Задания на рациональное заполнение пропусков (rational cloze tasks, разновидность open cloze) входят в экзамены Cambridge уже на протяжении четырёх десятилетий.
Здесь они ограничены пропусками только из 2-4 слов.

Мы использовали оригинальные тексты из экзамена KET for Schools, чтобы создать упражнения типа многопробелок, многословных open cloze (заполнение пропусков 2-4 словами без предоставления списка слов). Предполагается, что выбранные пропуски позволяют легко определить смысл. Это лишь небольшая часть словарного запаса уровня A2. Грамматические темы также представлены только частично. С другой стороны, реальные экзаменационные варианты охватывают ещё меньшие объёмы материала. Если вы хотите найти больше упражнений такого типа, вы можете перейти по этой ссылке, чтобы скачать их.

ChatGPT или Gemini кое-как справляются с монологами, но хуже — с диалогами. Вы можете попросить их заполнять пробелы 2-4 словами, ограничить используемую лексику и грамматику уровнем CEFR A2, и с облегчением поймёте, что ещё не скоро роботы смогут заменить трезвомыслящих людей.
Если их варианты ответов отличаются от ваших, и вы подозреваете, что ваш вариант тоже может быть правильным, вы можете взять оригинальные тексты и найти ответы.

Да, для некоторых пропусков существуют другие подходящие варианты заполнения, но мы сосредоточены на лексике и грамматике уровня CEFR A2.

На экзамене предполагается, что кандидат в среднем должен тратить до 1 минуты на заполнение одного пропуска.

Сокращённые формы (например, "it's") считаются как одно слово.

1

Man: “________________ you back home so soon? You ________________ on your way to the swimming pool!”
Girl: “________________, Dad. But I forgot something.”
Man: “Oh, do you________________ for the bus?”
Girl: “Thanks, ________________ enough. When I ________________ pool, I ________________ swimming costume in my bag, but ________________ my towel!”

2

Girl: “We’re going ________________ cousins tomorrow.”
Girl: “________________ ready to go?”
Boy: “Almost. Dad ________________ up the train tickets, and as soon ________________ after lessons I have ________________ sandwiches for the journey.”
Girl: “________________ packed?”
Boy: “I’ve ________________. I won’t need many clothes ________________ it later tonight.”

3

Girl: “________________ my phone for four days. I looked everywhere. ________________ my phone to school, but I even________________ my classroom desk!”
Boy: “Bad luck!”
Girl: “It was ________________ back of my dad’s car. I ________________ he gave me a lift to school this morning.”
Boy: “Maybe it fell out of your bag!”
Girl: “Yeah, maybe.”

4

Man: “So, how about ________________ the museum ________________ gets too busy?”
Woman: “________________ could go to the castle before ________________ there? It’s too sunny ________________ a museum right now.”
Man: “Alright, ________________ to use our theatre tickets by today.”
Woman: “________________ that after we finish visiting the museum.”
Man: “Sure.”

5

This year’s Radio Camp is ________________ at our radio station on 102 Golden Street.
Our popular three-week summer ________________ getting full! ________________ June 25th, but if you can’t come then, ________________ camp starting on July 16th, and the last one’s on August 6th.
At camp, we’ll ________________ to use radio equipment and ________________play for young actors. This summer you won’t learn how ________________ the news.
You’ll ________________ local journalist, Luke Berry, and a very well-known band ________________ finished a world tour! We’ll tell you ________________ you join.
Everyone gets a T-shirt ________________ camp. All you need to bring ________________ own snacks and some great ideas. And wear ________________ like sneakers and shorts.
________________ before midnight, you’ll ________________! $476 is the usual price, but ________________ half-price — $238. To get this special offer, ________________ website.

6

Boy: “________________ to get Ben’s birthday present?”
Girl: “Yes, I wanted to get a towel ________________ after swimming, but ________________ all very expensive. I ________________ a football poster, but ________________ shop were enormous and his room’s small.”
Boy: “What did ________________?”
Girl: “A bag! He hasn’t got anything ________________ sports kit in.”
Boy: “Great choice!”

7

8

Girl: “________________ fantastic view! You can see all the ________________ valley to the lake.”
Boy: “Look at the sheep we passed ________________ were near the farm! ________________ white flowers from up here.”
Girl: “________________, I wanted to stop when ________________ of the wood, but I’m glad ________________ going.”
Boy: “So am I.”

