B2 First - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 14

1. I was too scared to approach the house in the dark. I couldn't ___________ the courage and remembered all the stories about ghosts being seen there.

    get

    see

    experience

    find

2. Did you hear him talk about the Amazon rain forest last night. He is a very ___________ man and you can always learn so much speaking to him.

    knowledgeable

    well known

    all knowing

    know-it-all

3. You can go to any of the restaurants along the riverfront ___________ from 'The Grand Eatery', which is too expensive.

    excluding

    except

    apart

    but

4. I got lost driving back from work again. That ___________ it three times this month! I need to buy a street map.

    leaves

    totals

    gives

    makes

5. The authorities want to build a new lake in Proctor Park which ___________ the residential and commercial districts of the city.

    disconnects

    splits

    separates

    parts

6. Be careful of the high winds on that ___________ stretch of road along the coast.

    open

    horizontal

    straight

    fast

7. Mike has been really lucky over the last five years with his job. He now earns ___________ to double what he was earning when he started.

    near

    close

    almost

    next

8. Each farmworker was given a small ___________ of land and was then expected to give half of the food produced to the landowner.

    line

    plot

    measure

    breadth