Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) Reading and Writing / reading part 5

Multiple Choice Cloze 1

Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

 

London Parks

London is famous [for/from/with/by] its parks and gardens. Some of them belong to the Crown [but/because of/unlike/despite] they are all open to the public and the entrance is free of charge. In St James's Park you can watch and [feed/eat/breed/lead] swans, ducks, geese and other water birds. Hyde Park [used/should/ought/have] to be a hunting ground and is still popular with horse riders. 

Those [who/whose/which/whom] like a good argument should go to the Speakers' Corner to listen to individuals [giving/doing/taking/talking] their speeches on various subjects. Regent's Park now houses London Zoo and open-air theatre where Shakespeare's plays are staged [in/to/at/on] summer. Not [all/each/whole/every] the parks are in the city centre. Greenwich and Richmond are located in the suburbs. All these areas of green give the city dwellers an excellent [chance/knowledge/account/source] to enjoy some peace and quiet [away/apart/about/around] from traffic and crowded streets.

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ANSWERS

 

GAP 1 (FOR) 
FAMOUS FOR => known to many people for a good or worthy reason. 
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
Examples:
Scotland is famous from its whisky. 
Scotland is famous for its whisky.  FAMOUS + FOR!

GAP 2 (BUT) 
BUT => a word used to join two sentences.
CONJUNCTION
Examples:
Although I enjoyed the party, but I was glad to come home.  
I enjoyed the party, but I was glad to come home. 

GAP 3 (FEED) 
FEED => to give food to animals, babies etc.
IRREGULAR VERB (FEED - FED - FED)
Examples:
She fed the child with the spoon.  
I'm fed up with all this work!  BE FED UP WITH => bored or annoyed

GAP 4 (USED) 
USED TO + INFINITIVE => habit in the past.
MODAL VERB
Examples:
He use to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. 
He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day.  USED TO + INFINITIVE

GAP 5 (WHO) 
WHO => used after a noun or pronoun to show which group of people you are talking about.
RELATIVE PRONOUN
Examples:
Do you know the people which live next door? 
Do you know the people who live next door?  We use WHO and WHOM for people, and WHICH for things.

GAP 6 (GIVING) 
GIVE A SPEECH => to speak publicly to a group of people.
COLLOCATION
Examples:
Each member had to give a short speech at the end of the meeting. 
Several people made speeches at the wedding.  MAKE is also possible!

GAP 7 (IN) 
IN => used with months, seasons, years, centuries.
PREPOSITION OF TIME
Examples:
The swimming pool is closed on winter. 
The swimming pool is closed in winter. 

GAP 8 (ALL) 
ALL => every one of a number of people or things.
DETERMINER
Examples:
All people are not hard-working.  
Not all people are hard-working. 

GAP 9 (CHANCE) 
GIVE sb/sth A CHANCE => to give somebody an opportunity to do something.
COLLOCATION
Examples:
She can explain everything if you'll just give her chance.  CHANCE is a countable noun!
She can explain everything if you'll just give her a chance. 

GAP 10 (AWAY) 
AWAY FROM => from this or that place, in or to another place or direction.
PHRASE
Examples:
Stay away from the fire. 
He lives four miles away from the city center.