English Cloze Test Practice Set 83
In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
In sentencing the man to imprisonment for the rest of his (1)…………… life for the murder of a 16-year-old girl in 2013, a Special Court in Boston has (2)……………faith in the criminal justice system. Two aides who facilitated the crime have been sentenced to 20 years in prison. At a time when these offences against women and minor girls are being reported with (3)…………… regularity, a (4)……………… of this sort reinforces public (5)……………….Holding powerful and (6)……………… heads of social institutions is not easy in this country, given the wide public support and political (7)……………… they enjoy. Fortunately, neither the investigators nor the (8)………………… in the case of the 77-year-old Andry Linston, who named himself Tom, seem to have been overawed by his large following or (9)……………… by his (10)………………… supporters.
Q1.(a) bogus
(b) pure
(c) natural
(d) artificial
(e) complete
Q2.(a) reinvigorated
(b) rejuvenises
(c) resists
(d) recovered
(e) rescind
Q3.(a) continuing
(b) benumbing
(c) ghastly
(d) weak
(e) gruesome
Q4.(a) vendetta
(b) verdict
(c) vindictive
(d) decision
(e) judging
Q5.(a) reliability
(b) dependence
(c) mistrust
(d) trust
(e) truth
