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

Multiple Choice Cloze 2

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

 

Different Religions

From our earliest days, many people [have/will/are/has] believed in a power or powers greater than themselves. This belief is known as religion. In ancient times, it was a way to [make/do/take/give] sense of the mysteries of the [natural/customary/essential/typical] world; evil spirits were thought to be responsible [for/of/by/in] bad weather and disease, for instance. Ancient peoples felt that they had a measure of control over [their/theirs/they/them] lives when they made offerings and prayed to friendly spirits, whom they believed could help them win battles or [grow/rise/breed/gain] better crops. 

Even today, when people know the scientific explanations for such things as thunder or the eruption of volcanoes, [many/lots/plenty/much] look to religion to explain some of the other hard-to-understand things [which/what/why/when] we experience as humans – things like the purpose of life or the reasons for tragedies. [Although/During/Despite/However] most religions spring from the same basic human need to [believe/consider/admit/accept] in a great power or powers, the ideas, practices, and traditions that religions involve can be very different.

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GAP 1 (HAVE
HAVE => used with the past participle to form perfect tenses. 
AUXILIARY VERB
Examples:
Have you been to the United States? 
I have finished my project. 

GAP 2 (MAKE
MAKE SENSE => to be ​clear and ​easy to ​understand.
COLLOCATION
Examples:
Watch this short film and tell me if it does sense.  
Watch this short film and tell me if it makes sense.   MAKE + SENSE

GAP 3 (NATURAL
NATURAL WORLD => natural life on earth, the global ecosystem.
COLLOCTAION
Other Collocations:
NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURAL HISTORY, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL CAUSES,
NATURAL-BORN, COMPLETELY NATURAL, TOTALLY NATURAL, NATURAL TALENT, NATURAL INSTINCT.

GAP 4 (FOR
RESPONISBLE FOR => having a duty to see that something is done etc.
ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
Examples:
We'll make one person responsible of buying the food. 
We'll make one person responsible for buying the food.  RESPONSIBLE + FOR

GAP 5 (THEIR
THEIR => a possessive form of they.
POSSESIVE DETERMINER
Examples:
This is theirs house.  THEIRS cannot be followed by a noun!
This is their house.  THEIR + NOUNGAP 6 (GROW) 
GROW => to make plants or crops develop and produce fruit or flowers.
IRREGULAR VERB (GROW - GREW - GROWN)
Examples:
Helen grew all the beautiful flowers from one packet of seeds. 
Carrots grow well in this soil. 

GAP 7 (MANY
MANY => a large number of people or things.
DETERMINER
Examples:
There weren't very much people at the meeting.  MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
There weren't very many people at the meeting.  MANY + PLURAL NOUN

GAP 8 (WHICH
WHICH => used after a noun to show what thing or things you mean.
RELATIVE PRONOUN
Examples:
The chair who you are sitting on is broken.  WHO is used for people! 
The chair which you are sitting on is broken.  WHICH is used for things!

GAP 9 (ALTHOUGH
ALTHOUGH => in spite of the fact that.
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 10 (BELIEVE
BELIEVE IN => to have faith or confidence in the existence of something.
VERB + PREPOSITION
Examples:
I believe to God.  
I believe in God.