The film was so ___ that half the audience fell asleep.
Correct: B — tedious. People fell asleep, so the film was boring — "tedious" means dull and long-winded.
Cloze: Choosing the Right Word
Fill-the-gap sentences where only one word fits both the meaning and the grammar — the skill behind "choose the best word" questions.
Cloze questions test two things at once: does the word make sense, and does it fit the grammar of the sentence? Cross out the options that fail either test.
Practising: Vocabulary in context · Connectives · Antonyms and synonyms
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She spoke ___ so that nobody would overhear.
Correct: D — quietly. If nobody should overhear, she must have spoken quietly.
The old bridge was too ___ to carry a lorry.
Correct: A — fragile. "Too ... to carry" means it was not strong enough — fragile.
___ the heavy rain, the match continued.
Correct: C — Despite. "Despite" is followed by a noun phrase ("the heavy rain"). "Although" would need a full clause, e.g. "Although it rained heavily...".
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