S.2/ English Language/ Open Cloze/ P.2
Form 2
Open Cloze
Exercise
(1-10)
TEACHER’S COPY
Form 2 open cloze exercise 1 – key
to see.
Sally: / That’s why both tourists ______(2) locals come here at the / 2. and
weekend.
Joseph: / ______(3) place on the Peak do you like the most, Grandpa? / 3. Which
Mr Smith: / I like the Wax Museum the ______(4). The wax figures there / 4. most
are really impressive. If I ______(5) to Hong Kong again, / 5. come
I ______(6) go there one more time. / 6. will
Sally: / It’s quite late now. ______(7) we go? / 7. Shall
Mr Smith: / Good idea, but ______(8) are we going now? / 8. where
Sally: / We’re going to Aberdeen to the Jumbo Floating
Restaurant, ______(9) is the biggest floating restaurant / 9. which
in the world.
Mr Smith: / How ______(10) is the restaurant from here? / 10. far
Joseph: / Quite a long way, but if we take a taxi, it will ______(11) us less / 11. take
than half an hour to get there.
Mr Smith: / Oh, I need to go to ______(12) bathroom first. Do you know / 12. the
where it is?
Joseph: / Yes. ______(13) along this road. When you see the / 13. Go/Walk
McDonald’s sign, ______(14) left. It’s right in front of you. / 14. turn
Mr Smith: / OK. ______(15) for me here. I’ll be right back. / 15. Wait
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 2 – key
Chris: / Yes, I am. I ______(1) you an e-mail message last / 1. sent/
wrote
weekend ______(2) I didn’t get a reply. I called you and / 2. but
your grandma said that you ______(3) at home. / 3. weren’t
______(4) were you? / 4. Where
Jenny: / I was on Tap Mun, ______(5) is an island in Tolo Harbour. / 5. which
Chris: / I don’t know Tap Mun. ______(6) did you go there? / 6. Why
Jenny: / We had a long weekend ______(7) we went camping on / 7. so/ and
the island.
Chris: / Did you go with ______(8) family? / 8. your
Jenny: / No, I went with Andy, Jason and Emma. ______(9) / 9. They
are my best friends.
Chris: / You’re really lucky. Last week, ______(10) I asked my / 10. when
parents to let me go camping, they said that it ______(11) / 11. was
too dangerous. As I am the only child in the ______(12), / 12. family
they are very strict with me.
Jenny: / ______(13) be too upset, Chris. I’m sure they’ll let you / 13. Don’t
go camping with your friends ______(14) you’re older. / 14. when
Chris: / I hope they will since I don’t want to be ______(15) like / 15. treated
a baby for my whole life. Oh, my mum’s calling.
I have to go. Bye.
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 3 – key
Reporter: / Mr Furman, ______(1) I ask you a few questions? / 1. mayAshrita: / Sure.
Reporter: / You have ______(2) unusual name. Does it have a / 2. an
special meaning?
Ashrita: / Yes, it ______(3). It means ‘protected by God’. / 3. does
Reporter: / ______(4) your parents give the name to you? / 4. Did
Ashrita: / No, my parents told ______(5) that my uncle gave it to me. / 5. me
Reporter: / I know that you’ve set a lot of records in the past. How
______(6) records have you set? / 6. many
Ashrita: / Well, I’ve set more than seventy records ______(7) other people / 7. but
have broken many of them. However, I still hold twelve world
records and I’m ______(8) to break another one this year. / 8. planning/going/ trying
Reporter: / That’s amazing. Apart from the record for ______(9) greatest / 9. the
distance walked by a person balancing a milk bottle on
his head, ______(10) other records have you set? / 10. what/
which
Ashrita: / In January 1998, I ______(11) 434 games of hopscotch within / 11. played/
finished
twenty-four ______(12). This record ______(13) the previous / 12. hours
world record by twenty-six games. The previous record / 13. beat
was held by Terry Cole, ______(14) finished 408 games / 14. who
in twenty-four hours. He held the record ______(15) / 15. between
April 1997 and January 1998.
Reporter: / Mr Furman, it’s very unusual to break so ______(16) world / 16. many
records. Can you tell us how you do it?
Ashrita: / The most important thing is belief. My grandfather ______(17) / 17. told
me that you can do anything ______(18) you try hard enough. / 18. if/when
Reporter: / I see. Well, thank you for talking to us about your
records, Mr Furman.
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 4 – key
Mrs Black: / Hello, Andy. Thank you for the present. ______(1) you / 1. Didhave a good weekend?
