PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 23

The telephone _____ by Bell in 1876.

Thieves _____ two pictures from the museum last night.

They _____ the picture for £3.000.

Three new factories _____ this year.

10.000 cars _____ next year.

The television _____ by Bell.

_____ they _____ many cars last year?

(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.)

Nylon _____ in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill.

Other scientists _____ with his invention, and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon _____ to the world.

Other scientists _____ with his invention, and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon _____ to the world.

It was cheap and strong and immediately _____ successful, especially in the making of women’s stockings.

During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, nylon _____ to make parachutes and tires.

Today, nylon _____ in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts for the human body.

It _____ an important part of our lives for over 50 years.

Next year, about 36 million tons of it _____.

English _____ all over the world.

The animals _____ by a loud noise.

My children _____ with their homework.

How many times _____ playing football?

The thieves _____ by anyone.

Coffee _____ in England.

____ last night?

Driving should _____ in city centers.

America _____ by Christopher Columbus.

The house is going _____.