C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercises

Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

The first part of the Reading and Use of English paper in the C2 Proficiency Examination is multiple choice cloze where you have to choose the correct word from four similar given words.

Example Question

2. There is too much weight on that table. It won't ____________ for much longer.
a. restrain
b. refuse
c. resist
d. reject

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 1
Exercise Number: CPE001 | Walkthrough Video

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 2
Exercise Number: CPE002

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 3
Exercise Number: CPE003

Exam Tip!

If you choose an answer because you like the sound of it, you should stick to it. English loves alliteration so there are many examples where the first letters in an expression are the same:

the coast is clear
it's a cheap and cheerful restaurant
he's a strong, silent type

There are also many poetic expressions in English. Which sounds better out of these:

time flies
time goes
time runs

The rhyme in the first one creates a better, more poetic effect and if you are unsure of the answer in this section of the Use of English paper, think about either alliteration or poetry.

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 4
Exercise Number: CPE004

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 5
Exercise Number: CPE005

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 6
Exercise Number: CPE006

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 7
Exercise Number: CPE007

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 8
Exercise Number: CPE008

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 9
Exercise Number: CPE009

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Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 10
Exercise Number: CPE010

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 11
Exercise Number: CPE011

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 12
Exercise Number: CPE012

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 13
Exercise Number: CPE013

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 14
Exercise Number: CPE014

Exam Tip!

Don't go changing all the answers at the end. Research shows that students are more likely to change a correct answer into a wrong answer than the other way around. Students will often pick an answer based on its "feel" or their instinct, based for example on the sounds we were talking about above. These "guesses" should be left as they are!

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 15
Exercise Number: CPE015

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 16
Exercise Number: CPE016

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 17
Exercise Number: CPE017

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 18
Exercise Number: CPE018

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 19
Exercise Number: CPE019

Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 20
Exercise Number: CPE020

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