FCE / USE OF ENGLISH / open Cloze
For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
What is success?
It has (1) ... said that "Nothing Succeeds Like Success." (2) ... is Success? If we consult the dictionaries, they will give us the etymology of this (3) ... used word, and (4) ... general terms the meaning will be "the accomplishment of a purpose." But (5) ... the objects in nearly every life differ, so success cannot mean the same thing to (6) ... men. The artist's idea of success is very different (7) ... that of the businessman, and the scientist differs from both, as does the statesman from all three.
We read of successful gamblers, burglars or freebooters, but no true success was ever won or ever can be won that sets at defiance the laws of God and man. To win, so (8) ... we ourselves and the world shall be the better for our having lived, we must begin the struggle, with a high purpose, keeping ever before our minds the characters and methods of the noble men that have succeeded along the same lines.
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[answer="been"]
[answer="what"] [answer="much"] ! [answer="in"][answer="as"][answer="all"][answer="from"]
[answer="that"]
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answer keys
GAP 1 (BEEN) ... It has been said that "Nothing Succeeds Like Success." What is Success? If we consult the dictionaries ...
HAS + BEEN + PAST PARTICIBLE => PASSIVE VOICE (PRESENT PERFECT)
BEEN => used with past participles to form the passive.
Common Errors:
He has invited to a party. X
He has been invited to a party. V
GAP 2 (WHAT) ... Succeeds Like Success." What is Success? If we consult the dictionaries, they will give us ...
WHAT => PRONOUN
WHAT => used to ask for information or for someone's opinion.
Common Errors:
I don't know which to do next. X
I don't know what to do next. V
GAP 3 (MUCH) ... the etymology of this much used word, and in general terms the meaning will be "the accomplishment ...
THIS + MUCH => FIXED PHRASE
THIS MUCH => used to say how big, how much etc, when you are showing the size.
Common Errors:
We haven't had such much fun for ages! X
We haven't had this much fun for ages! V THIS + ADVERB/ADJECTIVE!
GAP 4 (IN) ... used word, and in general terms the meaning will be "the accomplishment of a purpose." ...
IN + GENERAL TERMS => IDIOM
IN GENERAL TERMS => used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way.
Other Fixed Phrases and Idioms:
COME TO TERMS WITH sth => to reach an agreement.
IN THE LONG/SHORT TERM => used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future.
IN TERMS OF => used to indicate the specific thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
GAP 5 (AS) ... of a purpose." But as the objects in nearly every life differ, so success cannot mean the same ...
AS => CONJUNCTION
AS => used to state the reason for something.
Common Errors:
She behaved as nothing had happened. X
She behaved as if nothing had happened. V AS + IF + VERB!
GAP 6 (ALL) ... cannot mean the same thing to all men. The artist's idea of success is very different ...
ALL + PLURAL NOUN
ALL => the whole number of.
Common Errors:
They all are going to Prague during the holidays. X
They are all going to Prague during the holidays. V
GAP 7 (FROM) ... success is very different from that of the businessman, and the scientist differs from both, as does ...
DIFFERENT + FROM => ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION
DIFFERENT FROM => not the same as somebody/something.
Common Errors:
Her ideas are different of mine. X
Her ideas are different from mine. V
GAP 8 (THAT) ... man. To win, so that we ourselves and the world shall be the better for our having ...
SO + THAT => PURPOSE
SO THAT => in order to make something happen, make something possible.
Common Errors:
Let's get there early so as to we can get good seats. X SO AS TO + INFINITIVE!
Let's get there early so that we can get good seats. V SO THAT + CAN!