WORD FORM, OPEN CLOZE, GUIDED CLOZE

Compiled by Van Nguyen Pham – Le Quy Don Gifted High School

PRACTICE 01
WORD FORM
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
21. She was basking in the ___________ of love. (GLOW)
22. Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely __________ the hills of grass.
(NUDE)
23. These criminals are not some __________ operators, but dedicated gangs who target only
older people in Mumbai. (NIGHT)
24. The reporter asked if there was any move _________ to punish Iran, whether through
targeted economic sanctions or the United Nations . (FOOT)
25. The _________ heat in the Pacific Northwest killed hundreds of people this month. (DEVIL)
II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage
For some inexplicable reason, university students have always had an image of being utterly
irresponsible young people who play their music at 26__________ (deaf) volumes at all times of
the day and night, hardly ever do any real work and spend every night attending 27_________
(drink) parties until the small hours of the morning. Personally, I think this portrayal of students
as such totally repulsive parasites, is grossly unfair, not least because living such an excessive
lifestyle continually would be practically impossible when combined with the absolutely massive
28_________ (work) of modern degree courses. It simply isn’t possible on a modern degree
course in the UK to get up some time at around 29__________ (lunch). Students that I know
seem to have lectures almost every day and spend the rest of their time working awfully hard
indeed. They may let off some steam once every month or so and it is probably these relatively
rare occasions that have given undergraduates their 30_________ (fear) reputation.
C. OPEN CLOZE
Fill in the each blank one suitable word.
For some people, a great idea does not mean instant success, and a 31_______ example of this is
Henry Ford. While Ford worked 32__________ the Edison Illuminating Company, he started to
experiment 33_________ his idea of a self-propelled vehicle. He was 34__________ pleased with
his work that he left his well-paid job in 1899 and founded the Detroit Automobile Company.
Unfortunately, the cars he produced were 35_________ expensive and unreliable, and the
company folded two years 36_________.
Although now branded a failure, Ford did not give up. In November 1901, he started
37__________, this time naming his brainchild the Henry Ford Company. A year on, the business
was renamed the Cadillac Automobile Company, because Ford had left the corporation.
Impervious to yet 38_________ failure, Ford established the Ford Motor Company in 1903 and
succeeded in perfecting the assembly 39___________ production for the Model T.Ford brought
motoring to the masses and 40__________ looked back. (Adapted from
8 Practice Tests for the Cambridge English Proficiency)
D. GUIDED CLOZE
When I first entered general practice I was living in a small community on the east coast of Lake
Huron. People expected me to be 41________ of their last physician, and they were both
disappointed and upset when this didn’t turn out to be the case. Although I had few
42_________ companions, I was a young, unmarried and attractive woman who had been
through one of the best medial schools in the country, and had a reasonable regard for my own
qualities. It was upsetting at first when professional 43_________ was ignored and my patients
insisted on second opinions for the most trivial of conditions, but things became even more
difficult when people started to spread malicious 44_________ about my private life.
However, I decided that I would not let myself be made 45_________ even if there were enough
reasons to make anyone feel 46___________. I followed my father’s cure for all problems - plain
old hard work. I got up early every morning, 47__________ to my office, and followed my
profession. This was in the ‘30s and the level of poverty was 48_________. Children didn’t have
enough to eat and mothers couldn’t feed them. Because I was sympathetic and able to give
practical help in some cases, my surgery became a 49_______ for women trying to escape from
the threat of domestic violence and the trap of poverty and too many children. And ironically, as I
50________ the poorest people in the community, the middle class began to think that maybe I
had something to offer and started to beat a path to my surgery door.
