Directions: Choose the word that best fills the blank in the passage. The new policy was met with widespread ______; thousands of people took to the streets to protest against it.
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Answer: Option D — opposition
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The second clause (people protesting in the streets) shows the reaction was hostile, so 'opposition' fits.
'Approval' and 'applause' are the reverse, and 'indifference' means not caring, which does not match street protests.
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A cloze test is a short passage with several words removed. For each blank, you choose the option that best fits both the grammar and the meaning of the passage. It combines vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension in one question type. Start by reading the whole passage quickly, ignoring the blanks, to understand its topic and tone. Then fill the blanks one at a time, looking at the words on both sides of each blank. Check grammar first: does the blank need a noun, verb, adjective or preposition, and in what form? Then check meaning: the word must fit the idea of the full passage, not just the sentence. Finally, read the passage again with all your answers in place to make sure it flows naturally. Practise the cloze test passages below. Each blank comes with an explanation.