Reading and Use of English Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 A mundane B compelling C uncanny D quirky
**ME AND MY DOPPELGANGER**
As I took my seat on the plane, I was struck by a rather (0) .... C .... feeling about the stranger next to me. Hoping not to draw attention to my curiosity, I sneaked a (1) .... glance at his face while (2) .... in my bag for my phone. Immediately, I realised what was so unsettling about him: he had my nose, my eyes, even my bone structure. To all intents and purposes, he was me, (3) .... a slightly scruffier version, like a vision of what I might become should I (4) .... to a greater extent than I already do.
Doppelgangers – people who look (5) .... similar to others – have long been a source of fascination and terror, as if representing a peek into parallel universes, the big ‘What if …?’ Historically, they were seen as (6) .... of doom, as if meeting yourself might bring about a terrible catastrophe. Of course, cold logic tells us that there are finite variations of a human face, so occasionally we’re bound to stumble across others with more than a (7) .... resemblance to ourselves. But try as we might to put a rational (8) .... on things, coming face to face with your own doppelganger can still challenge your sense of self-identity to the very core.
1 A sheepish B stealthy C furtive D covert
2 A clutching B fumbling C snatching D grappling
3 A albeit B notwithstanding C nevertheless D hitherto
4 A give myself up B set myself apart C put myself down D let myself go
5 A eerily B inscrutably C cryptically D notoriously
6 A harbingers B portents C precursors D heralds
7 A hinting B spotting C passing D bearing
8 A twist B spin C curl D roll
1. C furtive
2. B fumbling
3. A albeit
4. D let myself go
5. A eerily
6. B portents
7. D bearing
8. B spin
