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Welcome to this dynamic and customizable cloze exercise, designed to test your comprehension and recall of the text, Journey to the Afterlife. In this exercise, you will be presented with a passage that has words strategically removed, leaving you with the challenge of filling in the blanks with the appropriate words. The unique feature of this activity is its customizability: you, or your teacher, can choose the frequency of the missing words, ranging from every 5th to every 20th word. This allows you to adjust the difficulty level according to your skill or preference. As you complete the exercise, you will not only reinforce your understanding of the content and context of the Journey to the Afterlife text but also improve your language and reading comprehension skills. This cloze exercise is an excellent way to challenge yourself and deepen your knowledge of the language and vocabulary in the Journey to the Afterlife text.

This is a fictional account of Otzi the Iceman's final day, from when he woke up to when he died on the mountain. Otzi wakes up feeling uneasy, sensing that something bad is about to happen. As he climbs higher into the mountains, he feels like he is being followed. Suddenly, he is shot by an unknown attacker and struggles to escape through a fierce blizzard. After collapsing again, he builds a fire to keep warm but knows the end is near due to the severity of his wound. As he lays there, he reflects on his life, his legacy, and the afterlife before slipping into eternal slumber. Otzi, also known as the Iceman, is one of the oldest and most well-preserved human bodies ever discovered. He was found in September 1991 by hikers in the Italian Alps, near the border between Italy and Austria. Otzi's body was found in a melting glacier, at an altitude of around 3,200 meters above sea level. He had been naturally mummified by the ice and was remarkably well-preserved, with much of his clothing and equipment still intact. Scientists believe that Otzi lived during the Copper Age, around 5,300 years ago, and was likely a hunter and gatherer who roamed the highlands. Otzi's remains have provided valuable insights into ancient life, including information about clothing, diet, and medical practices.

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/ ˈaɪ wəʊk ʌp ðɪs ˈmɔːn.ɪŋ ˈfiːl.ɪŋ ʌn.ˈiː.zi / əz ɪf ˈsʌm.θɪŋ bæd wəz ə.ˈbaʊt tə ˈhæ.pən / maɪ ˈbɒ.di wəz sɔː frəm ðə ˈlɒŋ ˈdʒɜː.ni ˈaɪ həd ˌʌn.də.ˈteɪkən ðə ˈdeɪ bɪ.ˈfɔː / ənd maɪ hed wəz ˈpaʊnd.ɪŋ / ˈaɪ ˈwʌn.dəd ɪf ˈɪt wəz dʒəst ðə ˈwe.ðər ɔːr ɪf ˈsʌm.θɪŋ mɔː ˈsɪə.rɪəs wəz rɒŋ wɪð miː /

/ ˈaɪ rəʊz frəm maɪ ˈsliːp.ɪŋ ˈpleɪs ənd stept ˌaʊt.ˈsaɪd tə ˈteɪk ɪn ðə freʃ ˈmaʊn.tɪn eə / ðə vjuː wəz ˈstʌn.ɪŋ / əz ˈɔːl.weɪz / wɪð ðə ˈsnəʊkæpt piːks əv ði ælps ˈstretʃ.ɪŋ ˈaʊt bɪ.ˈfɔː miː / bət tə.ˈdeɪ / ˈiːv.n̩ ðə ˈbjuː.ti əv ˈneɪ.tʃə ˈkʊdnt iːz ðə ˈnæ.ɡɪŋ ˈfiːl.ɪŋ əv ɪm.ˈpend.ɪŋ duːm /

/ ˈaɪ dɪ.ˈsaɪ.dɪd tə set ˈaʊt ɒn maɪ ˈdʒɜː.ni ˈe.ni.weɪ / ˈhəʊp.ɪŋ ðət ðə freʃ eər ənd ˈek.sə.saɪz wʊd də miː səm ɡʊd / əz ˈaɪ ˈwɔːkt / ˈaɪ ˈkʊdnt ʃeɪk ðə ˈfiːl.ɪŋ ðət ˈaɪ wəz ˈbiːɪŋ ˈfɒ.ləʊd / ˈev.ri ˈtaɪm ˈaɪ tɜːnd ə.ˈraʊnd / ðə wəz nəʊ wʌn ðeə / bət ðə sens əv ˈbiːɪŋ wɒtʃt pə.ˈsɪ.stɪd / ˈɪt wəz əz ɪf ˈsʌm.θɪŋ / ɔː ˈsʌm.wʌn / wəz ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ tə wɔːn miː əv ˈdeɪn.dʒə /

