2. Checking for cheats MC Cloze Section C 2005

3. Checking for cheats How common do you think the use of performance enhancing drugs is among top athletes? What kind of qualifications do you think you would need to get a job testing for drug cheats?

4. At weekends, he transforms (17) a super- powered urine collector, with the (18) to make world-class athletes pee on command. (62%) 17. A. into B. as C. from D. through What preposition follows “transforms”? Transforms is similar in meaning to “change”. A=Correct

5. At weekends, he transforms (17) a super- powered urine collector, with the (18) to make world-class athletes pee on command. (46%) 18. A. decision B. necessity C. authority D. requirement He can make them do what he says. He can command them to do what he says, so he has power. C=Correct

6. Heppelle, 39, is a doping control officer (19) the IOC clamp down (20) drug cheats. (75%) 19. A. helps B. helped C. helping D. has helped. The sentence could end after “officer” and it would be a complete sentence. The rest of the sentence is just giving extra information. Ex.: The man is an employee (working for the company). C=Correct

7. Heppelle, 39, is a doping control officer (19) the IOC clamp down (20) drug cheats. (32%) 20. A. from B. on C. after D. against Clamp down = sudden action taken to reduce crime What preposition follows “clamp down”? B=Correct

8. He works part-time for a firm (21) by the IOC to collect urine samples from athletes across Japan. (43%) A. consulted B. involved C. reported D. commissioned The IOC cannot collect all the urine samples. It has to hire a firm (company) to do it. D=Correct

9. It might not be the most appealing career choice, but Heppelle says it (22) its rewards. (74%) A. plays B. does C. has D. finds Only one option is a common collocation with “rewards”. C=Correct

10. “You’re not going to be very popular, but if you do your job professionally, you (23) a certain amount of respect.” (94%) A. gain B. pay C. give D. present Not being popular is a disadvantage. An advantage is that you earn a certain amount of respect. A=Correct

11. (24) he presents himself and shows his ID card, he cannot let the athlete (25) until he has obtained a sample - … (57%) 24. A. Before B. Once C. While D. Although From the moment he introduces himself, he must stay with them at all times until he gets a sample. He does this to make sure they don’t escape or cheat. B=Correct

12. (24) he presents himself and shows his ID card, he cannot let the athlete (25) until he has obtained a sample - … (76%) 25. A. away from view B. out of the way C. on their own D. out of his sight He must stay with them until he gets a sample to make sure they don’t cheat or escape. B doesn’t make sense. Which of A, C or D sounds better with “let”? D=Correct

13. The athlete has one hour to (26). (37%) A. carry out B. decide C. fulfil D. comply The athlete has no choice. He/she must give the sample. B doesn’t make sense. carry out … the order, etc. fulfil … the request, etc. D. = correct

14. Heppelle grabbed (27) bicycle and gave hot pursuit along the riverbank. (72%) A. a close B. a nearby C. an adjoining D. an immediate C and D don’t make sense. “Close” and “nearby” have the same meaning, but … One is usually followed by “to”. The other is more commonly used in front of a noun. B=Correct

15. He has to see the urine pass from the body into the bottle since athletes (28) to take evasive action, … (58%) A. know that B. know what C. have been known D. are known for The public, testers and the IOC know that athletes sometimes cheat. (active voice) Athletes … (passive voice) Do not need the preposition “for”. C=Correct.

16. “I felt a bit uncomfortable when I first started, but the top-level athletes are used to it by now and (29),” Heppelle said. (58%) A. I’m too B. I do too C. so am I D. me as well Contractions like “I’m” are followed by a noun, an adjective or a verb ending in ‘ing’. X A. C=Correct

17. An athlete has a “right of refusal” but this means automatic failure – Heppelle says he’s known it to (30) only once. (72%) A. become B. happen C. proceed D. come on Someone refusing a test is something that he has seen occur only once. B=Correct

18. Some athletes …have tested positive, but he doesn’t know whether it was his sample or another (31) failed and he is not (32) to name names. (68%) 31. A. that B. what C. he D. it He doesn’t know which sample failed – his or someone else’s. The sentence could end after “another”. “…failed” is extra information about “his sample or another”. A=Correct

19. Some athletes …have tested positive, but he doesn’t know whether it was his sample or another (31) failed and he is not (32) to name names. (16%) 32. A. at liberty B. on record C. in confidence D. with authority He is not allowed/free to give the names of those who tested positive. A=Correct

20. This isn’t the kind of work most people search out and Heppelle (33) his part-time job through a friend of a friend (34) principal occupation was testing ships’ crews for drugs. (57%) 33. A. stumbled into B. pointed out C. passed over D. fell onto Most people don’t “search out” this kind of work, so we can assume that he found his job by accident. This expression is used when you accomplish something, like getting a job, without trying too hard. A=Correct

21. This isn’t the kind of work most people search out and Heppelle (33) his part-time job through a friend of a friend (34) principal occupation was testing ships’ crews for drugs. (65%) 34. A. whom B. what C. which D. whose The friend’s principal occupation was testing ships’ crews. His occupation was testing ships’ crews. D=Correct