Andy: / Yes, I did. We had ______(2) great time at the Japan / 2. a
Exhibition. I particularly enjoyed visiting the Food Fair.
______(3) were some great new foods to try. / 3. There
Mrs Black: / ______(4) long did you wait to go in? My friend queued / 4. How
______(5) an hour last month. / 5. for
Andy: / A long time – about two hours.
Mrs Black: / That’s a very long time. ______(6) else did you do at the / 6. What
exhibition? ______(7) you visit the Cartoon Fair? / 7. Did
Andy: / Yes, I did. I took lots of pictures of ______(8) new / 8. the
cartoon characters. I’m going to update our class
______(9) with the pictures now. / 9. website
Mrs Black: / How ______(10) people visit the website each month? / 10. many
Andy: / About one hundred ______(11) fifty. / 11. and
Mrs Black: / It’s a lot of work to maintain a website. Who ______(12) helps / 12. else
you to look after it?
Andy: / My friend Jason usually helps ______(13). My cousin who lives in / 13. me
UK often gives me advice too when ______(14) visits me. / 14. he
Mrs Black: / How ______(15) does he visit you? / 15. often
Andy: / About three times ______(16) year. / 16. a
Mrs Black: / ______(17) does he do when he visits you? / 17. What
Andy: / He loves to ______(18) shopping with me. He also / 18. go
likes visiting interesting ______(19) like / 19. places
Ocean Park ______(20) going to restaurants for dim sum. / 20. and
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 5 – key
Internal Affairs III
In this film, Tony Leung plays Yan, an undercover police officer,
______(1) Andy Lau plays Ming, a police officer who is actually / 1. and
______(2) undercover triad member. Both are very successful. / 2. an
When Yan joins a triad organization, he gains trust ______(3) / 3. from
his triad boss (played by Eric Tsang). Soon, he is promoted to
a very important position. Similarly, Ming is also ______(4) to / 4. promoted
a high position in the police force. However, one day, ______(5) / 5. when
they are both tipped off about the existence of the other, their
lives get more complicated. They then have to find out who the
other person is in order to save ______(6) own lives. / 6. their
The film is very entertaining and exciting. It has ______(7) of / 7. lots
characters but the storyline is quite easy to ______(8). Both / 8. understand/follow
Tony Leung and Andy Lau play the characters very ______(9). The / 9. well
film is definitely worth seeing.
Finding Nemo
______(10) Marlin, a clown fish, gets separated from his child called / 10. When
Nemo, he has to start searching for ______(11). This film is / 11. him
entertaining ______(12) filled with lots of exciting action. As you / 12. and
follow Marlin through the beautiful ______(13) dangerous ocean, / 13. but
you almost forget that the characters are actually cartoon
figures. I enjoyed the film so much that I ______(14) it three times / 14. saw/
watched
in a week.
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 6 – key
Henry: Hi, Tommy. ______(1) you enjoy the school
barbecue?
Tommy: Oh yes, I had ______(2) great time.
Henry: How ______(3) people went?
Tommy: About two hundred. There ______(4) lots of
teachers and parents too.
Henry: I know you love barbecued food. ______(5) food
did you ______(6)?
Tommy: I didn’t eat much. I had to do ______(7) interview.
Henry: ______(8) teacher did you interview?
Tommy: I didn’t interview a teacher. I ______(9) Yumiko.
Henry: Lucky you! ______(10) did you ask her?
Tommy: I asked her lots of questions, for example,
______(11) she likes to go on holiday, ______(12) actor
she likes best, ______(13) often she holds
concerts, and so on.
Henry: What ______(14) did you ask her?
Tommy: Many things! I’m ______(15) to put the interview in
the school magazine. Why don’t you read it
______(16) it comes out next month?
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 7 – key
Tourist: / Yes, I want ______(2) visit some tourist spots in Hong / 2. to
Kong. Do you have ______(3) leaflets? / 3. any
Tourist officer: / Yes, we do. How ______(4) are you staying in Hong / 4. long
Kong?
Tourist: / I’m only staying for two days.
Tourist officer: / I see. ______(5) you’re only staying for two days, it / 5. If/As
______(6) be a good idea to go on one or two of our / 6. will/would
day tours. For example, if you like animals, I’m sure
you ______(7) enjoy a visit to Ocean Park. We also / 7. will
have hiking tours. If you like walking, you will
definitely ______(8) one of these tours. / 8. enjoy/like/love
Tourist: / There are lots of places I want to visit ______(9) I’ll / 9. but
only be here for a short time. I think I should choose
carefully.
Tourist officer: / Don’t worry, I can prepare ______(10) itineraries / 10. some/the
for you to look at.
