FCE / USE OF ENGLISH / Multiple Choice Cloze

For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.


a few things about instant messaging

Instant messaging enables you to get  ... [in/at/of/to]  touch with somebody immediately and talk in real  ... [time/way/estate/terms]  to that person in a ... [completely/partially/inadequately/complete]  artificial while seemingly urgent way. Instant messaging discourages self-censoring, voice clues, or reality-based feedback loop.
If you're angry  ... [with/on/of/about]  one another (or even if you're not), you may end  ... [up/off/out/on]  typing something that you might not have said if you had a little longer to think it through. Although you do get an instant response, it's not the same as a conversation, so things like tone,  ... [sense/feel/taste/spirit]  of humour,  ... [body/figure/shape/form]  language, and irony really do get  ... [lost/down/hold/smart]  in typing. No matter how you cut it, communicating through the Internet really is simply typing. Chat rooms are another part of the fantasy world of the Internet. They've been known to be very disruptive to relationships even when they're not suggestive or pornographic, and when they are.

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ANSWERS

 

 GAP 1 (IN) ... Instant messaging enables you to get in touch with somebody immediately ...
GET + IN TOUCH WITH => FIXED PHRASE
GET IN TOUCH => to communicate with somebody, especially by writing to them or telephoning them.
Common Errors:
I'm trying to get in touch to Martha. Do you have her number? X
I'm trying to get in touch with Martha. Do you have her number? V 

 

GAP 2 (TIME) ... immediately and talk in real time to that person in a completely artificial while seemingly ...
REAL + TIME => COLLOCATION 
IN REAL TIME => in the actual time during which something takes place.
Other Collocations:
REAL DANGER, REAL PROBLEM, REAL WORLD, REAL CONCERN. 

 

GAP 3 (COMPLETELY) ... in real time to that person in a completely artificial while seemingly urgent way. Instant messaging ...
COMPLETELY => ADVERB
COMPLETELY => to the greatest degree possible.
Other Collocations:
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, COMPLETELY NEGLECTED, COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE.

 

GAP 4 (WITH) ... feedback loop. If you're angry with one another (or even if you're not), you may ...
ANGRY + WITH => ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
ANGRY WITH/AT SB => having a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed.
Common Errors:
Jane was angry about me for breaking the vase. X We use ANGRY ABOUT something!
Jane was angry at/with me for breaking the vase. V We use ANGRY WITH/AT somebody!

 

GAP 5 (UP) ... (or even if you're not), you may end up typing something that you might not have ...
END + UP => PHRASAL VERB
END UP => to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected.
Common Errors:
Our car wouldn't start, so we ended up walk home. X
Our car wouldn't start, so we ended up walking home. V GERUND must be used after END UP!

 

GAP 6 (SENSE) ... a conversation, so things like tone, sense of humour, body language, and ...
SENSE + OF HUMOUR => COLLOCATION
SENSE OF HUMOUR => the quality in something that makes it funny or amusing.
Other Collocations:
SENSE OF SECURITY, COMMON SENSE, SENSE OF PRIDE, PERFECT SENSE.

 

GAP 7 (BODY) ... like tone, sense of humour, body language, and irony really do get lost in typing ...
BODY + LANGUAGE => COLLOCATION
BODY LANGUAGE => changes in your body position and movements that show what you are feeling or thinking.
Other Collocations:
BODY-BUILDING, BODY TEMPERATURE, BODY LOTION, BODY OF KNOWLEDGE. 

 

GAP 8 (LOST) ... language, and irony really do get lost in typing. No matter how you cut ...
GET + LOST IN => FIXED PHRASE
GET LOST IN STH => to be forgotten or not noticed in a complicated process or in a busy time.
Other Idioms:
BE LOST FOR WORDS => unable to think of anything to say. 
BE LOST ON SB => not appreciated or understood by someone.