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Advanced C1: Use Part 2 - Open Cloze

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  • In ____________ to a company car and large annual bonuses, we are also offering help in finding a new house.
    in ADDITION to
  • It has ________ to light that you falsified your examination certificates. What have you got to say for yourself?
    to COME to light
  • My mother warned my brother that dinner would be at 6pm and ___________ this, he was eating doughnuts half an hour before!
    ... and DESPITE this ...
  • No sooner did the restaurant open its doors __________ the fire alarm went off.
    Inversion with negative adverbial: No sooner.... THAN....
  • We discussed who would pay for the gift for about ten minutes and _______ the end, Cyril just grabbed the bill and paid.
    IN the end
  • The difficulty with _________ he managed to speak showed how upset he was.
    WHICH
  • It was the sale _____ my first car that gave me enough money to go travelling for the first time.
    ..the sale OF ..
  • ___________ from yourself, do you know anyone else who'd be willing to volunteer?
    APART from...
  • Our ability to mitigate the impacts of climate change will depend heavily _______ our willingness to adopt new technologies.
    to depend ON
  • "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" is probably the novel for __________ Thomas Hardy is best known.
    WHICH
  • A collision ___________ two satellites has filled the sky with debris.
    ..a collision BETWEEN two satellites..
  • Only when I sent them the original invoice ________ they send me a refund.
    Inversion negative adverbial: Only when.... DID....
  • It's something of a mystery how ancient bridge builders succeeded ___________ spanning this wide river.
    to succeed IN
  • The Japanese are often thought ________ as being hard working and good at teamwork.
    ... to be thought OF ....
  • He hasn't won a match for three months but is well capable _______ causing a surprise this evening.
    to be capable OF doing something
  • ____________ the work you do for the government, what else does he do for a living?
    BESIDES
  • The suspect ___________ have been at home until at least 9pm last night. We have proof of at least two phone calls made from the house yesterday evening. Then we have no trace of him.
    MUST have been (speculation)
  • ______ only is he dating my sister, but he is also working for my company! He is everywhere!
    Inversion negative adverbial: NOT only... but also....
  • If you are driving in the mountains, exercise great caution. In the ____________ of snow, fix chains to your tyres.
    in the CASE of
  • Available flavours include ________ only the usual strawberry and chocolate, but also peach.
    Negative adverbial clause: NOT only....., but also....