GUIDED CLOZE B1

PASSAGE 3 (B1)
The Rockies Mountains run almost the length of North America
They start in the North-west, but lie only a (1) _______ hundred
miles from the centre in the more southern areas. Although the
Rockies are smaller (2) _______ the Alps, they are no less
wonderful.
There are many roads across the Rockies, (3) _______ the best
way to see them is to (4) _______ by train. You start from
Vancouver, the most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing
with its feet in the water and its (5) _______ in the mountains,
this city (6) _______ its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes
by car from the city (7) _______. Thirty passenger trains a day
used to (8) _______ off from Vancouver on the cross-continent
railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a
great adventure. You sleep on board, (9) _______ is fun, but
travel through some of the best (10) _______ at night.
1. A. many B. lot C. few D.
couple
2. A. from B. to C. as D.
than
3. A. but B. because C. unless D. since
4. A. dive B. travel C. ride D. pass
5. A. ear B. hand C. head D. nose
6. A. lets B. allows C. offers D. give
7. A. centre B. circle C. middle D. heart
8. A. leave B. get C. take D. set
9. A. when B. which C. who D. where
10. A. scenery B. view C. site D. beauty
PASSAGE 4 (B1)
THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1) ______
day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you know that most
chocolate factory (2) ______ chocolate tasters? Their job is to
taste the chocolate while it is being (3) ______ and say if it is too
sweet or too bitter. You have to be very good at tasting
different (4) ______ and you have to comment on (5) ______ the
chocolate feels as well. Is it smooth or crunchy? Unfortunately,
you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm
afraid, is not enough! Most chocolate tasters have a degree (6)
______ food technology and you will not be able to work (7)
______ you have had lots of training. Then you have to go
through several (8) ______ before you can be selected. If you
think you would be good at chocolate tasting then try to
develop your taste buds by tasting different chocolate (9) ______
blindfold. See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is. If you
get a job like this, you will not be well-paid but most tasters
enjoy their job so much that (10) ______ is not very important.
1. A. whole B. all C. entire D.
each
2. A. employ B. use C. utilize D. rent
3. A. carried out B. done C. made D.
fabricated
4. A. scents B. odours C. smells D.
flavours
5. A. what B. why C. how D. if
6. A. of B. about C. on D. in
7. A. when B. until C. although D.
after
8. A. experiments B. trials C. tests D.
exams
9. A. bars B. sticks C. rods D. pieces
10. A. income B. payment C. wage D. pay
PASSAGE 5 (B1)
Summer work in Reykjavik
If you take a walk through Reykjavik – the capital of Iceland –
this summer, you’ll see groups of young people working in
parks, gardens and green areas around the city. Most (1) ______
these kids are in high school but they (2) ______ the summer
keeping the city green as part of a program (3) ______ as ‘work
school’. The ‘work school’ (4) ______ of a surprisingly large (5)
______ of Reykjavik’s teenagers. Roughly 75% of Reykjavik’s 14-
year-olds and 60% of the city’s 16-year-old take (6) ______. They
get paid for their work, and at the same time they (7) ______ the
environment of their city. They also learn (8) ______ to work as a
member of a team which is (9) ______ by an adult. This
experience provides them with useful skills for (10) ______ they
leave education and enter the world of work.
1. A. for B. of C. from D. with
2. A. take B. do C. spend D.
make
3. A. called B. known C. noted D. said
4. A. involves B. consists C. employs D.
contains
5. A. number B. level C. lot D. size
6. A. away B. place C. part D. up
7. A. prepare B. improve C. produce D.
attend
8. A. how B. where C. why D. then
9. A. moved B. help C. kept D. led
10. A. although B. when C. unless D. while
WATER
You’re thirsty and you (0) ………… yourself a glass of water. Do
you ever (26) ………… how old that water really is? The glass of
water that you’re (27) ………… to drink may have fallen from
the sky as rain only last week. However, water itself has been
around pretty much as (28) ………… as the earth has! In fact,
(29) ………… oceans, seas and rivers cover 70% of the earth,
there is a (30) ………… supply of water, which keeps on moving
round the earth. This is (31) ………… of what’s known as the
water cycle. The sun heats up water and it turns into clouds,
which are (32) ………… from water vapour. When the clouds
become (33) ………… , the water falls back onto the earth as
rain. Of course, clean water is absolutely essential for good
health. The amount of safe drinking water has gone up around
the world, but (34) ………… one billion people still lack easy (35)
………… to clean water.
26 A decide B enquire C wonder D
suggest
27 A around B ahead C along D about
28 A soon B far C early D
long
29 A unless B although C until D
despite
30 A limited B narrow C slim D lacking
31 A except B due C because D
instead
32 A risen B formed C raised D found
33 A strong B heavy C complete D broad
34 A mostly B particularly C approximately D
totally
35 A access B admission C entry D
contact
The Potato
Solanum tuberosum, otherwise known (21)_______________ its
common name, the potato, is the world’s fourth largest food
crop, (22)_______________ rice, wheat and maize. It was first
cultivated by the Inca-native Americans in Peru somewhere
around 8,000 BC to 5,000 B.C. Spanish Conquistadors took over
Peru in 1536 and discovered the potato for themselves, and
subsequently transported them (23)_______________ Europe.
Introduced to Ireland in 1589 it (24)_______________ nearly 40
years for the potato to spread to the rest of Europe. It then
made its way back across the Atlantic, this time to the North
American continent, this time taken by European immigrants to
the New World. Potatoes are easy to grow, contain most of the
vitamins required, and provide a (25)_______________ yield from
the space they occupy than the other staple crops. The potato
became the first vegetable to be grown in space in 1995. The
University of Wisconsin and NASA invented the technology
aimed at cultivating food (26)_______________ astronauts on long
space voyages, and, in the future, feeding space colonies.
21 A for B by C at D on
22 A after B before C over D when
23 A over B on C of D to
24 A took B lasted C played D told
25 A best B good C worst D higher
26 A from B in C for D
make

Superheroes
A superhero is a fictional character (0) _____________special
powers. (26) _____________the first Superman story was written
in the USA in 1938, superheroes have (27) _____________in
various comic books around the world. But more recently they
have (28) _____________better known as film characters. (29)
_____________superhero powers vary widely, superhuman
strength and the ability to fly are common. (30)
_____________superheroes do not have special powers but have
(31) _____________other important abilities. In order to protect
friends and family, a superheroís identity is normally (32)
_____________secret, which often means superheroes have a
complicated double life. (33) _____________have been successful
superheroes in countries other than the USA. Examples (34)
_____________Cybersix from Argentina and the heroes of AK
Comics from Egypt. Japan is the only country that has created
as many superhero characters as the USA. However, most
Japanese superheroes are short-lived. While American
entertainment companies reinvent superheroes, (35)
_____________they will stay popular, Japanese companies
frequently introduce new characters.
26 A Until B Since C From D Before
27 A shown B entered C come D appeared
28 A become B returned C changed D
grown
29 A Because B If C Although D So
30 A Each B Some C Another D Both
31 A made B increased C prepared D
developed
32 A held B put C kept D got
33 A These B That C There D Those
34 A consist B involve C contain D include
35 A hoping B requiring C needing D
asking