Paragraph Completion Test 2

1. When we were halfway through the valley, I looked at 5. It was about midday when they came to a small
the others; _____ I was very worried, for we still had a village. They had been driving for over five hours and
long way to walk; and there wasn't more than an felt a little tired. _____ It had been converted from a
hour's daylight left. nineteenth century house. They enjoyed the food and
were very pleased with the service.
A) they all looked as tired as I felt.
B) they were all sitting in the bus. A) The hotel they stayed in was extremely
C) it was still early in the morning. uncomfortable.
D) some of us are still eating. B) The restaurant was very disappointing.
E) next we organized a game of cards. C) The people were very friendly and invited them to
their homes.
2. In the arctic, winters are not so cold as is usually
believed. The fairly warm water of the Gulf Stream D) They decided to rest and have lunch at the
flows under the ice of the polar seas. This warm restaurant by the road side there.
water acts like a great radiator _____ E) All the passengers on the bus were asleep.

A) over 120 different kinds of plants grow in the 6. At seven o'clock, I suddenly remembered I had
promised to have dinner with the Johnsons. I was
Arctic.
expected there at 7:30. _____ In other words, I was
B) the ice is several meters thick. very short of time. Still, I managed to get there on
C) the ice flows slowly to the sea where it breaks off time.
into great pieces.
A) Luckily they only lived across the road from me.
D) sometimes Iceland has less snow than some other
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B) The Johnsons are very close friends of mine.

northern countries.
C) I knew it would take me at least an hLuckily they
E) by giving off a little heat it keeps the weather from
only lived across the road from me.our to get there.
becoming too cold.
D) This only gave me half an hour to change my
3. I've just finished reading his latest novel, and I must
clothes and get there.
say I found it rather disappointing. _____ In fact I think
I could write a better novel myself! E) So I decided not to go by taxi.
7. _____ I got there at 9:15, just 15 minutes early. 10
A) The story was weak and the characters were not minutes later I was still waiting for him. I began to
at all true to life. get worried. Then I saw him coming towards me.
B) It was much better than his earlier novels.
A) Peter prefers to travel by bus.
C) He has written ten novels and I have read them
B) We have decided to go by bus.
all.
C) Buses leave from the centre of town every 15
D) I think it has received some good reviews.
minutes.
E) The main character is a delightful person.
D) Peter and I had agreed to meet at the bus stop.
4. Bees can fly quite long distances very easily.
E) My father got to the bus stop first.
Moreover, they can fly as fast as ten meters a
second. _____ In search of food, bees usually fly out 8. Stealing from shops has become quite a common
from home for about two miles. Some have been problem. More and more measures are being taken to
known to return home from as far as ten miles away. prevent it. _____ There are televisions too, to "keep
and eye on" people. But in spite of all these
A) The bees go to the place where the hive used to precautions, stealing is on the increase.
be.
A) Most thieves are soon caught by the police
B) What guides the bee when it flies home?
B) People can no longer afford all they want.
C) Thus a trip of several miles takes only a few
C) Many people from other countries go to London for
minutes.
shopping.
D) They find their way home because they know all
D) People don't steal from a small shop.
the landmarks around the hive.
E) Usually all big stores employ plainclothes
E) Several scientists have studied how bees fly
detectives.
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9. Jane and Tim were married last year. _____ Then they 13. I don't know how long I had been asleep, but when I
found a small house for themselves. They moved in woke up, the telephone was ringing. _____ I got out of
two months ago and are very happy. bed and felt my way through the darkness to the
telephone. After I had finished on the telephone, I
A) Jane works in my office. was completely awake and didn't want to sleep any
more.
B) I often see them on Fridays.
C) For six months they lived with Tim's parents. A) As I had a head ache, I couldn't sleep well.
D) Tim has a good job in a bank. B) I had just got home from an evening out.
E) We haven't seen them since they married. C) It seemed to have been ringing for a long, long
10. We call such things as earthquakes and floods time.
"natural disaster." If these were predictable, the
D) The people upstairs had invited me to their
damage they cause could be much reduced. As it is,
some remote area is often hit. _____ And relief, when homes.
it comes, often comes too late. E) It has never been my habit to stay up late.
14. Paul saw the ball not far off. He ran up to it and,
A) It then takes days to get adequate help out.
turning, kicked it. But the grass was wet, and he
B) Last year there was an earthquake in the East. couldn't kick it clearly. _____ Everyone in the other
C) Blood was urgently needed. team was happy, but his own team was very sad.
D) People usually give very generously in such
A) Obviously, this was the first match of the season.
emergencies.
B) Yet he was very pleased with himself.
E) Many foreign countries also send aid.
C) In fact, the ball was very muddy.
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11. Almost all the people we knew well and liked, used to
D) So the ball went straight into his own goal.
go to the Moonlight Restaurant. We went there nearly
every night, too. There were other similar places E) Then the referee blew his whistle.
around, but we did not go to them. _____ 15. My brother Martin is interested in photography.
Wherever he goes he takes his camera with him.
A) I took my wife to one of them the other night. _____ Moreover, I read a lot about paintings and
B) I know she is very fond of strawberries with ice painters, and I also go to art exhibitions.
cream.
A) As for me, I am fond of painting.
C) In fact all the restaurants are very expensive.
B) He intends to study art in the university.
D) This was largely because we did not like the
C) Recently he has bought a new camera.
people who went to them.
D) Some of his photographs have won prizes
E) We always liked the food they served.
E) I don't have a camera of my own.
12. Jane held the string of the balloon tightly. she was
smiling very happily, but her mother was not quite so
happy _____; and then, there would be tears.

A) if she thought her daughter was being silly

B) as it hadn't cost much
C) although she had wanted a blue balloon
D) before she was frightened of balloons
E) because she knew the balloon would burst before
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Answer Key:

1: A 9: C
2: E 10: A
3: A 11: D
4: C 12: E
5: D 13: C
6: D 14: D
7: D 15: A
8: E

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