C2 Proficiency Multiple Choice Cloze Exercise 5

He was given the France post even though his French is decidedly _____________.

a. fluent

b. untidy

c. rusty

d. disheveled

a. fluent

b. untidy

**c. rusty (oxidado)**

d. disheveled (desaliñado)

What really ___________ me as I walked into the office was the number of women working there!

a. occurred

b. realised

c. struck

d. seemed to

a. occurred

b. realised

**c. struck (impactar)**

d. seemed to

Oh! That guitar is out of ________. What a horrible sound!

\n a. melody \n b. chorus \n c. parity \n d. tune

a. melody \n b. chorus \n c. parity \n **d. tune**

The company has a lot of problems but they all seem to _________ to money.

a. boil down

b. cook up

c. lead over

d. reason out

**a. boil down (resolverlo todo con dinero)**

b. cook up (engañar, inventar algo desdeñosamente)

c. lead over

d. reason out (razonar, deducir)

The walls of your bathroom were wet with _________ after my shower so I opened the window.

a. vapour

b. condensation

c. mould

d. dew

a. vapour

**b. condensation**

c. mould

d. dew

You treat this house like a hotel Tim! And you take your mother totally for ____________. You should appreciate what she does for you more.

a. fool

b. assumption

c. advantage

d. granted

a. fool

b. assumption

c. advantage

**d. granted**

We took Bill ________ for a couple of months after the fire at his home. It was no trouble as we have the extra bedroom up in the converted loft.

a. in

b. out

c. up

d. off

**a. in**

b. out

c. up

d. off

___________ did he complain to the head waiter all night, but he didn't leave a tip at the end of the night either!

a. not really

b. on no account

c. not only

d. no longer

a. not really

b. on no account

**c. not only**

d. no longer

_________ you get the job. Where would you go and live?

a. provided

b. supposing

c. as long as

d. unless

a. provided

**b. supposing**

c. as long as

d. unless

Did you ever __________ for anything when you were a child or did you have everything you desired?

a. lack

b. miss

c. want

d. ask

a. lack

b. miss

**c. want**

d. ask