Cloze test

For each blank write ONE suitable Word.

As I went home (1) ______ the bus I thought of the strange situation I was in. My boss, (2) ______ was famous for going out with beautiful women, had told me I was beautiful and (3) _______ asked me out! But I know I am just ordinary looking and not his usual type at all. (4) _______ I got home my Momma was in the sitting room talking to my Aunt Mimi.

Aunt Mimi. I like my Aunt Mimi, but she simply can’t mind her (5) ______ business. She has wanted me to find a husband for (6) ______. She didn’t like the thought of me being single and having a career. She thought it wasn’t natural for a twenty-seven-year-old woman like me (7) ______ to be married. Aunt Mimi thought that the least she could do for me was to find me a husband. I was (8) ______ to this by now, but it was still embarrassing.

Frank Brennan, The Fruitcake Special

The video showed Max three years earlier, before Gina had begun to work on him (9) ______ he was still a normal monkey. Then three months after her work had begun, Max (10) ______ seen drawing simple pictures with a pencil. After a year he was spelling simple words. After two years he (11) ______ add and take away simple numbers. After three years he could read, write and (12) ______ basic mathematics. He also understood everything Gina said to him. Max (13) ______ come to see Gina as his mother and he loved her. The video finished with Max putting his arms around Gina (14) ______ Gina laughed.

Frank Brennan, Brains

Sometimes the university sent him to places where old pottery had (15) ______ discovered. It was his job to sort out these things. The university would then put the things (16) ______ were interesting in a museum where they could (17) ______ shown to the public. But Harry Chen had his own private museum that nobody else knew (18)______. He hated the idea of not keeping some of the old and, sometimes, beautiful things he found. And, if those beautiful things were only small things that nobody but he (19) ______ seen, who would ever know if they were gone? So he kept them.

He had quite a collection of stolen things now, all carefully hidden in his home. They were mostly small, broken things (20) ______ were not of much value. Even (21) ______, he did have some pots, rings and other favourite things that were extraordinary and lovely to see. He loved them so much he (22) ______ sometimes, during the warm evenings, lay them all out on the floor to look at. He would examine each piece with love and care. Only he, he (23) ______ sure, could understand their true value.

Fran Brennan, Finders Keepers

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KEY

1- On2- Who

3- Had

4- When

5- Own

6- Ages

7- Not

8- Used

9- When

10- Was

11- Could

12- Do

13- Had

14- While

15- Been

16- That / which

17- be

18- About

19- Had

20- That / which

21- So

22- Would

23- Was

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