C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 11

1. The epidemic is thought to have started when the Brazilian monkey travelled to Europe with a circus and ___________ some of the animals there.

    infested

    infected

    quarantined

    was contagious to

2. His performance was so spectacular that he was ___________ out for praise by the team manager at the end of the game.

    filtered

    distinguished

    singled

    selected

3. That is Suzy's car in the driveway. She ___________ at work!

    couldn't be

    oughtn't be

    shouldn't be

    can't be

4. You can decide not to go to university but you ___________ the risk of not getting a good job later.

    suffer

    run

    do

    put

5. The costs of this plan for our company are ___________ by the enormous benefits it will bring us and I think we should approve it as soon as possible.

    outweighed

    outrun

    overrun

    overthrown

6. If we walk ___________ enough, we should arrive at the hostel before it gets dark.

    sharply

    warmly

    fluently

    briskly

7. Now you mention his name, I do have a vague ___________ of having once met Stephen Harmiss. But I couldn't tell you where it was!

    recollection

    remembrance

    memorial

    recall

8. The murder suspect managed to throw the police ___________ the trail with a brilliant alibi.

    on

    off

    out of

    about

9. Don't worry about swimming with that watch on. It is ___________. You can't damage it.

    waterproof

    foolproof

    watertight

    water-free

10. ___________ my boss notices what I do in the office, I might as well not be there!

    Concerning

    Whenever

    For all

    With regards to