A2 Key Parte 4: multiple choice cloze de vocabulario

La parte 4 del A2 Key: el multiple choice cloze de vocabulario, con el método de las palabras que van juntas y ejercicios con soluciones explicadas.

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La parte 4 es un texto corto con seis huecos y tres opciones en cada uno. Es vocabulario: casi siempre se decide por qué palabras van juntas en inglés.

El método

PasoQué hacer
1Lee el texto entero antes de elegir nada.
2Mira la palabra de antes y la de después del hueco: la combinación fija está ahí.
3Si las tres opciones significan casi lo mismo, es una pregunta de palabras que van juntas: make a mistake, no do a mistake.
4Comprueba la preposición que viene detrás: muchas veces solo una opción la admite.

Ejercicio 1 · Elige la palabra correcta

Solo una encaja en cada frase.

  1. I usually ___ up at seven o clock.gettakemakedoget up — levantarse. Es un phrasal verb fijo.
  2. She is very good ___ playing the guitar.inatonforgood at — siempre con at.
  3. We went to the beach ___ bus.withinbyonby bus — los medios de transporte van con by.
  4. There is not ___ milk in the fridge.manya lotsomemuchmuch — milk es incontable y la frase es negativa.
  5. My birthday is ___ May.inonatfromin May — los meses van con in.
  6. He ___ his homework every evening.makesdoestakesgetsdoes homework — los deberes se hacen con do, no con make.

Ejercicio 2 · Elige la opción correcta

Corrección al instante.

  1. Last weekend we ___ to the mountains.gohave gonewentwent — last weekend es pasado cerrado.
  2. She ___ study tomorrow because she has an exam.is going togoeswentis going to — plan decidido para el futuro.
  3. This exercise is ___ than the last one.more easyeasiereasiesteasier — palabra corta acabada en -y: cambia a -ier.
  4. I have lived in Madrid ___ 2020.forfromsincesince — marca el punto de partida.
  5. There are not ___ people in the park today.manymucha lotmany — people es contable.
  6. ___ you like a cup of tea?DoWouldAreWould — Would you like…? para ofrecer.

Ejercicio 3 · Multiple choice cloze

Elige la palabra correcta para cada hueco.

My first bicycle

I got my first bicycle when I (1) nine years old. It was blue and much too big for me, because my father said I would (2) into it.

For two weeks I could not ride it at all. I fell (3) five or six times a day and my knees were always (4) . Then one Sunday morning, without any warning, it suddenly worked.

I rode that bicycle to school every day (5) four years. I never locked it, because nobody in our street locked (6) . One day in November it was not there when I came out, and I never found (7) again.

My mother says I cried for a week. I do not remember that, but I do remember the (8) I felt the first time I went round the corner without stopping.

  1. Hueco 1waswereamiswas — sujeto I en pasado.
  2. Hueco 2getgrowgocomegrow into it = crecer hasta que te quede bien.
  3. Hueco 3outawayoffdownfall off = caerse de la bici.
  4. Hueco 4dirtdirtilydirtiestdirtydirty — adjetivo detrás de were.
  5. Hueco 5forsinceduringfromfor — mide la duración: cuatro años.
  6. Hueco 6somethinganythingnothingeverythinganything — con nobody el resto va en negativo.
  7. Hueco 7himthemitoneit — se refiere a la bicicleta.
  8. Hueco 8excitedexcitingexciteexcitementexcitement — sustantivo detrás de the.

Ejercicio 4 · Multiple choice cloze

Elige la palabra correcta para cada hueco.

A message from the swimming club

Dear members, we are writing to tell you (1) some changes that start in June.

The pool will be (2) on Mondays for cleaning. We are sorry (3) this, but the work cannot be done while people are swimming.

Junior lessons will move (4) four o clock to five, because many children arrive late from school. Parents are asked (5) wait in the cafe and not next to the pool.

Members who pay every month do not need to do (6) . If you pay for the year, please come to the office (7) the end of May.

Thank you (8) your patience. The Riverside Swimming Club.

  1. Hueco 1aboutofforontell you about = informar sobre algo.
  2. Hueco 2closeclosedclosingclosesclosed — pasiva con will be.
  3. Hueco 3forofaboutwithsorry about this — disculpa por una situación.
  4. Hueco 4sinceoutofffromfrom … to … marca el cambio de hora.
  5. Hueco 5toforthattheyare asked to wait — pasiva de ask somebody to do.
  6. Hueco 6somethinganythingnothingeverythinganything — negativa con do not need.
  7. Hueco 7untilsincebeforeagobefore the end of May = antes de que acabe mayo.
  8. Hueco 8byoftoforthank you for es la fórmula fija.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Es gramática o vocabulario?
Vocabulario. La gramática se examina en la parte 5.
¿Cómo se estudia?
Aprendiendo las palabras en grupo, no sueltas. No memorices mistake: memoriza make a mistake.