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CLOZE TEST. There are five words you don’t need. There is a song in England 1-__________ starts: ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside.’ 2-__________ is something very special about being near the ocean. I have never lived 3-__________ the coast before, but now I live in a small town next to the sea, and I can see the water from my window. The constant noise of the waves can be very peaceful. Life 4-__________ to happen at a slower pace here. Before I moved here I had been living in London,5- __________ has a very different atmosphere. The sun setting over the ocean is a beautiful thing to 6-__________. And I enjoy looking down to see the fish swimming around and jumping up. Where I live there is no beach.7- __________, there is a harbour. In many ways, I prefer this. It means that you can 8-__________ straight down into the water to see 9-__________ is there. I like seeing the fishing boats. It also means that there are not so many tourists who come to lie on the beach and sunbathe. 10-__________ you can see, living beside the sea has many advantages. I have a few problems 11-__________. 1) Everywhere smells of fish. The town 12-__________ I live is full of people cooking and eating fish and 13-__________ seafood at lunch and dinner. That’s okay (although I am a bit sick of eating it myself). The problem is when I hang my clothes out to dry; they come back stinking of fish! 2) Seagulls. I 14-__________ don't like them. They are extremely loud and irritating, and not very pretty birds. 3) The wind. It is very windy here. 15-__________ the moment it is all right, because the days are still quite warm. During the summer the wind is nice and refreshing. But I can imagine that in the winter that strong wind will be very cold 16-__________. But, in the end, I think the positives outweigh the negatives. So I can sing, ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside,' and I won't 17-__________ lying at all. ANOTHER AS AT BE EVEN IN

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CLOZE TEST. There are five words you don’t need.

There is a song in England 1-__________ starts: ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside.’

2-__________ is something very special about being near the ocean. I have never lived 3-__________ the coast before, but now I live in a small town next to the sea, and I can see the water from my window.

The constant noise of the waves can be very peaceful. Life 4-__________ to happen at a slower pace here. Before I moved here I had been living in London,5- __________ has a very different atmosphere.

The sun setting over the ocean is a beautiful thing to 6-__________. And I enjoy looking down to see the fish swimming around and jumping up.

Where I live there is no beach.7- __________, there is a harbour. In many ways, I prefer this. It means that you can 8-__________ straight down into the water to see 9-__________ is there. I like seeing the fishing boats. It also means that there are not so many tourists who come to lie on the beach and sunbathe.

10-__________ you can see, living beside the sea has many advantages. I have a few problems 11-__________.

1) Everywhere smells of fish. The town 12-__________ I live is full of people cooking and eating fish and 13-__________ seafood at lunch and dinner. That’s okay (although I am a bit sick of eating it myself). The problem is when I hang my clothes out to dry; they come back stinking of fish!

2) Seagulls. I 14-__________ don't like them. They are extremely loud and irritating, and not very pretty birds.

3) The wind. It is very windy here. 15-__________ the moment it is all right, because the days are still quite warm. During the summer the wind is nice and refreshing. But I can imagine that in the winter that strong wind will be very cold 16-__________.

But, in the end, I think the positives outweigh the negatives. So I can sing, ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside,' and I won't 17-__________ lying at all.

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