C2 Proficiency - Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 25

1. Local police have promised to ___________ on the rampant drug scene that is thought to have contributed to the death of two teenagers last week.

    weigh down

    put down

    come down

    crack down

2. We used to spend hours on this beach ___________ among the rocks and the sand dunes. Seems like centuries ago!

    scuttling

    limping

    hopping

    clambering

3. My responsibility is to keep a ___________ rein on company expenses and try to see us in the black for the next financial year. I know it won't be easy!

    tighter

    shorter

    looser

    longer

4. Apparently, the sailor spent three days on the beach before anyone found him and sent for help. It doesn't surprise me: that is a very deserted ___________ of coastline.

    zone

    corridor

    stretch

    swathe

5. Young children are ___________ often willing to behave stupidly to impress their friends.

    all so

    all very

    all too

    all but

6. The quickest way to the castle is to ___________ for that large hill and cross the river on the new bridge. Then you can't miss it.

    go

    make

    reach

    set

7. There's no ___________ asking me to pay for those shoes. You ruined them, you pay for them!

    motive

    cause

    need

    use

8. The vagrant came out of the shop, ___________ for about ten paces before falling against a car.

    stammered

    tripped

    staggered

    skidded