22/11/2017 Open cloze exercises

Sore throat is a common ailment and most of us get it from time to time. Perhaps only a few of us ___1___
lucky enough to escape it. It ___2___ caused by bacteria and viruses. Haemolytic streptococci, ___3___
instance, causes 'strep throat' a serious type ___4___ sore throat which is more common ___5___ children
between the ages of five ___6___ fifteen. Sore throats can be dangerous ___7___. The germs can also cause
infection ___8___ other parts of the body. Usually ___9___ doctor gives a patient penicillin to ___10___ the
disease before the other infection sets in. That is why you should not take a sore throat lightly.

(II)

I had never felt so tired in my life. All I wanted to do now ___1___ rest my tired feet. I looked ___2___ for
place to sit. They were ___3___ taken up. The hot blazing sun ___4___ not help much either. There was
___5___ tinge of regret when I remembered ___6___ sister's advice. she had told me ___7___ to go
shopping. She said that ___8___ would be a bad traffic jam, ___9___ buses would be packed like sardines
___10___ the shopping complexes would be crowded. She was right and I wished I had just listened.

(III)

High up in a tree was a nest. Three little "mynah" birds were in ___1___. Their feeble cries were carried
away ___2___ the strong wind. A sudden gust ___3___ wind blew the nest down. The ___4___ could not fly
and fell a ___5___ long distance to the ground. They ___6___ slightly hurt and kept on chirping ___7___
their mother. Both Tori and Brenda ___8___ going home after school when they ___9___ the cries.
Immediately, they rushed to ___10___ spot and found the birds. Both of them felt sorry for the motherless
birds and decided to keep them.

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Sore throat is a common ailment and most of us get it from time to time. Perhaps only a few of us are lucky
enough to escape it. It is caused by bacteria and viruses. Haemolytic streptococci, for instance, causes 'strep
throat' a serious type of sore throat which is more common among children between the ages of
five and fifteen. Sore throats can be dangerous too. The germs can also cause infection in other parts of the
body. Usually the doctor gives a patient penicillin to cure the disease before the other infection sets in. That
is why you should not take a sore throat lightly.
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I had never felt so tired in my life. All I wanted to do now was rest my tired feet. I looked around for place
to sit. They were all taken up. The hot blazing sun did not help much either. There was a tinge of regret
when I remembered mysister's advice. she had told me not to go shopping. She said that there would be a
bad traffic jam, the buses would be packed like sardines and the shopping complexes would be crowded.
She was right and I wished I had just listened.
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High up in a tree was a nest. Three little "mynah" birds were in it. Their feeble cries were carried
away by the strong wind. A sudden gust of wind blew the nest down. The birds could not fly and fell
a very long distance to the ground. They were slightly hurt and kept on chirping for their mother. Both Tori
and Brendawere going home after school when they heard the cries. Immediately, they rushed to the spot
and found the birds. Both of them felt sorry for the motherless birds and decided to keep them.

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