CLOZE TESTS EXERCISE

 It (1) ----- that policing in the future will be (2) ----- more different than it is today. Advances in technology— (3) ----- in computers, television, and communication—will assist the police in solving and preventing crimes. Advances in forensic science (4) ----- evidence more reliable and meaningful. All of these changes will be for the better if they help (5) ----- the quality of police service.

(1). a) predicted
b) has predicted
c) is predicted
d) was predicting
e) would predict

2a) any
b) some
c) such
d) much
e) so

3a) particularly
b) placidly
c) roughly
d) widely
e) profoundly

4a) had to make
b) would be made
c) has made
d) is to make
e) should make

5a) improving
b) be improved
c) to improve
d) have improved
e) to be improved 1.C  2  D 3.A  4.E  5 C

Can we see (1) ......... the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) ........ . The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) ......... we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) ......... turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) ......... a ship does on the earth.

1. A. if
B. where
C. that
D. whether
E. when
2. A. being disappeared
B. to be disappeared
C. to have disappeared
D. to disappear
E. having disappeared
3. A. until
B. since
C. after
D. by the time
E. unless
4A. reluctantly
B. accidentally
C. slowly
D. passionately
E. carefully
5. A. the same
B. alike
C. just as
D. by the way
E. similar to

1. C  2. D  3. A  4. C  5. C