Cloze test: C-side - Celestial Resort
This time, Madeline is at Celestial Resort , if she can conquer this Cloze test with your help, she would not only enjoy the bass at the resort, but also catch a bass in the middle of a New Hampshire lake!
The cloze test means choosing the best possible answer to fill the blanks, given the distribution of answers.
How to submit:
Convert the string of choices into numbers and submit. represent accordingly. For example, if your answer is , submit .
Below is our Cloze test:
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day _ 1 _ the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, _ 2 _ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure and practiced casting. When his pole _ 3 _, he knew something huge was _ 4 _. His father watched _ 5 _ as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the _ 6 _ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, _ 7 _ it was a bass. It was 10 p.m. - two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
"You'll have to _ 8 _, son, " he said.
"Dad!" cried the boy.
"There will be other fish, " said his father.
"Not as big as this one, " cried the boy.
_ 9 _ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could _ 10 _ by his father's firm voice that the decision was _ 11 _. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into _ 12 _ . The creature moved its powerful body and _ 13 _ . The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was _ 14 _ . He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he _ 15 _ that night long ago. But he does see _ 16 _ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles _ 17 _ difficult. Do we _ 18 _ when no one is looking?
We would if we _ 19 _ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives _ 20 _ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
1. A.until B. when C. after D. before
2. A.providing B. catching C. feeding D. supplying
3. A.bent over B. came up C. turned over D. broke down
4. A.on the other end B. on the other hand C. on one hand D. at the either side
5. A.with anxiety B. in surprise C. with admiration D. for fear
6. A.delighted B. frustrated C. frightened D. exhausted
7. A.and B. but C. however D. yet
8. A.bring it home B. put it aside C. put it back D. pick it up
9. A.Even though B. Now that C. Ever since D. In case
10. A.tell B. say C. speak D. talk
11. A.passed B. changed C. fixed D. refused
12. A.the wide container B. the broad sea C. the black water D. the small river
13. A.fled B. disappeared C. floated D. swam
14. A.wrong B. right C. satisfactory D. pleased
15. A.landed B. saw C. cast D. threw
16. A.a different B. many big C. even bigger D. the same
17. A.which is B. it is C. that is D. this is
18. A.do wrong B. do right C. do harm D. do good
19. A.were taught B. told C. were let D. ordered
20. A.freshly B. fresh C. bad D. strongly
Distribution of the answers: this cloze test has 6 A's, 6 B's, 5 C's, 3 D's.
The answer is 42113423113322143212.
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1 solution
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day _ 1 _ [ before ] the bass season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, _ 2 _ [ catching ] sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure and practiced casting. When his pole _ 3 _ [ bent over ], he knew something huge was _ 4 _ [ on the other end ]. His father watched _ 5 _ [ with admiration ] as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the _ 6 _ [ exhausted ] fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, _ 7 _ [ but ] it was a bass. It was 10 p.m. - two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy. "You'll have to _ 8 _ [ put it back ], son, " he said. "Dad!" cried the boy. "There will be other fish, " said his father. "Not as big as this one, " cried the boy. _ 9 _ [ Even though ] no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could _ 10 _ [ tell ] by his father's firm voice that the decision was _ 11 _ [ fixed ]. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into _ 12 _ [ the black water ]. The creature moved its powerful body and _ 13 _ [ disappeared ]. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish. That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was _ 14 _ [ right ]. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he _ 15 _ [ landed ] that night long ago. But he does see _ 16 _ [ the same ] fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles _ 17 _ [ that is ] difficult. Do we _ 18 _ [ do right ] when no one is looking? We would if we _ 19 _ [ were taught ] to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives _ 20 _ [ fresh ] in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.