C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 15

1. Suddenly Hoskins looked up as the train ___________ to an abrupt halt. Maybe the KGB had discovered his whereabouts.

    went

    arrived

    brought

    came

2. You haven't cooked this meat enough, Andrew. Mine is almost ___________!

    raw

    rare

    undone

    fresh

3. I do like the new boss but he is just a bit too bossy for my ___________.

    liking

    taste

    suit

    flavour

4. You will know if the bomb arms itself. It will ___________ a high-pitched sound for about ten seconds before it goes off.

    admit

    emit

    expel

    eject

5. She hid the killer for two days in her house and has now been charged with ___________ the course of justice.

    diverting

    perverting

    converting

    subverting

6. Did you hear that old Harris has married Jessica, the daughter of the Duchess of Wilmslow! That is quite a ___________ in my opinion.

    haul

    asset

    catch

    loot

7. The consequences of this terrorist attack will be ___________. World peace is truly under threat.

    stringent

    absurd

    callous

    dire

8. Don't touch that letter yet. I have just written it with my new ink pen and it will ___________.

    blur

    smudge

    fog

    smear

9. There will be a long ___________ process before you can be considered for this highly sensitive post. We will let you know in about three months if we can continue with the application.

    screening

    controlling

    monitoring

    testing

10. The company bought, then sold, their main rivals at a large profit and the ___________ were used to improve technology in the factories worldwide.

    assets

    rewards

    proceeds

    costs