English Practice Test (Open Cloze)

1.I am bitterly jealous of my friends’ higher wages in the company.

2.Any changes should be introduced step by step.

3.The owner of the cafe treated us on the house.

4.He will protect himself at any cost.

5.The rental fees should be paid in advance.

6.My great interest in Unidentified Flying Objects seems quite odd to my friends.

7.It still makes me angry about the way it all turned out.

8.The football star is hiding from the curious journalists.

9.Everyone who read my name laughed except for him.

10.Customers used to complainabout the high prices of food, meat in particular.

11.Learning this long definition by heart, seems an impossible task.

12.Instead of a long speech at the beginning of the meeting, the chairman only gave a short welcome to all the participants.

13.Only Mark was keen on going fishing early in the morning.

14.Tell the children to stop fooling around or I'll lose my patience with them.

15.His words cut ground from under me.

16.There is a thunderstorm hanging around.

17.Suddenly they heard a noise downstairs. Everyone pricked up their ears.

18.There was no one in the room. So, the blame rests with you.

19.1 don’t really care for tea. I like coffee.

20.We’ll put the meeting off till another time.

21.My friend does not live in this street. He has recently moved in another flat.

22.Have you secured an actor for the part of Hamlet?

23.John has just split with his girl-friend.

24.It was strange that he had gone away that afternoon without saying a word to her.

25.I was out in the thunderstorm, and I got absolutely soaked to the skin.

26.I’ve written almost the whole report, but I have to fill in the details.

27.Whether you like it or not, you will have to carry out this plan.

28.It’s out of the question that he should visit us.

29.Would you put a sweater on? – It’s cold outside.

30.Let’s turn on the tape-recorder and dance to the music:

31.You will have to get some more books on English literature.

32.“Is that your own book?”"No, I borrowed it from the library.”

33.Perhaps she didn’t know him very well, but Charlie didn’t know him at all.

34.The daughter didn’t take after her mother.

35.He did it just on purpose. Everything he does is always deliberate since it gives him pleasure to make us angry.

36.They have made an urgent request for international aid.

37.He rescued the man from drowning.

38.She told me all about it without reserve.

39.All in all, their trip was very interesting.

40.He reserved his comments for the boss.

41.There’s a strong resemblance between Susan and Robert.

42.To carry out this plan would require increasing our staff by 50 %.

43.The accident resulted in the death of two passengers.

44.On my way to the theatre I met a friend of mine.

45.This statue was erected in honour of the great man.

46.She was very tired and her nerves were all on edge.

47.How dare you go and poke your nose into my family affairs?

48.Everyone understood that the answer was good for nothing.

49.Wherever he goes he is kept under strict observation now.

50.The storm carried the sails away.

51.He caught hold of her hand and they hurried out.

52.Going to the river is out of the question, it’s too cold to bathe today.

53.The chief has always had two or three devoted people at elbow.

54.It only happened due to his being so careless about his work.

55.He took one of his hands out the pocket.

56.When lie came then; the discussion was in full swing.

57.I lived in London by myself

58.When tired they used to lean against the low stone.

59.You could be of the greatest use; you could cheer and comfort me.

60.It you need any help, I and my car are at your service.

61.Have you set a date for your wedding yet

62.They bought some drinks at the bar, then sat down at a table.

63.After all you’ve eaten, it serves you right if you feel ill.

64.The doctor sent me to bed, since I’ve got a high temperature.

65.He did not bear much resemblance to the man whose photo I’d seen.

66.Will they publish the results of their research?

67.Have you made the reservation for our holidays yet?

68.The police said they wouldn’t rest until all the criminals were caught.

69.She holds a very responsible position and is not going to give it up.

70.She wrote a letter with a sure hand.

71.The lift broke down and we had to walk up to the tenth floor.

72.1 shall be there for certain.

73.How do you put up with that noise all day long?

74.He promised to send a reply by return of the post.

75.The rules of the club do not permit smoking.

76.His teenage son is going through a difficult period at the moment.

77.She is married to a well-known artist.

78.I’d like to get acquainted with your plan.

79.A world-famous violinist is playing at tonight’s concert.

80.Are you through with your homework?

81.He got an excellent mark in Physics.

82.It is not pleasant to go by bus on such a fine day. Let’s go on foot.

83.At the age of twenty-five she left the place and became an actress at a small theatre in a large city.

84.She thought she must talk it over with her mother.

85.Take this saucepan and fill it with water,

86.There was an accident this morning. The bus crashed into a car.

87.I prefer tea to coffee.

88.To put it in a nutshell, this is a waste of time.

89.Don’t look out of the window. Concentrate on your work.

90.The party ended up with a song.

91.I came to know all about it quite by chance.

92.It was very kind of you to help me.

93.His new book is very much the same as his last one.

94.I found the ring at the very bottom of the box.

95.What prevented them from coming, to see us?

96.We have voted for moving, to Oxford.

97.I congratulated Ann on passing the exam,

98.She is bound to pass the exam.

99.Carol went to work in spite of feeling, ill,

100.Our neighbours were angry with us for making so much noise last night.

101. I didn’t intend to take your umbrella. I took it by mistake.

102. I didn’t have any money. I had to borrow some from a friend of mine.

103. I have danced with you at least a dozen times now and you must tell me your name.

104. As a matter of fact I don’t think you need be afraid of that.

105.There has been an increase in the number of road accidents recently.

106.Nobody knows what the cause of the explosion was.

107.Faded jeans are out of fashion now. I will not wear them.

108.We got on the 6.45 train.

109.The train was travelling at 120 miles an hour.

110.I’ve put on a lot of weight. I’l1 have to go on a diet.

111.The letter is not very easy to read because it is written in pencil.

112.I fell asleep while I was watching television.

113.Everyone is ill at home. Our house is like a hospital.

114.There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car.

115.She was not persuaded through the argument.

116. It seems that there is no way out of our difficulty.

117.I found the two boys fighting and stepped in to separate them.

118. We haven’t enough books for everybody.

119.I know he was being waited yesterday from10 till 11 o’clock p.m.

120.Our building firm is very busy at the moment.

121.The letter is written in a formal style.

122.People who cannot speak or hear can talk by using signs

123.This new evidence throws doubt on the theory.

124.You’d better put up with these small discomforts.