C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 19

1. The spacecraft ___________ into space and then spent three days getting to the Moon.

    hurled

    threw

    blasted

    orbited

2. New drugs need to be tested for years to see if there are any ___________ effects which could be harmful.

    long-range

    long-gone

    long-term

    long-felt

3. The opposition protests against the government now threaten to get out of ___________ and the security forces are likely to make arrests around the country today.

    reach

    kilter

    the ordinary

    hand

4. The police, ___________ convinced of the suspect's guilt, began to follow him covertly 24 hours a day.

    utterly

    greatly

    enough

    powerfully

5. The room fell silent when Johnson, unaware of the couple's history, ___________ the subject of divorce.

    brought about

    brought in

    brought off

    brought up

6. I suppose I always felt a certain amount of jealousy towards Elvin, who was always such a well ___________ young man.

    thought about

    thought of

    thought up

    thought through

7. I can't stand opera. I can't even ___________ myself to listen to five minutes of it on a CD.

    take

    give

    make

    bring

8. Don't worry about those two rowing. They have a long history ___________ back to when they were at college together. I think they even enjoy arguing.

    lying

    returning

    stretching

    coming