41. A. a counterpart B. the spitting image
C. a carbon copy D. an equivalent
42. A. like-minded B. matching C. corresponding D. similar
43. A. protocol B. rules C. etiquette D. regulations
44. A. gossip B. speculation C. reports D. scandal
45. A. dejected B. homesick C. wistful D. miserable
46. A. ignored B. grieving C. inconsolable D. despondent
47. A. jogged B. dashed C. ran D. sprinted
48. A. heartbreakingB. plaintive C. bleak D. mournful
49. A. shield B. refuge C. safe bet D. safeguard
50. A. operated B. treated C. fixed D. healed

PRACTICE 02
B. WORD FORM
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
21. As long as the party pursues this __________ nonsense, it will stay rock bottom of the Scottish
opinion polls. (DOOM)
22. Ironically, people spend more time talking about pensions being _________ as it relates to
bankruptcies, rather than make sure we don’t get to this point. (SACRED)
23. My friend was refused a visa and what looked like a short hiccup developed into a _________
campaign. (DRAW)
24. WHO needs to be free to investigate the origin of the virus as people all want real answers,
not a __________ political solution. (FUNCTION)
25. She __________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she’s focused on her voter
registration and campaign finance initiatives. (SIDE)
II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage
Excellence does not emerge without appropriate help. To reach an exceptionally high standard in
any area, able children need the means to learn, which includes material to work with and
focused challenging tuition, and the encouragement to follow their dream. There appears to be a
26___________ (quality) difference in the way the intellectually highly able think, compared with
more average-ability or older pupils, for whom external regulation by the teacher often
compensates for lack of internal regulation. To be at their most effective in their 27____________
(regulate) strategies, all children can be helped to identify their own ways of learning -
metacognition - which will include strategies of planning, monitoring, evaluating and choosing
what to learn. Yet, in order to learn by themselves, the 28___________ (gift) do need support
from their teachers. Conversely, teachers who have the tendency to 29__________ (direct) can
diminish their pupils’ learning autonomy. Although 30___________ (spoon) can produce
extremely high examination results, these are not always followed by equally impressive life
successes.
C. OPEN CLOZE
Fill in the each blank one suitable word.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Solar System may be defined as consisting of all those objects that are governed by the Sun's
gravitational 31_________. Other effects arising 32_________ the proximity of the Sun could
equally 33_________ be used as criteria, such as radiation pressure or interaction with the solar
wind. 34__________ any of these definitions the Solar System extends 35________ to a distance
of about two light-years; the closest star, Proxima Centauri, 36________ lying at a distance of
slightly more than four light-years.
Our knowledge of this region of space certainly does not reach as far as this, 37_________,
because the most distant Solar-System objects that we know about, the comets, seem to
originate at a distance of no more than 50,000 astronomical 38__________, or less than a third of
the total distance. 39_________ for the other Solar-System bodies known to us, they lie at
distances of less than a few hundred AU. Our study is therefore confined 40________ what is
primarily the central region of the Solar System.
D. GUIDED CLOZE
TURN OFF THE HEATING
By 41_________ your hand into a freezing cold bucket of water, you can discover how quickly
your body burns calories. This basic experiment is the starting point for a pioneering study into
the effects of brown- or good - fat in the body.
Everyone is born with brown fat around the shoulder 42________. It is central to keeping a
baby’s body temperature on an even 43________ by using up this 44__________ of fat in order
to keep babies warm. Scientists, though, have long believed that this brown fat vanishes as babies
grow out of 45___________ and it is no longer needed.
However, a few years ago, researchers were carrying out scans 46________ adults during the
winter and realized there were 47__________ of fat that seemed to have been 48________ by
the cold weather. This discovery has encouraged scientists to 49_________ further research in
the hope it is the 50__________ gun that will help solve weight problems amongst the obese.
They have already determined that the cold, certain foods and exercise can activate this brown
fat to people’s benefit.
41. A. prodding B. thrusting C. propelling D. heaving
42. A. blades B. joints C. bones D. sockets
43. A. path B. track C. course D. keel
44. A. store B. storation C. storage D. storing
45. A. development B. infancy C. adolescent D. childhood
46. A. over B. for C. on D. off
47. A. stretches B. areas C. tracts D. pockets
48. A. developed B. formed C. provoked D. triggered
49. A. make B. conduct C. perform D. absorb
50. A. grease B. zip C. smoking D. light
(Adapted from 8 Practice Tests for the Cambridge English Proficiency)
 PRACTICE 03
A. WORD FORM
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
21. There is an extraordinary capacity for ________. They delight in pointing the finger at
everyone else and do not acknowledge they have a problem. (THINK)
22. Arrogance is just a __________ for insecurity, something people put up when they don’t want
to be challenged. (SCREEN)
23. I’ll be back one of these days, and we’ll have a _________ meal together. (SLAP)
24. Billy Graham was not only charismatic and __________, but he understood that no matter
how large the crowd, he had to move each man and woman attending his crusades personally.
