Use of English Part 2 Unit 5

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Use of English 

Part 2

Part 2: Open Cloze

Always (0) ...a... bottomless well of affection, grandparents often play an incredibly important role in our lives. Mine would shower my sisters and me (1) ..... just with sweets but stories too - telling tales about the childhood misdemeanors of our parents, much (2) ..... our delight. Finally, when the last of (3) ..... died, we all felt rather lost - who would be the holder of family anecdotes and secrets now? People have relied heavily on grandparents in Britain (4) ..... the mid-18th century, when whole families moved into cities from the country in (5) ..... to seek employment as industry began to flourish. Grandmother took care of the children during the long hours when both parents were away from home. Nearly 200 years on, this trend continues (6) ..... the fact that more grandparents are working nowadays. According to government statistics, they are the main child care arrangement for 35% of families, (7) ..... certainly makes it difficult to imagine how we'd manage (8) ..... them.

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Always (0) ...a... bottomless well of affection, grandparents often play an incredibly important role in our lives. Mine would shower my sisters and me (1) ..... just with sweets but stories too.

Mine would shower my sisters and me (1) ...not... just with sweets but stories too - telling tales about the childhood misdemeanors of our parents, much (2) ..... our delight.

Finally, when the last of (3) ..... died, we all felt rather lost - who would be the holder of family anecdotes and secrets now?

People have relied heavily on grandparents in Britain (4) ..... the mid-18th century, when whole families moved into cities from the country in (5) ..... to seek employment as industry began to flourish.

Grandmother took care of the children during the long hours when both parents were away from home. Nearly 200 years on, this trend continues (6) ..... the fact that more grandparents are working nowadays.

According to government statistics, they are the main child care arrangement for 35% of families, (7) ..... certainly makes it difficult to imagine how we'd manage (8) ..... them.

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