IV. Cloze (10%)

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I once knew a man (37) ___ memory was very bad. Richard Rudd was (38) ___ forgetful that he (39) ___ forgot what he had been talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly warn him not to forget his classes, even his meals! (40) ___ Rudd was a professor at a well-known university, his forgetfulness really gave him a hard time,

One hot summer day Professor Rudd decided to (41) ___ his children to the seashore. The seaside town he planned to visit was about a (42) ___ train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. (43) ___, by the time Rudd reached the train station, the poor forgetful man had forgotten the name of the town himself. Luckily, a friend of (44) ___ happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Rudd went back home to find out where he was going.

The professor’s wife was (45) ___ to see him again so soon. She wrote the name of the town on a piece of paper. As she was (46) ___ that she had overcome the problem, she sent her husband off. Ten minutes later, she was astonished to see him outside the house again. The professor had forgotten where he had left his children.