9

Girl: “Have ________________ this advert, Dad?”
Man: “________________? ... No, I haven’t. ________________ ever read magazines.”
Girl: “________________ lucky reader and their family can win________________ Canada to see where t________________ my favourite TV series. ________________ to be over eighteen to take part.”
Man: “Then I’ll ________________ on the form. I’d love to visit Canada.”

10

Girl: “________________ your weekend? Did you buy that book you ________________ school?”
Boy: “I was ________________, but Jack came to ________________ Saturday. ________________ from school last week, ________________ to borrow my notes. ________________ late to go out afterwards.”
Girl: “________________, I’m passing that shop later, so I ________________ for you.”
Boy: “Thanks.”

11

Boy: “________________ like this photo, Mum? I took ________________ went for a walk with Grandpa last night.”
Woman: “It’s amazing. It doesn’t look ________________ taken at night!”
Boy: “Yes, the moon was ________________. Aren’t the trees beautiful with snow ________________?”
Woman: “They certainly are. Did ________________ animals?”
Boy: “Lots of rabbits. ________________ ran away before I ________________ their photo.”

12

Boy: “Your mum ________________ railway station, doesn’t she, Katy?”
Girl: “________________ her job. ________________a receptionist in a big new hotel now.”
Boy: “Do ________________ one next to the museum where my dad works?”
Girl: “That’s right. I’m ________________ her there after school. ________________ to come?”
Boy: “Yes, please.”

13
Man: “________________ a good day at school, Helena?”
Girl: “Yes, Dad. We had ________________ story about an old king ________________ English lesson. That was fun.”
Man: “That ________________ like history!”
Girl: “Yes, ________________ that today, too. ________________ film about life in a castle. After that, in art, I chose ________________ of the castle. Here it is. Look.”
Man: “Great!”

14
Boy: “I like your board, Daisy. Are you good ________________?”
Girl: “________________ know. ________________ my first time. I’m OK at skateboarding, so I hope ________________ be too different.”
Boy: “Well, at least it’s softer ________________ fall on snow. ________________ been surfing?”
Girl: “I’d like to. My brother’s got a surfboard, but ________________ let me use it.”

15

Woman: “I’m just ________________ lunch box ready for you ________________ to school, Peter. I’ve given you a cheese sandwich. Would you like to take some grapes ________________?”
Boy: “________________ have a piece of melon?”
Woman: “Sorry, but ________________ last piece for breakfast. You can have a pear________________ prefer.”
Boy: “OK, thanks, Mum.”

16

Boy: “________________ swimming after school? I’ve got enough money for ________________ if you haven’t got any.”
Girl: “I’ve got plenty, thanks, but I don’t ________________ this headache worse.”
Boy: “Oh, ________________! Is it because we’ve ________________ homework? ________________ it afterwards.”
Girl: “I can, ________________ getting a cold, so I really don’t want ________________.”

17

Boy: “Are you looking ________________ trip?”
Girl: “Yes, it’s going to be nice ________________ animals outside in the fresh air — not like the last ________________ went on.”
Boy: “I agree! I like dinosaurs, but looking at all those bones ________________ boring after a while.”
Girl: “It did. And maybe ________________ to play football in one of the fields.”

18

As you know, Mrs Barratt ________________ baby soon, so from next week ________________ a different teacher for geography for a while. Mr Kennedy ________________ taking you instead — you know him from last year. ________________ have geography on Thursdays at 10.30 instead of 9.30, ________________ room as on your timetable, D11.

19

Girl: “How are you, Oscar?”
Boy: “________________ for a race — getting up at 5 a.m. every day ________________ the track twenty-five times.”
Girl: “That isn’t interesting.”
Boy: “I like running. It’s ________________ really love to get some sleep ________________ to school. Coach says it’s an important race ________________ practise more. He worries too much.”
Girl: “Oh!”

20

Girl: “Hi Alex, ________________t the red T-shirt?”
Boy: “No, they________________ very big ones left, and ________________ small one. ________________ really nice blue and white striped one, ________________ afford it. Hope________________ as my birthday present.”
Girl: “Oh yeah!”
Boy: “Then I found a nice green ________________ fits me.”
Girl: “Great!”