English Important Cloze Test Set 17 Asked in Various Exams for IPPB and IDBI

Cloze Test 1:

Some places are so beautiful that they (1) the viewer for all eternity. So it was for Emperor Muhammad Zahiruddin Babur, the 16th-century monarch who (2) away his time in the pleasure gardens of Kabul before heading south to India in 1525 to (3) the Mughal Empire. Though Babur built a dynasty that was to last for 300 years, he never (4) his beloved Kabul, and (5) vast riches to recreate the gardens (6) the subcontinent. Those Mughal gardens, as they are now (7), grace ancient capitals from Delhi to Srinagar with their (8) vistas and strict architectural symmetry. But, Babur never really (9) at home in India and asked that (10) his death his body be returned to Kabul and laid to rest in his favourite garden.

1. 1) attracted 2) haunt 3) fascinated 4) accommodate 5) implore

2. 1) cast 2) fed 3) gave 4) whiled 5) deported

3. 1) establish 2) travelled 3) crown 4) situate 5) find

4. 1) reached 2) visited 3) saw 4) remembered 5) forgot

5. 1) accumulates 2) confiscated 3) exhausted 4) demanded 5) looted

6. 1) into 2) over 3) overlooking 4) throughout 5) encroaching

7. 1) destroyed 2) dilapidated 3) rebuilt 4) inhabited 5) known

8. 1) elegant 2) notorious 3) obnoxious 4) fragrant 5) infrequent

9. 1) went 2) dwelt 3) felt 4) rested 5) enjoyed

10. 1) before 2) upon 3) till 4) in 5) at

Cloze Test 2:

At just (1) midnight on July 1, 1997 in a glittering and poignant ceremony, Hong Kong passed from being a jewel of the British empire to a (2) of a new global power. Hong Kong people (3) their city’s handover from the UK to China with (4) feelings: apprehension over the future, joy at a fresh start, sadness at seeing the British go, pride over returning to their motherland. On the eve of the handover, the stock market index, a key barometer of Hong Kong’s wealth, (5) at a record 15,200 points and today it (6) near the 21,000 mark. Being a part of a booming China almost guarantees that Hong Kong will remain (7). But mainland China is a (8) as well as a partner. China’s new ports, for example, will siphon trade (9) from Hong Kong and its lower labour costs will impact the jobs. However, there is little doubt that Hong Kong is fortunate to have become a part of China at a time when mainland China can provide (10) opportunity.

1. 1) recorded 2) near 3) close 4) past 5) quite

2. 1) component 2) premises 3) captive 4) merger 5) list

3. 1) encounter 2) decided 3) viewed 4) restrained 5) told

4. 1) flexible 2) emotional 3) mixed 4) changed 5) negative

5. 1) plunged 2) rose 3) valued 4) climbed 5) stood

6. 1) follows 2) pauses 3) fell 4) hovers 5) measure

7. 1) marginalised 2) prosperous 3) orderly 4) friendly 5) poor

8. 1) competitor 2) representative 3) adversary 4) colleague 5) member

9. 1) against 2) away 3) illegally 4) moving 5) through

10. 1) full 2) risky 3) lucky 4) unfair 5) immense

Cloze Test 3:

India’s approach towards treatment of (1) banks is yet another interesting issue. Rather than closing them down, policymakers in India have shown a preference to (2) such banks with healthy public sector banks. It has been (3) in certain circles that such an approach may give rise to a moral hazard problem. However, two issues need (4) in this context. First, commercial banks are the most dominant and systemically important segment of the financial system. Second, over 70 per cent of the bank depositors in India are small depositors. Therefore, systemic concerns coupled with the necessity to (5) the interest of small depositors have been (6) in the minds of policy makers while (7) with insolvent banks. This issue had not (8) much attention in the context of a predominantly government-owned banking system. As the weight of private banks increases further thinking will need to be done on this subject, both in terms of (9) of insolvency through advance regulatory supervision and action, and post-insolvency measures that (10) moral hazard and eventual fiscal cost.

1. 1) insolvent 2) foreign 3) cooperative 4) small 5) private

2. 1) dissolve 2) relegate 3) anchor 4) merge 5) connect

3. 1) resolved 2) felt 3) promised 4) identified 5) done

4. 1) resolutions 2) decisions 3) approaches 4) priority 5) consideration

5. 1) enhance 2) increase 3) safeguard 4) rationalize 5) evolve

6. 1) paramount 2) superficial 3) extradited 4) vested 5) imbibing

7. 1) conniving 2) coping 3) absorbing 4) dealing5) conversing

8. 1) paid 2) offered 3) deserved 4) distracted 5) received

9. 1) enhancement 2) prevention 3) attachment 4) refurbishment 5) expedition

10. 1) anticipate 2) provoke 3) discourage 4) envisage 5) create

Cloze Test 4:

Although he is no longer alive, (1) his influence can be felt in the studio (2) he created cartoons and feature films which made him known and (3) around the world. (4) many people who work to create humour he took it very seriously. He would sit sadly (5) the funniest cartoon concentrating or some way to improve it. Walt Disney (6) the opinions of those working with him but the (7) judgement was always his. He demanded a lot (8) people but he gave a lot too. When the economy was not doing well he gave every one a (9) and though some (10) of this, it gave his employees' morale a boost.

1. 1) yet 2) even 3) and 4) till 5) besides

2. 1) from 2) where 3) which 4) while 5) that

3. 1) respect 2) seen 3) loved 4) entertained 5) laughed

4. 1) For 2) To 3) Without 4) Not 5) Like

5. 1) on 2) until 3) front 4) through 5) in

6. 1) saw 2) concluded 3) discussed 4) discouraged 5) valued

7. 1) final 2) ultimately 3) important 4) hasty 5) lasting

8. 1) by 2) from 3) with 4) to 5) many

9. 1) advance 2) share 3) fee 4) raise 5) profit

10. 1) credit 2) disapproved 3) criticized 4) offended 5) paid

ANSWERS:

Cloze Test 1

1. 2 2. 4 3. 1 4. 5 5. 3 6. 4 7. 5 8. 1 9. 3 10. 2

Cloze Test 2

1. 4 2. 1 3. 3 4. 3 5. 5 6. 4 7. 2 8. 1 9. 2 10. 5

Cloze Test 3

1. 1 2. 4 3. 2 4. 5 5. 3 6. 1 7. 4 8. 5 9. 2 10. 3

Cloze Test 4

1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 5 5. 1 6. 5 7. 1 8. 2 9. 4 10. 2