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CLOZE TESTS (ONE WORD EXERCISES)

Fill in the blanks with ONE word only.

A) Snow White lived with seven dwarves. The dwarves __________(1) her very much. When they went to work, Snow White __________(2) their house and cooked their __________(3). By the time the

dwarves returned, the house was clean and their food ___________(4) ready. Then, before bedtime, Snow White would tell them __________(5) or sing them songs.

B) Mrs.Mouse ___________(1) three baby mice. They are Picky, Micky, and Ticky. They __________(2) in a hole in Mrs.Adam’s kitchen. Mrs.Mouse always tells her children not to go out to Mrs.Adam’s

kitchen. __________(3) is worried that they may get caught.

Yesterday, the three little mice __________(4) hungry. Their mother __________(5) not at home, so they went out to the kitchen to look for __________(6). Suddenly, Mrs.Adam saw them. She took a

broom and chased them. They quickly ran back into their __________(7).

C) Beauty was asleep. The Prince looked __________(1) her. How was he going to wake her__________(2)? He

thought of a way. First, he shook her gently. Then, he whispered her name. Beauty was still asleep. She

looked so beautiful. The Prince tried again. He splashed some water __________(3) her face. He played his

guitar. None ___________(4) his ways worked. The Prince was sad. He couldn’t wake Beauty up. He stood up

to leave. Then he bent __________(5) and kissed her farewell. Suddenly Beauty’s eyes opened. The Prince was

overjoyed.

KEY

A) 1. loved 2. cleaned  3. food  4. was  5. stories

B) 1. has  2. live  3. She  4. were  5. was  6. food / cheese  7. hole

C) 1. at  2. up  3. on  4. of  5. down

CLOZE TESTS (ONE WORD EXERCISES) PRE-INTERMEDIATE

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A) Have you ever ___________(1) birds build nests? They usually do so when the female bird is about to

__________(2) its eggs. Both the male and female birds find twigs, straw, grass and even string to build a

nest. After the nest is __________(3), the female bird lays its eggs in the nest and sits __________(4) them

until it is time for them to hatch. The male bird flies around to __________(5) for food. Sometimes, it is the

male bird that sits on the eggs to keep them ___________(6). In some species, __________(7) the male and

female birds take turns to sit on the eggs.

B) We ___________(1) to have inconsiderate neighbours. They were rude and unfriendly. They also made a lot __________(2) noise at night. Whenever they watched TV or listened to the radio, they always

turned the volume __________(3) high. We tried telling them about the problems they were __________(4), but they ignored us and the noise got __________(5). They also liked to litter the corridor. Their

son would eat ice cream or crackers and ___________(6) the wrappers along the corridor. My mother made several complaints __________(7) the municipality. However, when the officers came to visit,

they would always refuse to open the door. Then, one day, we __________(8) them packing their things and loading them __________(9) a lorry. We were very happy when we realised that they were moving.

KEY

A) 1. seen  2. lay  3. built / ready 4. on  5. look  6. warm  7. both

B) 1. used to  2. of  3. up  4. causing  5. worse  6. throw  7. to  8. saw  9. into