Cloze Test – Test 210

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Oligarchy, (meaning 'to rule or to command') is a (21) of power structure in which power (22) with a small number of people. These people might be distinguished (23) nobility, wealth, family ties, education or corporate, religious or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families (24) typically (25) their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Oligarchy, (meaning 'to rule or to command') is a (21) of power structure in which power (22) with a small number of people. These people might be distinguished (23) nobility, wealth, family ties, education or corporate, religious or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families (24) typically (25) their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Oligarchy, (meaning 'to rule or to command') is a (21) of power structure in which power (22) with a small number of people. These people might be distinguished (23) nobility, wealth, family ties, education or corporate, religious or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families (24) typically (25) their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term.