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Cloze test

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How to solve: Cloze testA connected text with numbered gaps; choose a, b, c or d for each gap.

What it tests

Grammar in context: tenses and their sequence, modal verbs, linking words, verb patterns and fixed phrases.

In the exam: part II, 17 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read the whole paragraph first — the time frame (past, present, future) is often set by the sentences around the gap.
  2. Look at what comes right before and after the gap: a subject, an auxiliary, a preposition, “to”…
  3. Decide what kind of word fits (verb form, linking word, preposition) before looking at the options.
  4. Check time signals: ago, since, by the time, already, while, tomorrow.
  5. Read the sentence again with your answer — it must sound complete and logical.

Watch out for

  • Choosing a tense from the sentence alone when the paragraph is clearly in the past.
  • Mixing up similar forms: had done / has done / did, to do / doing.
  • Linking words with opposite meaning: because / although, so / but.

Example

By the time we arrived, the film (1)____. a) has started b) had started c) starts d) was starting

b) had started — “by the time we arrived” marks a past moment; the film started before it, so we need the past perfect.

Exercise 33
EXERCISE TEXT

Since the beginning of recorded history, humans 1to mask or enhance their own odor by using perfume, which emulates nature's pleasant smells. Many natural and man-made materials 2to make perfume to apply to the skin and clothing, to put in cleaners and cosmetics, or to scent the air. Because of differences in body chemistry, temperature, and body odors, no perfume 3exactly the same on any two people. Perfume comes from the Latin “per” meaning “through” and “fumum” or “smoke.” Many ancient perfumes 4by extracting natural oils from plants through pressing and steaming. The oil was then burned to scent the air. While fragrant liquids used for the body are often considered perfume, true perfumes 5as extracts or essences and contain a percentage of oil distilled in alcohol. Water is also used.

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