Unit 10.3

Grammar Cloze

There are 10 blanks, numbered 1 to 10, in the passage below. From the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each blank. Write its letter (A to Q) in the bank.

EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

(A)	although	(D)	for	(G)	is	(K)	on	(N)	unless
(B)	by	(E)	had	(H)	just	(L)	only	(P)	was
(C)	despite	(F)	if	(J)	near	(M)	that	(Q)	who

Ten years ago, one-armed footballer Asraf Abdul Rashid declared in The Straits Times that he wanted to be a professional S-League player.

Then 11, the small-sized striker (1) ___________ clinched The Straits Times/ Coca-Cola Young Sports Star Award (2) ___________ scoring 11 goals in six matches for Jin Tai Primary.

There were many (3) ___________ doubted his dream. Asraf has (4) ___________ one good arm; he (5) ___________ born with a deformed left arm that ends (6) __________ below the elbow.

(7) ___________ the disadvantage, the 21-year-old is (8) ___________ the verge of realising his dream of playing in the S-League.

Last month, the left-footed defender was invited by the S-League champions Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), to be part of their elite squad.

(9) ___________ he excels, he is likely to be elevated to the ranks of pro footballers by the Warriors, the nickname (10) ___________ SAFFC.

Source: The Sunday Times, Feb 18, 2007