Cloze Test Passage Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 2

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

The two main forms of sport have two distinct origins. The earlier lay in the popular pastimes developed by ordinary people in most societies. These were the forerunners _____ the various ball games played today.

It was in _____ games that standards of performance and rules, ______ are the essence of organized sport, were _____ developed.

It was in _____ games that standards of performance and rules, ______ are the essence of organized sport, were _____ developed.

It was in _____ games that standards of performance and rules, ______ are the essence of organized sport, were _____ developed.

The second _____ of modern sport lies in the organized games of the Greeks and Romans. Of these, the games associated with the religious m festivals of Greece have had by far the greatest influence.

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The first information revolution took place 500 years ago. As a result _____ Gutenberg's printing press, books became _____ business.

As a result _____ Gutenberg's printing press, books became _____ business.

Now we are on the _____ of a second revolution.

Paper books are cheap and efficient, _____ electronic books can contain _____ more information - a thousand paperbacks on one disc - and manage that information in ways that paper books simply cannot.

Paper books are cheap and efficient, _____ electronic books can contain _____ more information - a thousand paperbacks on one disc - and manage that information in ways that paper books simply cannot.

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Many animals mimic leaves. The most successful are insects, _____ veined wings are ideally suited to change _____ leaf-like shapes and surfaces.

The most successful are insects, _____ veined wings are ideally suited to change _____ leaf-like shapes and surfaces.

There are also excellent vertebrate examples among chameleons, toads, frogs, and fish. But the most _____ leaf mimic among the vertebrates is the South American leaf fish and the batfish from Indo-Pacific coasts.

The leaf fish is a generalized leaf mimic that lives in deep freshwater streams. _____, the batfish specifically _____ mangrove leaves and lives in the shallow water in which mangroves grow.

_____, the batfish specifically _____ mangrove leaves and lives in the shallow water in which mangroves grow.

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Our healthcare program provides complete medical care and quality you can count on. Your hospital coverage _____ nursing and physicians' care, surgery, therapy, laboratory tests, and medicines.

We want to keep you well _____ preventing illness, so your _____ include regular checkups and vision and hearing examinations.

We want to keep you well _____ preventing illness, so your _____ include regular checkups and vision and hearing examinations.

You're covered _____ emergencies in your hometown and _____ you travel anywhere in the world.

You're covered _____ emergencies in your hometown and _____ you travel anywhere in the world.

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The recent theft of a valuable painting by Corot from the Louvre once again raises the question of security in art galleries. Officials at the museum explained _____ difficult it is to ______ track of 30,000 works of art _____ display.

Officials at the museum explained _____ difficult it is to ______ track of 30,000 works of art _____ display.

Officials at the museum explained _____ difficult it is to ______ track of 30,000 works of art _____ display.

Only 300 security guards were on duty last Sunday, _____ Corot's Impressionist oil painting, 'The Sevres Road', _____ stolen from a room that is very seldom visited.

Only 300 security guards were on duty last Sunday, _____ Corot's Impressionist oil painting, 'The Sevres Road', _____ stolen from a room that is very seldom visited.

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In a quiz show, the size of the prize attracts the audience but if the format is boring, people will not bother to watch it, _____ big it is; on the other hand, shows that have a presenter _____ a lively personality usually prove popular.

In a quiz show, the size of the prize attracts the audience but if the format is boring, people will not bother to watch it, _____ big it is; on the other hand, shows that have a presenter _____ a lively personality usually prove popular.

Another _____ that has an important effect on a quiz show's success is whether or not it contains an element of drama.

This can be achieved by _____ the show competitive, where one side wins and _____ loses.

This can be achieved by _____ the show competitive, where one side wins and _____ loses.