CLOZE TEST MIDTERM 1 GRADE 11

CLOZE TEST EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1 :
I'm sorry for not (1) ______ to you for two months. In my postcard sent to you when I was on
vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of mine, Lisa Moran, who lives near my uncle's farm in
Napan Valley, California. You may be curious to know what she is like.
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (2) ______ rounded shoulders
and a plump face. The best features on Lisa's face are her green eyes and the two dimples on her
cheeks. She (3) ______lively with her hair cut short and dressed in casual clothes - jeans and a Tshirt. When I first met her at my cousin's birthday party, I was attracted by her (4) ______ and
pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same taste in music as you and me.
That's (5) ______about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doing with your schoolwork?
Please write soon.
1. A. write

B. to write

C. writing

D. wrote

2. A. slightly

B. hardly

C. scarcely

D. reasonably

3. A. feels

B. seems

C. appears

D. looks

4. A. light-hearted

B. high-handed

C. self-centered

D. easy-going

5. A. best

B. enough

C. end

D. most

EXERCISE 2:
Hello everybody, tomorrow we are all going on a coach trip to Lake Tandy and I‘d just like to (1)
______ some information about the trip. We’ll be living here (2) ______9:30 in the morning. It is a
seven-hour trip, (3) ______ we’ll be back at 4: 30p.m. We are going to visit three places. The first one
is the castle. This was built 6 hundred years ago and it is very (5) ______ After that, we’ll stop at a
café’ for lunch at one o’clock. We’ll stay there for about three-quarters of an hour. We’ll then drive on
to our third stop. It will be at a beach and if you like, you can swim there or just sit in the sun and
look at the scenery. The lake is very beautiful and there are lots of birds there. So, remember to take a
camera. I’m sure you’ll be able to (5) ______ some excellent photographs
1.

A. to give

B. giving

C. give

D. gave

2.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for

3.

A. although

B. before

C. because

D. so

4.

A. interested

B. interest

C. interesting

D. interests

5.

A. take

B. look

C. speak

D. talk

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EXERCISE 3:
Last week, Jack invited me to his birthday party. I spent a long time deciding what I should
buy as (1) ______ for him. Finally, I decided to buy him a clock. I went to the nearby shopping center
to look for a suitable one. Eventually, I chose a small, blue alarm clock. After paying (2) ______it, I
asked the salesgirl to wrap it up.
On the day of the party, I arrived at Jack's house (3) ______ at 7 o'clock. Jack was very
pleased to see me and thanked me for the present. Many of our classmates have already arrived. We
talked about the soccer match the previous night between Manchester United and Juventus.

At 8 o'clock, Jack's mother (4) ______ a birthday cake. On it was seventeen lighted candles
We all wished Jack a happy birthday. Jack blew out the candles in a single breath. He then began
opening his presents. Just as he was about to open the present which I had given him, there was a
loud ringing sound. Startled, Jack dropped the present. I realized (5) ______the ringing sound was
actually caused by the alarm clock. When I told everyone what the sound was, they all laughed.
1. A. present

B. candle

C. drink

D. ice cream

2. A. in

B. at

C. for

D. to

3. A. punctual

B. punctually

C. punctuality

D. punctualities

4. A. blew out

B. turned off

C. made up

D. brought out

5. A. that

B. why

C. what

D. when

EXERCISE 4:
When I was in high school, there was a girl (1) ______I disliked. I don’t know why I dislike her. She
had always been friendly towards me and had never done anything to cause me to feel the same way I
did about her. I was continually saying unpleasant things to her, (2) ______fun of her, and snubbing
her. One day as I was going home from school, the girl caught up with me and told me that our
teacher wanted me to come back for a while. I did not believe her and walked (3) ______ down the
street, leaving the girl standing alone.
The next day when I got to school, our teacher asked me: “Why didn’t you come back to the school as
I asked you to?” I said: “I didn’t know you wanted me?”. The teacher sent for the girl and asked her:
“Did you tell Rose to come back?” The girl answered, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t tell her; I couldn’t
catch up with her”. I was (4) ______ and suddenly realized how pretty she was. I felt I ought to be
ashamed of myself and I found out all my faults in comparison with her (5) ______

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1. A. who

B. whom

C. which

D. where

2. A. making

B. doing

C. giving

D. getting

3. A. near

B. at

C. on

D. under

4. A. interested

B. boring

C. surprising

D. surprised

5. A. liberality

B. liberal

C. liberate

D. liberally

EXERCISE 5:
Giving a dinner party is a (1) ______ way of entertaining people. You can also make new friends
and give others the chance to get to know each other better. It needs planning, though. First, make a
guest list, with different kinds of people and a mixture of women and men. Don’t invite couples
because they aren’t so much fun.
When you know who can come, find out what they like (2) ______ and drink. Note down any who
are (3) ______, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious seasons. Then plan their menu.
Include the first course, a choice of main courses, and a dessert, plus lots of people’s favorite drinks.
The next thing to do is shopping. Make sure to buy more than enough of everything, and that
someone can help you carry it! (4) ______ the day, start cooking early. Give people appetizers like
Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, so they don’t get hungry if they have to wait. Serve the delicious meal,
sit down with your guests and have a good time – you (5) ______ it!
1. A. wonderment

B. wonderfully

C. wonder

D. wonderful

2. A. eat

B. to eat

C. eating

D. being eaten

3. A. spongers

B. appetites

C. vegetarians

D. regimens

4. A. From

B. At

C. In

D. On

5. A. earns

B. earned

C. have earned

D. had earned

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EXERCISE 6:
In the United States, volunteering is viewed as a good way to give children a sense of (1) ______
responsibility and to bring the family together. Volunteerism is growing across the United States
today because people are trying to put more emphasis on family togetherness, and they are looking
(2) ______ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction. It is (3) ______ that
volunteering helps children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn about cooperation
and problem-solving. (4) ______, family volunteering has some (5) ______ it benefits the community
that is served, it benefits the family for serving together, and it benefits each individual in the family.
1. A. commune

B. communal

C. communion

D. community

2. A. in

B. at

C. for

D. after

3. A. regarded

B. believed

C. concerned

D. accepted

4. A. Moreover

B. However

C. Therefore

D. Consequently

5. A. advantages

B. disadvantages

C. conveniences

D. inconveniences

EXERCISE 7:
Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not
eat (1) ______ in the middle of the day. In Britain, schools have to (2) ______ meals at lunchtime.
Children can choose to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking
finding of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents.
There are strict standards for (3) ______the preparation of school meals, which have to include one

(4) ______ of fruit and one of the vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item, and starchy food like
bread or pasta. Lunchboxes examined (5) ______ researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps, and
chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.
1

A. appropriately

B. properly

C. probably

D. possibly

2:

A. give

B. provide

C. make

D. do

3.

A. the

B. a

C. an

D. some

4.

A. piece

B. portion

C. helping

D. amount

5.

A. by

B. on

C. with

D. for

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