C1 Advanced - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 14

1. Scientists have ________ a strange phenomenon in the atmosphere of Mars.

    observed

    inspected

    watched

    regarded

2. I owe my sisters a huge ________ of gratitude for the way they've helped me out in recent years.

    bill

    debt

    claim

    liability

3. Before we ________ under way, are there any questions you would like to ask me?

    get

    make

    begin

    come

4. She cried all through what was supposed to be a ________ film about rabbits.

    sarcastic

    dreary

    light-hearted

    graceful

5. I ________ believe him to be innocent of the crime.

    steadily

    powerfully

    highly

    firmly

6. After her computer was struck by a virus, she was unable to retrieve the accountant ________ she needed.

    cabinets

    files

    ranks

    portfolios

7. A(n) ________ military base in the desert is the setting for Al Abner's latest sci-fi novel.

    neglected

    dumped

    abandoned

    unfilled

8. I don't like it when newsreaders start giving their ________ opinions about the news. That's not their job.

    substantial

    subjugated

    subversive

    subjective