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Grammar in Use: Multiple Choice Cloze Idioms & Fixed Phrases

The Paralympics is the largest sporting event for disabled athletes in the world. Athletes from six disability groups compete over eleven days, stressing that sporting performance is more important than disabilities. The Paralympics have come a long way since first being organized in England in 1948 for World War II veterans with spinal injuries. Now the Paralympics include both Summer and Winter Games that take place alongside the Olympics at the same venue and year. Events like wheelchair rugby are very popular spectator sports that require great skill.

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Grammar in Use: Multiple Choice Cloze Idioms & Fixed Phrases

The Paralympics is the largest sporting event for disabled athletes in the world. Athletes from six disability groups compete over eleven days, stressing that sporting performance is more important than disabilities. The Paralympics have come a long way since first being organized in England in 1948 for World War II veterans with spinal injuries. Now the Paralympics include both Summer and Winter Games that take place alongside the Olympics at the same venue and year. Events like wheelchair rugby are very popular spectator sports that require great skill.

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Grammar in use

Multiple Choice Cloze Idioms & Fixed phrases


24 Read the text and decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fits each 25 a. Match the idioms to the
space. There is an example at the beginning. sports in the pictures. What
do you think each idiom
means?

event 0) for disabled athletes in


The Paralympics is the largest sporting
groups take 1) ........... during the
the world. Athletes from six disability
both the 2) ........... and the
eleven days of competition. However,
performance is what’s important,
athletes stress that the sporting
disabilities. The Paralympics have
3) ........... than the participant’s
n a sports competition was first
4) ........... a long way since1948, whe
II veterans with spinal 6) ........... .
5) ........... in England for World War
years 7) ........... , and in Rome in
Competitors from Holland joined a few
pic-style Paralympics was first
1960 the 8) ........... official, Olym
9) ........... Summer and Winter
organised. The Paralympics include
.... the Olympics at the same venue
Games and now take place 10) .......
elchair rugby are very 11) ...........
in the same year. Events such as whe
Another favourite is three-track
with spectators and require great skill.
ski on one leg while 12) ..........
skiing. Here disabled competitors
also have small skis attached to
themselves on two crutches which
lympics have grown dramatically,
them. In 13) ........... years the Para
.... of athletes taking part. This
both in popularity and in the 14) .......
as more and more countries send
growth will 15) .......... in the future
representatives to the Games.

0 A of B with C for D about 1 to be thrown in at


1 A part B place C action D play the deep end swimming
2 A organisers B presenters C directors D coordinators
2 to be on the ropes ..............
3 A more B other C rather D instead
3 to throw in the
4 A been B gone C done D come
towel ..............
5 A done B fixed C arranged D agreed
6 A illnesses B injuries C problems D wounds 4 to hit (somebody)
7 A after B later C then D previously below the belt ..............
8 A most B many C more D much 5 to move the
9 A both B all C either D neither goalposts ..............
10 A nearby B between C together D alongside 6 to box somebody
11 A precious B popular C worth D famous into a corner ..............
12 A putting B leaning C holding D supporting
7 to be out of one’s
13 A last B recent C late D modern
depth ..............
14 A addition B group C number D amount
15 A keep B continue C stay D expand 8 to be on the ball ..............

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