🟠 English Lab | Part 1 Practice Test – Multiple Choice Cloze

Nov '25 • Part 1

Topic: The Power of Small Habits

Instructions: Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C, or D) for each gap. There is one example (0) and eight questions (1–8). Write your answers in the comments.

Example (0):A) symbolize B) define C) display D) identify

It often seems that big goals and grand achievements are what (0) _B_ success. But in reality, most progress begins with something smaller and less noticeable. Developing small, daily habits can have a surprisingly powerful (1) ___ on our lives, especially when they are repeated consistently over time.

The idea may sound simple, but it can be (2) ___ difficult to put into practice. People tend to expect immediate results and become discouraged when change does not happen quickly. This is why habit-building requires both patience and persistence. The real challenge lies not in doing something once, but in doing it (3) ___, even when motivation is low.

Another key element is environment. Our surroundings often influence our behavior more than we (4) ___. For instance, keeping your phone nearby while studying makes distraction far more likely. By (5) ___ small changes to our environment, we can make good habits easier and bad habits harder to repeat.

Over time, these tiny choices begin to (6) ___ up. What once seemed insignificant becomes the foundation for real improvement. You might not notice progress day by day, but one morning you realize that everything feels lighter, easier, more natural.

In the end, the secret to growth is not intensity but consistency. The people who succeed are not the ones who work the hardest for a short period, but those who quietly continue when nobody is (7) ___. It is the quiet effort, the steady repetition, that eventually (8) ___ lasting change.

Questions:

(1) A) impact B) effect C) pressure D) consequence

(2) A) surprisingly B) strongly C) unusually D) particularly

(3) A) regularly B) occasionally C) suddenly D) rarely

(4) A) suppose B) assume C) realize D) predict

(5) A) making B) taking C) doing D) creating

(6) A) collect B) add C) pile D) build

(7) A) watching B) seeing C) noticing D) observing

(8) A) achieves B) causes C) produces D) results

👉 Post your answers (1–8) below. Tomorrow I’ll share the correct options and explain why each one fits best.

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