CAE OPEN CLOZE

CAE Open Cloze

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. Click Here for Description

An Ugly Habit

 

 

Smoking is one of the most common and deadliest habits in the world. You have probably seen thousands of cigarettes smoked in your lifetime, (1) ... perhaps not by your family. Even though fewer people smoke today (2) ... in the past, one (3) ... every four adults still smokes, and (4) ... are parts of the world (5) ... smoking is increasing. Most people (6) ... become regular smokers started when they were young. This is the time to get the facts straight: smoking does no one (7) ... good, and it does a great (8) ... of harm to your health. It also often means giving up a lot later in life, (9) ... as the chance to excel in sports, extra spending money, and even years of one’s life. There is a lot of to lose. Most smokers have a hard time explaining why they started – and why they continue. They know it is harmful, and many even know someone who (10) ... died from (11) ... smoking-related illness, like lung cancer or heart disease. But (12) ... the same time, these smokers continue lighting up when they go out for a drink, take a break from work, or hear alarming news. Some smokers even light up when they learn about the dangers of smoking, because they become worried. (13) ... the reason people start smoking, the habit soon loses (14) ... attraction. (15) ... from the obvious health risks, smoking is an ugly, unpleasant habit. Most people would prefer to avoid a room that someone was filling with smelly smoke.

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ENGLISH TESTS CAE

CAE  USE OF ENGLISH

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Scotland

People come to this small northern country for many reasons, lured, perhaps, by the promise of spectacular (1) ... , friendly natives, and a vibrant arts scene. Some are searching for their family (2) ... or others just want to get away from it all and, digging (3) ... old memories from their English Lit class of gallant heroes engaging in larger-than-life struggles, their (4) ... wander to faraway lands, to (5) ... familiar yet different destinations. Why not go to Scotland? But what kind of country are they coming to and what should they expect once they get there? Scotland (6) ... of an area of 30, 418 square miles - so it's a fairly compact and "doable" country - with a population of about five million people - not too small, not too big. It is one of three countries that form the political (7) ... called Great Britain, the other two being, of course, England and Wales, which, along (8) ... their fourth partner, Northern Ireland, becomes the United Kingdom. Scotland is bordered on three sides by water and on its fourth by England, which has had (9) ... its advantages and disadvantages. Geographically speaking, the country can be (10) ... into three broad areas, the Southern Uplands, the Central Lowlands, and the Highlands. Although the rugged Highlands (11) ... about two-thirds of the land area, the (12) ... majority of the population lives in the Central Belt between Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital.

1. A scene B scenery C view D panorama

2. A roots B race C basis D source

3. A off B down C on D up

4. A head B brains C spirits D minds

5. A sometimes B someday C somehow D sometime

6. A consists B includes C embraces D comprises

7. A entirety B entitle C entry D entity

8. A with B to C in D for

9. A either B both C but D also

10. A separated B broke C parted D divided

11. A take out B take in C take up D take off

12. A expansive B vast C expanding D spacious

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Beating Stress

BEATING STRESS

Listen and answer the questions .

Do you know you can apply the 'STRESS' theory to reduce stress? Find out more from Emily. - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress#sthash.wi192rid.dpuf

Do you know you can apply the 'STRESS' theory to reduce stress? Find out more from Emily. - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress#sthash.wi192rid.dpu

Do you know you can apply the 'STRESS' theory to reduce stress? Find out more from Emily. - See more at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress#sthash.wi192rid.dpuf

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Clean Off Your Desk Day

    


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Phrase match
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Choose the correct word
Put the text back together

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