Surely there's no harm in telling the truth! - Unit 11

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

Read the passage, then select the word or phrase that fills the blank in both meaning and grammar.

to fabricating

to fabricate

fabricating

fabricate

stopping

stop

to stop

to stopping

a club

clubbing

to club

to clubbing

to using

using

use

to use

to patrolling

patrolling

patrol

to patrol

to return

return

to leave

leave

admitting

to admit

to admitting

admit

excuse

knowing

pleasing

hoping

US swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte landed in hot water for (1) ___ a robbery incident during the 2016 Rio Olympics. He said that he and three of his fellow athletes were held at gunpoint after an armed gang made their taxi (2) ___ in order to mug them. Brazilian police began investigating and discovered a videotape which told a different story. It seems that the swimmers had been out (3) ___ , and stopped at a petrol station (4) ___ the toilet facilities. The video shows Lochte vandalising property, and the only people armed were security guards (5) ___ the grounds. As these details emerged, the Brazilian authorities told the athletes that they were not allowed (6) ___ to their home countries, although Lochte was already back in the US at that point. Eventually, Lochte chose (7) ___ that he lied in order to salvage his image, but the damage was done. Several sponsors dropped him, and while Lochte's performance as a swimmer is remarkable, there's no (8) ___ for bad behaviour, especially from an Olympian.

Surely there's no harm in telling the truth!

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