Proficiency Multiple Choice Cloze

Although it might seem that cash is becoming increasingly ..., many people rely on it.

Journalists are always ... to get their message across using as few a words as possible.

Although the city centre has fallen slightly out of ... with investors, the residents praise its transformation.

If you ... down the street in the evening, you'll hear a different language at almost every step.

Over the last few years, people from all over the world have ... up residence in the neighbourhood.

This information quickly spread ... the crowd, instilling feelings of frustration for those further back.

The first five people over the ... of the new café got a free lunch, and the next five got their coffee paid for.

Nowadays, it seems as if new coffee shops are ... up every day across the city.

And that is where, for most of us, the problem ... : we don't get past this initial stage.

The ... tourist industry is another indication of the positive effects.

The speed in which new buildings have ... has surprised many commentators.

Many people love studying grammar, but the reason had always ... me - until now.

I have heard it ... that this is because of a phenomenon called 'vivacity'

When Shakespeare was writing his plays, he ... never thought that it was grammar that made them so effective.

And ... some may grumble about these changes, there's no doubt that it's been a net positive for the area.