C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 5

1. He was given the France post even though his French is decidedly ___________.

    fluent

    rusty

    untidy

    disheveled

2. What really ___________ me as I walked into the office was the number of women working there!

    struck

    occurred

    realised

    seemed to

3. Oh! That guitar is out of ___________. What a horrible sound!

    melody

    chorus

    parity

    tune

4. The company has a lot of problems but they all seem to ___________ to money.

    boil down

    cook up

    lead over

    reason out

5. The walls of your bathroom were wet with ___________ after my shower so I opened the window.

    vapour

    condensation

    mould

    dew

6. You treat this house like a hotel, Tim! And you take your mother totally for ___________. You should appreciate what she does for you more.

    fool

    assumption

    granted

    advantage

7. We took Bill ___________ for a couple of months after the fire at his home. It was no trouble as we have the extra bedroom up in the converted loft.

    out

    up

    off

    in

8. ___________ did he complain to the head waiter all night, but he didn't leave a tip at the end of the night either!

    not really

    on no account

    not only

    no longer

9. ___________ you get the job. Where would you go and live?

    supposing

    provided

    as long as

    unless

10. Did you ever ___________ for anything when you were a child or did you have everything you desired?

    lack

    miss

    want

    ask