Tourist: / That’s great! If I ______(11) a good itinerary to follow, / 11. have
I will be able to visit ______(12) of places. / 12. lots
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 8 – key
Vicky: / Hi, Jenny. ______(2) are you doing? / 2. What
Jenny: / I’m ______(3) this really great film article about Jet Li. / 3. reading
______(4) I finish reading it today, I’ll lend you the magazine. / 4. After/When
Vicky: / That’s interesting. How ______(5) is Jet Li? I think he’s about / 5. old
forty.
Jenny: / That’s right. he was born in 1963.
Vicky: / ______(6) many brothers and sisters does he have? / 6. How
Jenny: / ______(7) me see. The article says that he is from a very big / 7. Let
family. He has two sisters ______(8) two brothers. / 8. and
Vicky: / ______(9) heard that he was the National Champion / 9. I
from 1974 to 1979. ______(10) that right? / 10. Is
Jenny: / Almost! He was the National Champion in 1974, 1975, 1977,
1978 ______(11) 1979. / 11. and
Vicky: / Has he made ______(12) films about romance? / 12. any
Jenny: / I’m not sure ______(13) he’s made lots of fantastic action films. / 13. but
If you are interested, I ______(14) lend you some of them. / 14. can/ will
Vicky: / I don’t like violent films. I prefer films that have ______(15) / 15. no/ fewer
fights in them. Has Jet Li made any films like that?
Jenny: / I don’t think so. Let me read the rest of the article.
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 9 – key
Malaysia
I have visited Malaysia three times. My first _visit/ trip_ (1) was in 1998. We went _there__ (2) during one of our school holidays. I think we went ___in__ (3) July but I’m not sure. It was definitely in the summer because it was very, very __hot__ (4) and humid.
My second visit was last year. We stayed there __from___ (5) 14th to 25th December. I remember that we flew there on 14th December because I hate flying on __days___ (6) with unlucky numbers! I also remember that we flew back on Christmas Day because the pilot was _wearing_ (7) a red hat like Santa Claus.
On my first two visits, I stayed in Kuala Lumpur. However, during this trip, we __stayed__ (8) at a resort on the east coast of Malaysia. The resort had lots of things to do. I’m interested in diving so every day from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m, I had a diving __lesson___ (9). I also had a few tennis lessons _during__ (10) our stay.
Billy liked the resort too. He also took diving lessons _in____ (11) the mornings. However, his lessons were longer. His lessons _lasted_ (12) for three hours till lunchtime. He was always very _hungry_ (13) by the end of his lessons and that made him eat even more at lunch. In the afternoon, he often slept!
So _when__ (14) is the best time to visit Malaysia? Well, most people say that the best time is some time in April. The _weather_ (15) is usually sunny and quite dry at this time. However, I think you can have a good time whenever you go!
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Form 2 open cloze exercise 10 – key
<Rebecca> / Yes, I ______(1). How are you doing? / 1. am
<Janice> / Very ______(2). I’ve just had a long weekend. / 2. well
<Rebecca> / Lucky you! How ______(3) days did you have off? / 3. many
<Janice> / Four days.
<Rebecca> / Wow! Tell me what you did ______(4) your long weekend. / 4. during/in
<Janice> / I went to a lot of interesting places. ______(5) I like / 5. Since/
As/Because
being outdoors, I also went hiking a few times.
<Rebecca> / ______(6) did you go? / 6. Where
<Janice> / I went to some country parks. I also went to ______(7) / 7. an
island called Tap Mun.
<Rebecca> / ______(8) did you do on Tap Mun? / 8. What
<Janice> / I walked around the island.
<Rebecca> / How ______(9) did it take you to walk around the island? / 9. long
<Janice> / It’s a very small island ______(10) it only took me / 10. so
one and a half hours to walk around it. I also
flew my kite. As the island is very breezy, it’s
a good ______(11) to fly kites. / 11. place
<Rebecca> / That sounds like fun. What ______(12) can you do on / 12. else
Tap Mun?
<Janice> / You can go camping. The island is flat and grassy
so it’s very ______(13) with campers. / 13. popular
<Rebecca> / Tap Mun sounds like an interesting place. I hope that
I’ll have a chance to go there ______(14) I visit Hong Kong. / 14. when/if
<Janice> / Will there be ______(15) holidays in Japan soon? / 15. any
<Rebecca> / Yes, there will. There are some holidays ______(16) April. / 16. in
<Janice> / Why don’t you come to Hong Kong then?
<Rebecca> / That’s a good idea. Let ______(17) think about it. / 17. me
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