Marcos: CAE exercises: open cloze, gapped sentences, multi-choice

11/11/2014
The classical composer Ernst Hoffsberger, who passed 0. away earlier this week, truly
1.______________ the world of contemporary classical music and was a great 2.______
of inspiration to a whole generation of 3._______ young artists in various fields. In many
ways his three symphonies completely 4.____________ the achievements of all other
composers of the late twentieth century and by 5.______ the classical genre with jazz,
rock and latterly hip-hop, his work at times bore little 6.___________ to what is
commonly considered to be a classical sound.
Born in California just after the Second World War, Hoffsberger had a strict religious
7.__________ during which he was taught classical piano by his father. He first found
work as a(n) 8._________ journalist, playing and composing music in his free time.
During the late sixties, he worked together in 9._____________ with a number of other
amateur musicians before finally 10._______ professional with the first public
performance of his inspirational Tenor Sax Concerto in 1971.
From then on, throughout the seventies and eighties, each new work seemed to
11._______ the limits of the orchestral medium and also helped to bring classical music to
a wider audience. What many people consider Hoffsberger's defining quality that kept his
music fresh and original was that he never lost the human 12._____ which gave him the
ability to sit down and jam with musicians and artists from all walks of life.
Answers
0. A
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10.A
11.A
12.A

down B
up C away D
over
revolutionised B
restored C
renovated D
refurbished
form B
kind C
source D
outlet
branching B
budding C
blooming D
bursting
overcame B
overshadowed C
overturned D
overwhelmed
adjoining B
attaching C
co-joining D
fusing
similarity B
familiarity C
resemblance D
identification
family B
background C
childhood D
upbringing
non-contract B
off-the-books C
freelance D
odd-job
collaboration B
combination C
coordination D
contribution
taking B
getting C
making D
turning
overpass B
bypass C
surpass D
encompass
touch B
feeling C
contact D
aspect

When three days of rain left most of the site under water, they decided to 0. call off the
festival.
Hi, Tony. This is Gordon returning your 0. call at seven fifty on Saturday evening. Give
me a ring if you fancy a pint.
At quarter to midnight, I was having trouble keeping my eyes open so I decided to 0. call
it a day and get some sleep.
0. When the boat's engine died, it took him three hours to swim to 1.____ and get
help.
They decided to pull down their old house and sell the 1.____ to a property
developer.
I shall be waiting for you inside the terminal building when you 1.____ in
Singapore.
1. There was quite a powerful earthquake in my city not 2.____ after I arrived in
Japan.
After climbing the mounatin trail for six hours most tourists are ready for a 2.____

cold drink.
Electric cars have come a 2.____ way since they first appeared on our roads.
2. It seems that O'Reilly 3.____ a false name when he checked into the motel that
night.
In the UK it is currently possible to buy a 3.____ car for one tenth the price of new
one.
By the end of the century we will have 3.____ up all the Earth's fossil fuels.
3. It made me feel really 4._____ , being in the company of so many famous, talented
people.
Before you sign any kind of agreement you should carefully read the 4._____ print
to see what you are committing yourself to.
The new tax will be especially unpopular with 4._____ businesses with fewer than
ten employees.
4. The smell of curry cooking in the kitchen made my 5._____ water.
I'm afraid I put my foot in my 5._____ again and told him about the surprise party.
The port city of Rotterdam is situated near the 5._____ of the River Rhine.

Art 0. has always been a controversial topic of conversation and is a subject which is sure
to raise many an argument.
Whether you have a passion 1.___ sculpture or are crazy 2._____ abstract art, we have to
agree that there is a place for all genres. One of the most controversial artists of our time
is the French performance artist, Orlan. She 3.______ a scandal with her first work, "The
Kiss of the Artist", in which she sold kisses to the audience, and 4.___ actually fired from
her teaching job as a direct result of this. Once she got a taste 5.___ shocking the public,
though, there was no stopping her and she often found herself in 6.____ water following
one of her exhibitions.
Abstract art is often not thought of as "proper art" and sometimes it's hard to tell if a
painting is either upside 7.____ or the wrong way 8._____ However, art doesn't always
have to be controversial or cutting egde. Many people take 9.__ art as a hobby and a way
of relaxing. Self expression is a form of relaxation and many people believe that once you
10.____ it a try, you will never give it 11.__ The question is, how can you tell if someone
really does like your painting or whether they are just telling a little 12._____ lie?