise

    default

    incur

10. The accidental ___________ of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.

    demolition

    disruption

    injuring

    squashing