Part 1 · Multiple-choice cloze

Q1.The findings ___ serious doubt on the accepted account of the collapse.

Q2.Her argument rests ___ a single, largely untested assumption.

Q3.He was, by all ___, a reluctant leader.

Q4.The proposal was rejected out of ___.

Q5.Their success owes ___ to timing than to talent.

Q6.The scheme is ___ with practical difficulties.

Q7.She spoke with a candour that ___ her colleagues off guard.

Q8.The report stops ___ of recommending an outright ban.