Question 12
Cloze PassageJAMB 2023 Passage III: Life at home (cloze, gaps 11–20)
In today's society, few people at home need feel ________ (11) from other people and ________ (12) from the world about them. Telephone, television, car, common social and educational ________ (13) with other parents, all keep married couples in living ________ (14) with the rest of the community. If a person feels ________ (15), it may be that he or she has allowed himself or herself to become so. The person who ________ (16) the home is the master of the immediate environment, and is free to plan the daily ________ (17) to allow for time off, or for reading, or cultural or social activities, much more so than the worker in a factory or office. In fact, in the case of a full-time housewife and mother, if she uses her time to good effect, she could develop ________ (18) by reading or home study as well as enrich herself with the ameliorating experience denied to a working woman, loving daily contact with her children. ________ (19) children is regarded by many people as a rewarding ________ (20) and a labour of love.
Passage III, gap 12: In today's society, few people at home need feel estranged from other people and ________ (12) from the world about them.
- A.cut out
- B.cut away
- C.cut down
- D.cut off
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (cut off)
Explanation
To be 'cut off from' people or the world means to be isolated from them.