Skills of Cloze Tests

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Skills of Cloze Tests
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• 1.Mr Black is a doctor. He works in the ______.

2.A nurse not only works in the day, but also
works during the_______. 3.He is rather busy, so
he has _____time to have lunch at home. 4.We have
an English test this term. It's very easy, so
most students can _______this test. 5.The whole
class went to the zoo yesterday. They were very
tired ________happy.
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Skill 1context(??????)
In New York, on a Friday night, a young
artist stood at the gate of a train station. He
was playing his _16_. His music was so great that
many people put money into his hat. The next day
,the young artist came to the same place, and
played the violin as usual.
violin
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16. A. piano B. guitar C. violin D. sax
violin
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Skill 1context(??????)
Once a king was walking around a pool with
his ministers(??). Suddenly, he came up with an
idea. He asked, How many baskets of 41 are
there in the pool? . as big as the pool,
there is one basket of water
baskets of
basket of water
v
41. A. fish B. flowers C. water D. apples
water
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Skill 2logic(????)
When we talked, I discovered(??) some
differences in school life between the US and
China. For example, each class lasts fifty
minutes in the US. It is a little __44__ than
that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes
in each class.
fifty
forty-five
v
44. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier
D. later
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Skill 2logic(????)
My mother often asked me,What is the most
important part of the body? I thought sound was
very important to us as humans,so I said.My 17
,Mommy. She said,No.Many people are
deaf(??)
sound
deaf
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17. A. ears B. eyes C. body
D. head
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Skill 3regular collocation(????)
When two people are in a conversation, the
speaker will only look at the listener from time
to time, in order to make sure that the listener
does pay attention 48 what he or she is
speaking
pay attention
v
48. A. for B. of C. with D. to
to
pay attention to ??
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Skill 3regular collocation(????)
Nobel arranged in his will to give the largest
part of his money to establish the Nobel prizes,
which would be awarded to people who made great
29 to the causes of peace, literature, and
the sciences.
made great to
29. A. additions B. sacrifices C.
changes D. contributions
v
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Skill 4words analysis(????)
But by using literary texts (???? ) alongside
other texts, teachers can 42 students
improve their reading skills.
v
42.A. force B. help C. get D. wish
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Skill 5background knowledge(??????????????)
But we run so fast that, afterwards, we had
trouble 45 .
run so fast
45. A. speaking B. moving
C. sleeping D. breathing
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Skills of Cloze Tests(?????????)
1?context(??????)
2?logic(??)
3?regular collocation(????)
4? words analysis(????)
5?background knowledge(????)
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1. Martin Luther King was an important 1 of
black people in American. He believed that black
people and white people should have equal rights.
In 1963, Dr King led a march in Washington D.C.
A lot of Americans went there to take part in
the 2 . They wanted the government to
3 the laws that were unfair to black people.
Dr King believed in 4 equal rights
for all people through peace and not force. When
he was killed in 1968, the United States 5
a great leader. 1) A. runner B. singer
C. leader D. teacher 2) A. crowd
B. war C. group D. march 3)
A. sign B sell C. pass
D. change 4) A. gaining B. turning
C. finding D .freeing 5) A. lost
B. found C. bought D. died
march
that were unfair to
was killed
leader
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2. Every American knows the Mayflower. The
Mayflower was the name of the famous _1__
that__2__ from England to the new world in 1620.
There were 102 pilgrims(?? ??????) on board. It
was a dangerous trip for one small ship to make,
and it __3__ more than 66 days . The pilgrims
were very _4__ when they finally saw land. In
this New World , there were no homes or towns.
They had to build their own __5___. This became
Known as Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1) A. flower
B. ship C. film D. place 2) A. flew
B. sailed C. planted D. grew 3) A. made
B. took C. spent D. cost 4) A. painful
B. fearful C. powerful D. thankful 5) A.
ship B. house C. fields D. city
ship
when they finally saw land
Plymouth, Massachusetts
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• Tess was eight years old when her parents
  talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she
  knew was that he was very sick and they had no
  money. Only a very costly 1 could save him
  now and no one wanted to 2 them the money.
  She heard Daddy say to her Mother 3 ,
  Only a miracle (??) can save him now.
• Tess got all the change she had and 4
  her way to Rexalls Drug Store.

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• A. surgeon B. companion C. protection D.
  operation
• 2. A. borrow B. lend C. make D.
  leave
• 3. A. happily B. proudly C. angrily D.
  sadly
• 4. A. made B. took C. sailed
  D. passed

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make ones way to???
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5. A. doubtful B. bad C. puzzling D.
unlucky6. A. buy B. purchase C. sell
D. share7. A. looked B. ran C.
came D. rolled

• What do you want? the clerk asked.
• A miracle. Tess answered. My little
  brother has something 5 growing inside his
  head and my dad says only a miracle can save him
  now.
• We dont 6 miracles here, little
  girl. The clerk said.
• The clerks brother was a well-dressed
  man. He 7 over and asked the little girl,
  What kind of miracle does your brother need?

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come over??,??? look over???? run over?? ,???
roll over????
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8. A. replied B. allowed C. accepted D.
expected9. A. tired B. deaf C.
nervous D. sick10. A. wait B. beg
C. pay D. apply11. A. high B.
low C. loud D. excited

• I dont know, Tess 8 with tears in
  her eyes. I just know hes really 9 , but
  my dad cant 10 for a miracle, so I want to
  use my one dollar and eleven cents. Tess
  answered in a 11 voice.

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12. A. exact B. same C. proper D.
reasonable13. A. spending B. waste C.
charge D. tip14. A. achievement B. success
C. medicine D. miracle15. A.
devotion B. faith C. trust D. patience

• A dollar and eleven cents - the 12
  price of a miracle for a little brother. smiled
  the man. That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton
  Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed
  without 13 and it wasnt long before Andrew
  was home again and doing well. That surgery is a
  real 14 . It costs one dollar and eleven
  cents, plus the 15 of a little child.

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