CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH / ADVANCED / CAE / 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.


 

Parent's favourite pastime

Watching and listening to their children is a favourite ... [pastime/amusement/sport/game]  for parents. Some say they 'waste' half a day marvelling ... [at/on/in/for]  what their young babies can do. As future carers and educators of children you are probably ... [aware/informed/conscious/familiar]  that it is not a waste of time to watch children. This is the way you can learn what stage of development they have reached.

Observation will ... [enable/entitle/qualify/fit]  you to compare their progress with the expected range for the age group and to plan activities which will lead them ... [forward/backward/foremost/onward]  to the next ... [stage/state/stand/step]. It will alert you to the needs of the child who has not reached the expected 'norm', or is far ahead of it, so ... [that/then/than/much]  you can monitor the situation and request the appropriate professional help if required. It will allow you to enjoy each child's unique qualities. One way of monitoring children's progress would be study the stages of development and then spend your entire time ... [watching/looking/following/gazing]  and listening to see if they were reaching the required level.

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    PASTIME
NOUN PASTIME
Something that you enjoy doing when you are not working:
Watching television now seems to be the most popular national pastime.
 
2)    AT
VERB + PREPOSITION MARVEL + AT
To feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration :
The audience marvelled at the magician's skill.
 
3)    AWARE
ADJECTIVE AWARE THAT
Knowing about a situation or a fact: 
I was not aware that she had already spoken to you.
 
4)    ENABLE
VERB ENABLE SB TO DO STH
To make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen :
The loan enabled Carol to buy the car.
 
5)    FORWARD
ADVERB FORWARD
Towards a place or position that is in front:
She ran forward to welcome her parents.
 
6)    STAGE
COLLOCATION THE NEXT + STAGE
A particular point or period in the growth or development of something :
They've just reached the halfway stage of the project.
 
7)    THAT
PURPOSE SO +THAT
Used to show the purpose of something:
Gina worked hard so that everything would be ready in time.
 
8)    WATCHING
VERB WATCH
To look at someone or something for a period of time:
She watched him with interest.