PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 22

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

Concorde, the world’s fastest passenger plane, _____ by France and Britain together.

In the 1950s, both countries dreamed of having a supersonic plane, and the project _____ in 1962.

£1.5 billion _____ on developing the Concorde, and it _____ for over 5.000 hours, which makes it the most tested plane in history.

£1.5 billion _____ on developing the Concorde, and it _____ for over 5.000 hours, which makes it the most tested plane in history.

The first passenger plane _____ by British Airways and Air France in 1976.

The Concorde holds many world records, including the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from New York to London, which _____ in 2 hours 45 seconds!

Flying at twice the speed of sound means that flying time _____ by half, which is why the Concorde flight between London and New York _____ a lot by business people and film stars - you can leave Britain at 10.30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier!

Flying at twice the speed of sound means that flying time _____ by half, which is why the Concorde flight between London and New York _____ a lot by business people and film stars - you can leave Britain at 10.30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier!

Twenty planes _____ up to the present day. But there are no plans to build any more.

Each plane _____ at a cost of £55 million, which makes them very expensive!

Where _____ these shoes made?

I was given this watch _____ my aunt.

Someone _____ my bag!

A newsagent _____ stamps.

A British policeman _____ guns.

All the apple juice _____ by nine o’clock.

Have all the sandwiches _____?

_____ hello to your parents from me when you see them.

I was late for work because I _____ the bus.

This is my grandfather’s watch. He _____ it every day until he died.

I _____ just _____ a good idea. Let’s eat out tonight.

My uncle _____ £500 on the stock exchange.

We _____ a complaint to the manager because our meal was so bad.

Rolls Royce cars _____ in England.

They _____ rice in China.