/ əz ˈaɪ klaɪmd ˈhaɪər ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈmaʊn.tɪnz / ðə ˈwe.ðə tɜːnd fə ðə wɜːs / ə fɪəs ˈblɪ.zəd bluː ɪn / əb.ˈskjʊər.ɪŋ maɪ ˈvɪʒ.n̩ ənd ˈmeɪk.ɪŋ ˈɪt ˈdɪ.fɪkəlt tə ˈsiː weər ˈaɪ wəz ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ / əz ˈaɪ trʌdʒd θruː ðə ˈblɪ.zəd / maɪ ˈθɔːts wər ˌɪn.tə.ˈrʌp.tɪd baɪ ə ʃɑːp peɪn ɪn maɪ ˈʃəʊl.də / ˈaɪ ˈstʌm.bl̩d ˈfɔː.wəd / ˈdrɒp.ɪŋ maɪ ˈwɔːk.ɪŋ stɪk əz ˈaɪ klʌtʃt ət ðə wu:nd / ˈaɪ kəd fiːl ðə wɔːmθ əv maɪ blʌd ˈtrɪk.l̩.ɪŋ daʊn maɪ ɑːm əz maɪ ˈvɪʒ.n̩ blɜːd ənd maɪ leɡz ɡeɪv ˈweɪ /

/ ˈaɪ njuː ɪ.ˈmiː.dɪət.li ðət ˈaɪ həd biːn ʃɒt / ˈsʌm.wʌn wəz ˈaʊt ðər ɪn ðə stɔːm / ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ miː daʊn ˈlaɪk ən ˈæ.nɪm.l̩ / ˈaɪ ˈtraɪd tə krɔːl ə.ˈweɪ / tə faɪnd səm ˈʃel.tə / bət ðə peɪn wəz tuː ˈmʌtʃ / ˈaɪ kəd fiːl maɪ streŋθ ˈeb.ɪŋ ə.ˈweɪ əz ðə snəʊ kən.ˈtɪ.njuːd tə fɔːl ə.ˈraʊnd miː /

/ ˈaɪ ˈdɪdnt ˈnəʊ ˈhuː həd dʌn ðɪs tə miː / bət ˈaɪ həd maɪ sə.ˈspɪʃ.n̩z / ðə wə ˈraɪ.vəl traɪbz ɪn ði ˈeə.riə / ənd wi həd klæʃt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈəʊv.ə ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ɡraʊndz ənd rɪ.ˈzɔː.sɪz / pə.ˈhæps wʌn əv ðəm həd dɪ.ˈsaɪ.dɪd tə ˈteɪk rɪ.ˈvendʒ ɒn miː / ə ləʊn ˈtræ.vlər ɪn ðeə ˈte.rɪt.r̩i / 

/ əz maɪ ˈkɒn.ʃə.snəs ˈfeɪ.dɪd / ˈaɪ ˈsɔːr ə ˈfɪɡ.ə ˈmuːv.ɪŋ tə.ˈwɔːdz miː θruː ðə ˈblɪ.zəd / ˈaɪ ˈkʊdnt ˈmeɪk ˈaʊt ðeə ˈfiː.tʃəz / bət ˈaɪ kəd ˈsiː ðət ˈðeɪ wə ˈkæ.rɪ.ɪŋ ə baʊ / ˈðeɪ məst həv ˈfaɪəd ði ˈæ.rəʊ ðət həd strʌk miː daʊn /

/ ˈaɪ ˈtraɪd tə dɪ.ˈfend maɪ.ˈself / tə faɪt ˈbæk / bət ˈaɪ wəz tuː wiːk / ðə ˈfɪɡ.ə luːmd ˈəʊv.ə miː / ˈre.di tə dɪ.ˈlɪ.və ðə ˈfaɪn.l̩ bləʊ / bət ðen / ˈsʌm.θɪŋ streɪndʒ ˈhæ.pənd /

/ ðə ˈfɪɡ.ə ˈhe.zɪ.teɪ.tɪd / əz ɪf ʌn.ˈʃʊər əv ˈwɒt tə duː / ˈðeɪ siːmd tə bi ˈstʌ.dɪ.ɪŋ miː / pə.ˈhæps ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz.ɪŋ miː əz ə ˈfe.ləʊ ˈhjuː.mən ˈbiːɪŋ / ˈrɑː.ðə ðən ən ˈe.nə.mi tə bi kɪld / ɪn ðət ˈməʊ.mənt əv kən.ˈfjuːʒ.n̩ / ˈaɪ ˈmæ.nɪdʒd tə ˈstrʌɡ.l̩ tə maɪ fiːt ənd lɜːtʃ ə.ˈweɪ ˈɪn.tə ðə ˈsnəʊ.stɔːm /

/ ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈnəʊ ˈhaʊ ˈaɪ ˈmæ.nɪdʒd tə sə.ˈvaɪv / tu ɪ.ˈskeɪp wɪð ən ˈæ.rəʊ ɪn maɪ ˈbæk / pə.ˈhæps ˈɪt wəz ʃɪər ə.ˈdre.nə.lɪn / ɔː ˈmeɪ.biː ˈɪt wəz ðə ˈspɪ.rɪts əv ðə ˈmaʊn.tɪn ˈlʊk.ɪŋ ˈaʊt fə miː / bət ˈaɪ ˈstæ.ɡəd ɒn θruː ðə ˈblɪ.zəd / ˈde.spə.rət tə faɪnd ˈʃel.tə bɪ.ˈfɔːr ˈɪt wəz tuː leɪt /

