English Questions : Cloze Test Set 25 

Directions (1-10): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the context of the passage.

Saudi Arabia’s 18-month-long military operation in Yemen has been ……(1)…… with attacks on …..(2)…. centres and mass casualties. But even by recent standards, the horrific strike on a mourning hall in Sana’a on October 8 that left at least 140 people dead and more than 500 injured, most of them civilians, was ….(3)…… Since its start in March 2015, the…..(4)…..military campaign in one of the poorest Arab countries has…..(5)…..international criticism against the Saudis for the use of…..(6)…..force, even allegations of war crimes. But Saudi Arabia has appeared to pay no…..(7)…. Riyadh claims it is defending the ……(8)…..recognised regime of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which operates out of the southern city of Aden, against Shia Houthi rebels. But while “defending” a government that doesn’t seem to enjoy any ….(9)…. at home, Riyadh and its …..(10)…. have turned Yemen into a humanitarian catastrophe.

1) (a) benefit

(b) replete

(c) full

(d) enjoyable

(e) covered

2) (a) rural

(b) civilian

(c) computer

(d) religious

(e) exact

3) (a) unexpected

(b) pre-planned

(c) unprecedented

(d) surprising

(e) anticipated

4) (a) extraordinary

(b) brutal

(c) amiable

(d) relevant

(e) appropriate

5) (a) made

(b) dealt

(c) evoked

(d) Praised

(e) prepared

6) (a) excessive

(b) armed

(c) malignant

(d) ground

(e) mild

7) (a) need

(b) heed

(c) price

(d) defence

(e) reason

8) (a) locally

(b) internationally

(c) serially

(d) regional

(e) normally

9) (a) legitimacy

(b) privacy

(c) liberty

(d) opposition

(e) hope

10) (a) people

(b) friends

(c) allies

(d) neighbours

(e) foes

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