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.


 

Sicily

There’s a rich history behind Sicily’s complex character. Nearly 25 centuries of foreign domination have ... [had/caused/done/put]  a massive impact on the island’s cultural ... [output/outcome/outcry/outfall] : the Greeks built elegant ... [classical/classic/classy/class]  structures, while a unique mix of Byzantine artistry and Norman severity endowed Sicily ... [with/from/for/of]  some of the most unusual and beautiful buildings in Europe; in later centuries the Spanish topped ... [off/up/on/in]  this exotic composition with a flourish of baroque. Sicily also has a natural beauty that’s astounding grapevines stretch from the slopes of ... [brooding/breeding/blooming/broadening]  Mt Etna to the parched landscapes of the west, and the aquamarine waters off the 1000km coastline are splashed with volcanic islands. The island has often been in the ... [headlines/headlights/headlands/headways]  recently, with the explosive violence between rival football fans of Catania and Palermo in February 2007, and the spate of wildfires that scorched the island throughout the summer months of the same year. Etna erupted again in September 2007, and Stromboli barked but had no bite. Further ... [afield/else/field/more]  the immigration crisis continued on the southern island of Lampedusa.

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    HAD
IDIOM HAVE AN IMPACT ON
To have a powerful or major influence or effect:
We hope that these programs will have a positive impact on the community.
 
2)    OUTPUT
NOUN OUTPUT
The amount of something that is produced by a person or thing:
The country's yearly agricultural output has increased in recent years.
 
3)    CLASSICAL
ADJECTIVE CLASSICAL
Connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome:
Introduction to Classical Literature examines one of the most influential epics of the Greco-Roman tradition.
 
4)    WITH
PHRASAL VERB ENDOWED WITH
To make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it:
My imagination endowed Constantinople with all the magic of the East.
 
5)    OFF
PHRASAL VERB TOPPED OFF
To complete something successfully by doing one last thing: 
Let's top off the evening with a drink.
 
 
6)    BROODING
ADJECTIVE BROODING
Sad and mysterious or threatening:
The birds, silent all in the brooding of night, rise ghostly to right and left.
 
 
7)    HEADLINES
NOUN HEADLINES
The title of a newspaper article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page:
The front-page headline read 'Royal Love Scandal'. 
 
8)    AFIELD
COLLOCATION FURTHER AFIELD
Longer distances away, especially from home:
As Kim became more confident, he began to wander further afield.