Rational Cloze - Practice A- Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.

Students today have to sit for exam after exam. Studying for exams is 1 inevitable part of a 2 life. Some study regularly and
systematically. 3 do it in fits and starts, finally cramming at the last minute, 4 themselves unnecessary stress. When you
study or read, write brief notes on 5 points in the margin. Write a summary of each chapter. Writing the notes in your own 6
means that you have 7 what you have read or studied. Then there is no need to reread everything 8 the exam. Looking 9
your notes or your summaries will help 10 remember or recall what you have read as you can't memorize everything you read.

1. (A) a 3. (A) Other 5. (A) certain 7. (A) understand 9 (A) at

(B) an (B) Others (B) special (B) understands (B) by
(C) the (C) Any (C) important (C) understood (C) for
(D) -- (D) Another (D) interesting (D) understanding (D) after
2. (A) student 4. (A) cause 6. (A) words 8. (A) near 10 (A) one
(B) students (B) causes (B) ideas (B) before (B) us
(C) student's (C) caused (C) way (C) during (C) you
(D) students' (D) causing (D) writing (D) prior (D) them
Years ago, as a newly-qualified teacher, I was posted to a school in a small village. There was only one coffee shop, 1 sundry shop
and a bicycle repair shop. The village had piped water 2 no electricity supply. There 3 no public transport at night. 4 _,
the lack of amenities in the village did not bother me much. The students 5 hardworking and eager to learn. There were no discipline
6 _. I had to 7 a set of living quarters with two others and we had to cook our own meals. In the evenings and during weekends we
went fishing or 8 round the many surrounding villages. At weddings and festivals, we were showered with food. 9 village
folk respected 10 and made us feel wanted. I'll never forget their warmth and kindness.

1. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) --

2. (A) and (B) but (C) or (D) both
3. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
4. (A) Moreover (B) Therefore (C) Since (D) However
5. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
6. (A) problems (B) difficulties (C) challenges (D) attitudes
7. (A) live (B) make (C) share (D) divide
8. (A) cycle (B) cycles (C) cycled (D) cycling
9. (A) A (B) An (C) The (D)----
10. (A) us (B) we (C) me (D) you