C1 Advanced - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 13

1. Hal's parents apologised for their treatment of him and said they wanted to ________ the situation.

    revive

    refuse

    repudiate

    rectify

2. A truck that was carrying food ________ fell into the river, but the driver managed to escape.

    goods

    aids

    benefits

    productions

3. You simply must invite Carol to the party. She's always the life and ________ of any evening.

    light

    blood

    soul

    flesh

4. I'm tired and in pain and what's ________, I didn't even want to come here.

    else

    wrong

    different

    more

5. Sadness is an ________ part of the bereavement process.

    uneasy

    inevitable

    infallible

    indebted

6. If you read Anna's comments in ________, you'll see there wasn't anything wrong with them.

    place

    context

    position

    mind

7. Much of South America was ________ when diseases were introduced by arriving Europeans.

    enraged

    ravaged

    savaged

    engaged

8. This chain of mountains ________ its name from an ancient tribe that lived in the area.

    produces

    derives

    collects

    puts