/ ɪ.ˈven.tʃʊə.li / ˈaɪ kə.ˈlæpst ə.ˈɡen / ðɪs ˈtaɪm ɪn ə smɔːl ˈhɒ.ləʊ ɪn ðə ɡraʊnd / ˈɪt wəz ˈʃel.təd frəm ðə wɜːst əv ðə stɔːm / ənd ˈaɪ ˈmæ.nɪdʒd tə bɪld ə ˈfaɪə tə kiːp wɔːm / bət ˈaɪ njuː ðət ði end wəz nɪə / ðə wu:nd ɪn maɪ ˈʃəʊl.də wəz tuː sɪ.ˈvɪə / ənd ˈaɪ kəd fiːl maɪ laɪf ˈslɪp.ɪŋ ə.ˈweɪ /

/ ˈaɪ wəz ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ tə daɪ ə.ˈləʊn ɒn ðɪs ˈmaʊn.tɪn / wɪð nəʊ wʌn tə ˈkʌm.fət miː ɔːr iːz maɪ ˈpɑːs.ɪŋ / əz ˈaɪ leɪ ðeə / ˈweɪt.ɪŋ fə deθ / ˈaɪ ˈθɔːt ə.ˈbaʊt maɪ ə.ˈtæk.ə / ˈhuː wə ˈðeɪ / ənd waɪ həd ˈðeɪ ˈtraɪd tə kɪl miː / wʊd ˈðeɪ ˈev.ə bi ˈbrɔːt tə ˈdʒʌst.ɪs fə ðeə kraɪm /

/ əz maɪ ˈkɒn.ʃə.snəs bɪ.ˈɡæn tə feɪd / ˈaɪ ˈθɔːt əv maɪ ˈfæm.li ənd frendz ˈbæk həʊm / ˈaɪ həʊpt ˈðeɪ wʊd rɪ.ˈmem.bə miː ˈfɒnd.li / ənd ðət maɪ ˈle.ɡə.si wʊd laɪv ɒn θruː ðə tuːlz ənd ˈɑː.tɪ.fækts ˈaɪ həd left bɪ.ˈhaɪnd /

/ bət məʊst əv ɔːl / ˈaɪ felt ə sens əv piːs ˈnəʊ.ɪŋ ðət maɪ ˈdʒɜː.ni həd ˈkʌm fʊl ˈsɜːk.l̩ / ˈaɪ həd lɪvd ə ˈlɒŋ ənd fʊl laɪf / fɪld wɪð əd.ˈven.tʃər ənd ˈwʌn.də / ənd naʊ ˈɪt wəz ˈtaɪm tə dʒɔɪn maɪ ˈæn.se.stəz ɪn ði ˈɑːf.tə.laɪf / ˈaɪ njuː ðət maɪ ˈspɪ.rɪt wʊd rɪ.ˈtɜːn tə ði ɜːθ ənd bɪˈkʌm wʌn wɪð ðə ˈmaʊn.tɪnz ənd ˈfɒ.rɪsts ðət həd biːn maɪ həʊm fə ˈsəʊ ˈlɒŋ / ˈaɪ kləʊzd maɪ aɪz ənd let ðə wɔːmθ əv ðə ˈfaɪə wɒʃ ˈəʊv.ə miː əz ˈaɪ slɪpt ˈɪn.tə ɪ.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈslʌm.bə /

/ bət məʊst əv ɔːl / ˈaɪ felt ə sens əv piːs ˈnəʊ.ɪŋ ðət maɪ ˈdʒɜː.ni həd ˈkʌm fʊl ˈsɜːk.l̩ / ˈaɪ həd lɪvd ə ˈlɒŋ ənd fʊl laɪf / fɪld wɪð əd.ˈven.tʃər ənd ˈwʌn.də / ənd naʊ ˈɪt wəz ˈtaɪm tə dʒɔɪn maɪ ˈæn.se.stəz ɪn ði ˈɑːf.tə.laɪf / ˈaɪ njuː ðət maɪ ˈspɪ.rɪt wʊd rɪ.ˈtɜːn tə ði ɜːθ ənd bɪˈkʌm wʌn wɪð ðə ˈmaʊn.tɪnz ənd ˈfɒ.rɪsts ðət həd biːn maɪ həʊm fə ˈsəʊ ˈlɒŋ / ˈaɪ kləʊzd maɪ aɪz ənd let ðə wɔːmθ əv ðə ˈfaɪə wɒʃ ˈəʊv.ə miː əz ˈaɪ slɪpt ˈɪn.tə ɪ.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈslʌm.bə /

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