C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 17

1. Harry thought about betting $200 on a horse called Lucky Harry in the year's biggest horse race, but lost his ___________ at the last moment. Fortunately, it fell at the first hurdle!

    nerve

    head

    mind

    heart

2. I know the truth will finally ___________ and when it does, he who is guilty will be made to pay!

    out

    reveal

    arise

    emerge

3. The company's financial ___________ was so serious that investors were warned that they could lose all their money.

    dead-end

    impasse

    breakdown

    plight

4. Are you doing this English course with a(n) ___________ to getting a better job or not?

    idea

    view

    vocation

    intention

5. If you are ___________ so much with the new Calculus course, why don't you consider doing a few private lessons?

    struggling

    fighting

    battling

    straining

6. ___________ your continued late arrival at work, I have been pleased with your work here.

    nonetheless

    nevertheless

    notwithstanding

    regardless

7. Ever since he was bitten on the leg by Harry's dog, he has walked with a ___________.

    stagger

    limp

    mumble

    fumble

8. By 2am, the number of people at the party had ___________ to almost zero and we left too.

    subsided

    lessened

    dwindled

    deteriorated

9. Once we knew he didn't take ___________ to being imitated, we stopped immediately.

    kindly

    fondly

    nicely

    warmly

10. The Prime Minister has said that a tiny unruly ___________ within the otherwise peaceful demonstration was to blame for the trouble which followed.

    segment

    division

    portion

    element