(TELEVISION)
25. Many traditional ___________ producers make use of flashy catchphrase, repeat basic ideas,
or employ scientist-like characters or celebrities as guests or hosts in their ad. (INFORMATION)
II. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage
Human capital flight refers to the emigration or immigration of individuals who have received
advanced training at home. The net benefits of human capital flight for the receiving country are
sometimes referred to as a "brain gain" whereas the net costs for the sending country are
sometimes referred to as a "brain drain". In occupations that experience a surplus of graduates,
immigration of foreign-trained professionals can aggravate the 26____________ (employ) of
domestic graduates, whereas emigration from an area with a surplus of graduates leads to better
opportunities for the ones left. The other way around, with occupations or areas with a lack of
graduates, emigration will lead to more difficulties concerning the area.
Research shows that there are significant economic benefits of human capital flight for the
migrants themselves, the receiving country, and the country of origin. Research also suggests that
emigration, 27__________ (remit) and return migration can have a positive impact
on 28___________ (democrat) and the quality of political institutions in the country of origin.
Research on a migration lottery that allowed Tongans to move to New Zealand found that the
lottery winners saw a 263% increase in income from migrating (after only one year in New
Zealand) relative to the unsuccessful lottery 29________ (entry). A 2017 study of Mexican
immigrant households in the United States found that by virtue of moving to the United States,
the households increase their incomes more than 30________ (five) immediately. The study also
found that the "average gains accruing to migrants surpass those of even the most successful
current programs of economic development."
(Adapted from Wikipedia)
B. OPEN CLOZE
Fill in the each blank one suitable word.
POLE-VAULTING
Pole-vaulting is, in some 31______, similar to the high jump. After 32______, in both events
athletes attempt to jump over a bar. Of course, there is one significant 33_________ between the
two: pole-vaulters use a long flexible pole to help them achieve their aim.
It has been claimed that the origins of the sport can be traced 34________ to the Netherlands or
parts of England where there are a lot of canals and rivers. People traditionally used poles in
these areas to 35_________ shortcuts by jumping across the waterways. Pole-vaulting
competitions have been held in some of these places for centuries although athletes were
originally judged 36_________ the distance they could jump rather than the height.
In the 37___________ days of the sport, the poles were made of wood or bamboo. Later,
aluminium was used and today’s high-tech poles have a complicated fiberglass and metal design,
enabling athletes to clear heights in excess of six metres. While the first pole-vaulters
38_________ on their feet in a pile of sand or sawdust, now special large foam-filled mats are
used with a 39_______ to minimizing the 40_________ of injuries.
(Adapted from CPE Cambridge Complete Tests)
C. GUIDED CLOZE
Film directors usually make the least promising subjects for biography. They tend to stay behind
the camera and get on with making films, emerging only to make the particular promotional
statement. Only rarely is a film-maker interesting enough to 41_________ biographical interest,
and some pay off the attention handsomely. What biographer could 42________ analyzing
Hitchcock, Woody Allen or Polanski? These directors, in any case, were themselves sufficiently
absorbed in their own 43__________ to cross over the other side of the camera and
44__________ themselves to the public.
Much of Jean Renoir’s public profile is 45___________ on his appearance in his final film. But
judging by the most recent biography, by Ronald Bergan, the man was simply not interesting. He
grew up in the benevolent 46________ of his painter father, against whom he appears not to
have 47__________ in any way, emerged to make his own 48_________ in the early life and
went on making films for most of the rest of his life. Even when 49_________ with war, Renoir
seems to have 50__________ through his career with equanimity.
41. A. award B. prize C. value D. merit
42. A. oppose B. resist C. confront D. expel
43. A. view B. image C. trend D. expression
44. A. display B. examine C. allow D. distinguish
45. A. described B. based C. imagined D. gathered
46. A. memory B. vision C. shadow D. regard
47. A. rebelled B. related C. referred D. resisted
48. A. spot B. field C. mark D. point
49. A. faced B. tackled C. charged D. opposed
50. A. flown B. sailed C. wandered D. run